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    Sony VAIO PCG-K45 help!!

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by snakeplissken, Aug 14, 2005.

  1. snakeplissken

    snakeplissken Newbie

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    hey there im new to this forum, i hav a question about my laptop which is i hav BF2 and my rig doesnt meet the system requirements and i was wonderin if it is possible to upgrade my graphics card and yes i do no that with a lot of laptops the gc is built into the motherboard but ive looked on the net everywhere to find out if this model is the same as others.

    the model is:

    Sony VAIO PCG-K45
    Radeon ATI 345M IGP

    can u help me thx!! :(

    snakeplissken
     
    snakeplissken, Aug 14, 2005
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  2. Rahul

    Rahul Notebook Prophet

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    Its most likely impossible.
     
    Rahul, Aug 14, 2005
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    ZaZ, Aug 14, 2005
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  4. qwester

    qwester Notebook Virtuoso

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    PLEASE DON'T TRIPLE POST!!!!

    I merged your threads!
     
    qwester, Aug 14, 2005
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  5. miner

    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Not possible. You have an integrated graphics card which is integrated onto the motherboard, so no chance of upgrading the graphics card.
     
    miner, Aug 14, 2005
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    snakeplissken Newbie

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    so there is no chance at all, so i cant play BF2 on it? oh man that sucks so i need a hole new computer? dammit that sucks r u sure??? :(
     
    snakeplissken, Aug 14, 2005
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  7. qwester

    qwester Notebook Virtuoso

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    yup I am afraid so. As miner said. It is integrated. I double checked it.

    What integrated means, is that your graphics is part of the chipset, in this case an ATI one. So there is no dedicated chip for the graphics and hence there is absolutely no possibility for an upgrade! (you cannot remove it and replace it!)
     
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  8. miner

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    Graphics card is one of the things that is impossible(in 99% of the laptops) to upgrade. Desktops have standerdized ports(AGP, PCI express) which enables such upgrades, but in laptops due to space constraints such ports are not included. Even if you have a dedicated graphics card, upgrading is also next to impossible, since these graphics cards are custom designed by the OEM manufacturers so they fit only on the laptop they are designed for. For example if you buy a Dell i6000 with 64MB X300 and needed more graphics power the only upgrade path is to order from Dell a 128MB X300(which is an optional feature on the Dell i6000). No other graphics card will work.

    There are some newer technologies like the ATi Axiom or the Nvidia MXM which promises upgradable graphics cards but these are a few years/months away & as of now it is mostly correct in saying that graphics cards are not upgradable in laptops.
     
    miner, Aug 14, 2005
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