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Notebook GPU's
Name: Badmanrc Date: January 5, 2007 at 18:07:00 Pacific OS: XP Pro CPU/Ram: Core 2 Duo, 1GB Product: Toshiba Tecra A8
Comment:
Hey guys. I just purchased a new Toshiba Tecra A8-S8414 (PTA83U). I was wondering if it was possible to upgrade my graphics card seeing as it is a notebook computer instead of a desktop. It currently has a built in intel 945GM GPU.
So basically im just asking if it is possible to upgrade my graphics as i want to be able to play video games and i cannot currently do this. If i can upgrade my graphics, what type of graphics card can i use and where can i purchase it? Thanks for all the help!
Name: jhunt303 Date: January 6, 2007 at 19:16:20 Pacific
Reply:
I think Dell had a laptop that you could upgrade from a Geforce 2 400 to a Geforce 2 GT (both mobile editions) but since then I haven't seen another that offers this. If you really want you can take your laptop to bits and see if it has a removable graphics card or at least a slot for one, but be warned taking laptops apart is a lot easier then putting them back together. You can buy a PCMCIA video card, but they are really intended for laptops that need another video out and I have no idea how powerful they are (guessing = rubbish) Else it looks like you'll have to take your laptop to a PCB fab-plant and have them solder a new GPU on...
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