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    graphics upgrade on dell 6000

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by luvmynad, Jan 10, 2006.

  1. luvmynad

    luvmynad Newbie

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    i just bought a dell inspiron 6000 with the ati x300 graphics card and just saw an ad at best buy for the ati x7oo for sale for $129. can i change out the graphics card and will it fit? is it something i can do myself or should i have some one do it? lastly is $129 a good buy and should i get the pci express or the non pci express? forgive my ignorance but i'm new to the pc world.
     
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  2. tullnd

    tullnd Notebook Evangelist

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    The card you saw advertised at Best Buy is for desktops...not laptops. It's physical size is probably 1/4th of the entire laptop.

    No idea if the Dell 6000 has upgradeable graphics...I'd guess not. Ask in the Dell section to be sure. If so...you'll probably have to buy a solution from Dell directly, as they don't seem to support any of the recent laptop interfaces for GPU's, in their standard configurations(i.e. their own customized MXM interfaces).
     
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