Upgrading Mobile Graphics Cards - ***Read Before Posting***

I was merely saying that you are just making up stuff as always, and I'm not interested in your stuff as always.

And if you see "misinformation" in this thread, the you can complain to ...well...geez..dunno...whoever you want.

 

Exactly what am I making up?

 

it is possible to upgrade my Geforce go 7300 (Acer Aspire 5634) to another card???

 

No........

 

Desktop cards are a lot easier to upgrade in fact a Laptop will be more likely to break down before you feel the need to upgrade the graphics....by then you will buy another laptop.

 

8600 gt cards are replaceable whit 8800 cards?

 

No. <filler>

 

You didnt list it, but it is a new model-the HP dv9700t >> I belive the HP Rep said that the 8600M in it was deticated. It is a 17" here are the dimensions (), so do you think that with the 17" case and a deticted card, will it be possible? Thanks

 

Nope. Dedicated does not mean Upgradable.

 

For Dell Vostro 1500, what other card can you stuff in there that's better than the 8600M GT?

 

None. The DDR2 8600M GT is the fastest available.

There is a slight chance that the GDDR3 8600M GT from the XPS m1530 will work, but I wouldn't count on it.

 

None. Not until Dell releases a more powerful card in the same form factor, which they won't. Maybe the GDDR3 8600GT from the XPS M1530, but even that isn't worth the upgrade price.

EDIT: Dammit, Fara beat me to it.

 

Ok, but will it be, or not?

 

No it won't. (that's what the nope meant)

 

Nah, HP Pavilions don't have upgradeable GPUs...

 

maybe possible not sure

EDIT: you may be able to upgrade it, but it will have to fit in the case. Im not sure though

EDIT 2: this is directed to somerandomguys question by the way

 

How does HP decide that? I dont understand, if the card is not intergrated, then if it fits, why cant you upgrade the card???

 

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Ok, i did doublecheck and the Card is intergrated---which means it is impossible, right?

 

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In the HP (pavillion) the card is dedicated (meaning it has it's own dedicated ram and isn't part of the motherboard), but it's soldered on. Meaning no upgrades.

Even if it wasn't soldered, you wouldn't be able to upgrade.

First of all, most Notebook don't have their own bios. Instead it's part of the Main bios. So the support for the new card must exist there.

Secondly, The formfactor. Each manufacturer uses their own formfactor. Sometimes even the same manufacturer uses different formfactors for different laptops. So the cards won't fit. If you're lucky enough too find something MXM (and not just looks like MXM), there's still no guarantee it'll work.

 

I am investigating the possibility of upgrading an HP Pavilion dv9535 from Intel X3100 to Nvidia 8600M GS.

I know that an MXM upgrade is not possible (this is not an MXM laptop), but would it be possible to do it by upgrading the motherboard from HP Part # 447984-001 "System Board with UMA video system memory" to HP Part # 447983-001 "System Board with 256 MB of video system memory for use with computer models with discrete video system memory" and HP Part # 448016-001 "Heat sink/fan assembly"?

This occurred to me after looking at the HP dv9500 Maintenance and Service Guide at HP dv9500 Support

Great thread, BTW...excellent info compiled in one place.

Thanks in advance,
Alphastar

 

You have done a lot of work. I mean you have part #'s. Why would you do so much work? I challenge anyone to call you on those parts #'s! I would buy a new laptop, but that is just me.

 

You could probably build a desktop more powerful for the same amount of $$$ you are willing on spending in that upgrade. See the Desktop Forum, where they proved $500 can go a long long way:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=139863

 

what new gpu can i put in my dell e1505. i have the x1400 and its crummy

 

That's the best you can get. Though, techinically, you could get a go7900gs fitting a e1705. Not recomended though, as the cooling system on the e1505 is not up to snuff.

 

i call shenanigans then

 

Most likely not, I just looked over the m1530's service manual and there isn't a way to remove the graphic assembly like you can with Vostro 1500. Either that or I must have missed it.

 

Hy! I have a Gateway nx860 xl...with a geforce go 7900 gs! the graphic card broke down!! where can i buy another one? I imagine it s possible to buy a diferent one!

 

Send a PM to Ice-Tea and see if he could help you.

 

hey

I have an alienware area51m 7700 so from my endless searching i think the go 7950gtx 512 mb is the biggest and best card my system can support. Is that right?

Also I know everyone keeps asking but just in case theres been a leak of info does anyone know where to get this card with the heat sink needed for the 7700. I think they must be bought together as one unit.

Also does anyone know if my laptop can support 8gb of ram, like 4x2gb ram sticks? If not why not?
I know the max is 4gb on alienware site but just checking in case its possible.

