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    sony vaio graphics card change??

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by XxbeefyxX, May 13, 2009.

  1. XxbeefyxX

    XxbeefyxX Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi i have a sony vaio vgn-fw21L with the ati hd3470 graphics card i need to know wheather this is soldered to the motherboard or if it can be removed??

    any help would be appreciated

    thanks lewis
     
    XxbeefyxX, May 13, 2009
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  2. Evoss-X

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    no it cant
     
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    You cannot upgrade the graphics card on your laptop. You may be able to buy a new motherboard to get a faster graphics solution, but we would have to research that to see if that is possible with the model of your laptop

    K-TRON
     
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    ^^^ i like the way you think. I would try that dont listen to " go buy another laptop "
     
    Tippey764, May 13, 2009
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    ok thanks for the help guys, i'm not really up for gettin a new laptop tbh i love this thing :L i think im gonna wait for an external gpu like the asus xg station to play higher quality settings :) thought i'd ask though thanks again guys
     
    XxbeefyxX, May 14, 2009
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