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    upgrading a video card

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by justanoob, Mar 21, 2013.

  1. justanoob

    justanoob Newbie

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    i have a hp pavilion g6-2330dx notebook pc and i wanted to know if i could upgrade the card and which card would be best. I'm not looking to play games on the highest setting although i would like to get a couple steps above were i am now. my current game library consists of star wars empire at war, various command and conquer games, sid meiers civ 4, and starcraft 2. the games are not really graphic intense, but i will probably expand my gaming library.
     
    justanoob, Mar 21, 2013
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  2. djembe

    djembe drum while you work

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    A good rule of thumb is notebook graphics cards cannot be upgraded. There are a few exceptions, but the overwhelming majority of notebooks cannot accept graphics upgrades. What you may be able to do, however, is install an external graphics card. There is a whole section of NBR that deals with this. It's called eGPU.
     
    djembe, Mar 21, 2013
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  3. maverick1989

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    That has the A8, yes? The A8 shares the FS1 socket with the A10 so that is as far as you can currently go. I read somewhere that the next gen of AMD APUs will also have the same socket, but I do not have a source for this. A8 to A10 won't give you much of a bump though, especially considering they don't perform much above the Core i3 and that the games you described are RTS' which are usually more CPU intensive.
     
    maverick1989, Mar 22, 2013
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  4. justanoob

    justanoob Newbie

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    is there any way to confirm that i cant upgrade my card without using egpu
     
    justanoob, Mar 23, 2013
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    open it up and check if it is soldered on. will have to open it if you'll want to change it anyways. google doesn't display anything useful on hp pavilion g6-2330dx, but unless its really old, or a really high end gaming laptop, GPU will be soldered onto the motherboard. Saves money this.
     
    un4tural, Mar 23, 2013
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    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    MrDJ, Mar 23, 2013
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    The FS1 socket is for the standard power mobile Trinity and Llano APUs. FP2 is used for Trinity low-power APUs.

    Next gen desktop APUs will continue using the FM2 socket. Not sure that there's much news on the next gen mobile APU.
     
    Prostar Computer, Mar 25, 2013
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    In my computer i have Ge Force GTX 560 SE its price is $104.99 this video card performance is good and shows best result for gaming and other programs.
     
    gates, Apr 15, 2013
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