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    Notebook Video Graphics Card Guide 2006

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Dustin Sklavos, Jul 17, 2006.

  1. Kaydot

    Kaydot Newbie

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    Integrated Notebook graphics, like the Intel GMA 900, are not upgradeable.

    Notebooks with dedicated graphics are available for less than $1000 these days. Also, integrated graphics have come a long way. So if you're in the market for a new laptop, the upgrade may be cheaper than you think.
     
    Kaydot, Jan 28, 2008
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  2. gonwk

    gonwk Notebook Deity

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    Hi folks,

    @ Mujtaba :) ... I have 2 questions if you would answer them in a "Simple" "Dummy-Proof" way please ...

    Q1: I plan to use my Laptop ... for doing some heavy Vidoe Encoding, Re-Encoding, and DVD to AVI conversions and that sort of stuff ... heavy CPU use ... Question: Do I really need to upgrade from Intel Integrated Graphics to let's say a dedicated nVidia GPU? Money is not an issue here. My only concern is would this upgrade HELP my Processing Time?

    Q2: From my readings I see nVidia GPUs beat ATI's hands down! Do you agree with that?

    Thanks,

    G! :spinny:
     
    gonwk, Jun 6, 2008
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