Also is max hard drive capacity for my system 500 gb?

thanks a lot.

heres the specs for my system JIC

1 |
P4 3.6GHZ 660 2MB 800FSB LGA775

2 |
PATRIOT 1GB DDR2 PC4200 SO-DIMM LEAD FREE

2 |
PATRIOT 512MB DDR2 PC4200 SO-DIMM CL4

1 |
MJ-12M 7700 NVIDIA QUADRO FX GO GLM 1400 WITH 256MB MODULE

2 |
HITACHI NOTEBOOK 60GB 7200RPM HD

1 |
AREA-51M 7700 24X RV3 DVD CD-RW COMBO PANASONIC

1 |
AREA-51M 7700 MINI PCI TV TUNER

1 |
AREA-51M 7700 REV 3 8X DVD+/-RW PANASONIC

1 |
INTEL MOBILE INTEGRATED HIGH-DEFINITION AUDIO

1 |
MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP PRO SP2 OEM RECOVERY CD

1 |
MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP PRO COA

1 |
CYBERLINK POWERDVD 6.0

1 |
ALIENGUISE INVADER

1 |
NERO EXPRESS DVD WITH VISION EXPRESS SFT BUNDLE V6.0.0.16C

1 |
CYBERLINK POWERDVD 8 CHANNEL 7.1 XP

1 |
NERO EXPRESS CD WITH NERO VISION EXPRESS SOFTWARE V6.0.0.16C

1 |
OWNER IDENTIFICATION CARD

1 |
ALIENWARE MOBILE MANUAL

1 |
1-YR 24/7 WARRANTY (NO CHARGE)

1 |
ON-SITE WARRANTY

1 |
RAID 0 STRIPING 2 DRIVES

1 |
PERIPHERALS

1 |
AREA-51M 7700 D900T 12 CELL PRIMARY BATTERY

1 |
W-NWEB 802.11ABG PCMCIA EXTERNAL ADAPTER

1 |
USB FLOPPY DRIVE

thanks

 

Hey guys, I've got an Asus A8Jp w/ ATi Mobility x1700. Can I upgrade? I knda understand the MXM stuff, but I don't want to remove my heatsink/fan. Can anyone tell by the pic if I have MXM? If so what is the best card I should go for? Can I put and nvidia card in there?



I doubt I'll be able to upgrade though...

 

Hey guys, I can't find any documentation on my notebook's graphics card.

It's an HP HDX with an 8800M GTS.

Anyone know if I can upgrade?

 

No documentation...you know your answer. No.

 

Correction, I did find this while searching for MXM cards. It does in fact have future promise for upgrade. If MXM is the form factor, then say the 8800M GTX that comes in some Alienware's should work right?

There are instructions for replacing the graphics card in this manual.

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01279508.pdf

 

First of all, this place ftw. It's been a resource for me throughout this HORRIBLE 2 week mission to find a decent gaming lappy for <900.

So I finally figured out to buy a Dell Vostro 1500, and to upgrade the graphics at a later time. I was wondering 2 things:

There are a lot of Geforce 8600GT's around, which one is the one that will fit in the Vostro 1500? Or does it not matter?

Could I possibly upgrade to a 512MB 8600 when I am ready, or can I only go with the 256?

 

You can only get the cards that Dell offers. They use a Dell-specific design, so a general off-the-shelf 8600 isn't going to work.

 

And aren't all 512's GDDR2 so what's the point? GDDR3 w/256 is better. 128bit bus and all.

 

I didn't know it was 256 DDR3, my bad.

Where can I find the one Dell uses? Dell lists it as 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8600M GT (copy and paste ftw), but I haven't been able to find the card itself, just laptops with the card already in it. D=

 

Still not finding it.

 

HI. have a hp pavillian dv8380, 7600 nividia card in it. was wondering if anyone knew much about this model and or if the card can be upgraded. doing some research right now, but i guess im not correctly typing in what needs to be looked up cause i cant find anything >.<

 

No, it cannot be upgraded...

 

>.< thanks. looks like i'll just pay for the extended warranty seeing as how it is already out of its main warranty and have HP handle it then. thanks for the quick reply.

 

HP cannot "just handle it" and give you an upgraded card. This is NOT NOT NOT possible.

 

DREAMER really was dreaming when he stated on page 1 that:

C. Upgrading a dedicated card is almost IMPOSSIBLE

AND expected people to actually read it.

Perhaps Kildaman has a DV with a dead gpu and needs HP to replace his motherboard?

 

You might want to compare it directly with the F8 series dedicated cards, as the F8 was a redesign of the A8 series. From the pictures I've seen it looks to be very similar. But still it might not be POSSIBLE due to hardware restrictions such as BIOS and cooling devices.

 

Ok since changing integrated gpu's is impossible, would it be possible to put another video card in another port, or spot in your notebook? or maybe get a new motherboard?

 

If you have a Xpresscard slot, they do have wierd cases that you can plug a GPU into, but the Xpresscard slot is only a Pci-e 1x slot... So twice as fast as PCI but that's 266MBps, not the Multi-GBps of 8x and 16x slots.

 

My Ifl90 is mxmII, does anybody now where I can find a 8600m gt ddr3 or a hd3850?

 

i have dell inspiron 1520 with integrated GMA x3100

is it possible to add/replace/upgrade it with dedicated graphics card like nvidia
or ati in anyway ? plz if somebody knows tell me about this.

also tell if it is possible to change the graphics card by first changing the main board i.e. intel 965 chipset and if yes how ?

how much would the intel mobile 965 cost in Indian rupees ?

i have read the main post, but i dont know whether it's updated or not