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    Upgrading ATI graphics cards Help!

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by lizzardking47, Dec 11, 2004.

  1. lizzardking47

    lizzardking47 Newbie

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    I currently have an acer aspire 1600 with an ATI mob radeon 9000.
    I want to play half life 2, so need a direct x9 card.
    the mob9800 should do it.
    Anyone got an idea if this is possable?
    Neil
     
    lizzardking47, Dec 11, 2004
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    Brodahood Notebook Geek

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    Sorry not possible. You gotta live with your 9000.

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    Brodahood, Dec 12, 2004
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  3. lordyeray

    lordyeray Notebook Enthusiast

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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by lizzardking47
     
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    Venombite Notebook Virtuoso

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    The GeForce 4 Ti is the better card, mainly because of the dedicated video memory. That is one of the biggest bottlenecks for an IGP (Integrated) GPU with shared video memory.

    Actually, there is a graphical difference between DX8.1 & DX9.0. If using a DX9 compliant card, you will get all the extra graphical features/enhancements that are not available in a DX8.x card.

    DX9 games will play with a non-DX9 card, but all DX9 graphical enhancements will not be available.

    Also, regarding the replacement of the graphics card, it's not possible at all. Even if you could change just the GPU on your notebook, you have no video memory that will work with the new GPU. It needs it's own video dedicated memory, while your current GPU shares the system ram.

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    lordyeray Notebook Enthusiast

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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Venombite
     
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    jimbomatic Notebook Enthusiast

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    there is actually quiet a few acer notebooks with exchangeble graphic cards!!!there is one major throwback ,there are as far as i know ,no gpu upgrades available!!!!acer seems to make the gpu's exchangeble so they can bring out different models of their laptops with different gpu specs more easily.if u have a model that is also available with a better graphics card ,u could probably put it in yours ,but i doubt that it is worth it since u will have to buy the gpu as spare part!!!
    Jim
     
    jimbomatic, Dec 15, 2004
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