can i upgrade laptop video cards?
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Original Message
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Name: AzNLyFe
Date: January 6, 2005 at 21:27:04 Pacific
Subject: can i upgrade laptop video cards?OS: Windows XP home editionCPU/Ram: 512 |
Comment: Hi about my last post. I say screw fixing it I'll fix it some other time. But I bought this new laptop 2.8ghz 512 ram ect. ect. from Dell and I was wondering can I upgrade video cards in a laptop? Norman
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Response Number 2
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Name: lurkswithin
Date: January 6, 2005 at 21:31:45 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)All the laptops that I have worked on had built in video. Not saying there are not some that don't have vid cards crammed in somewhere. I just haven't ran across any. So I venture to say that the only way to upgrade persay would be by a bios fix/patch IN THE MATTERS OF STYLE,
swim with the current;
in matters of principle,
STAND LIKE A ROCK
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Response Number 3
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Name: AzNLyFe
Date: January 6, 2005 at 22:02:16 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)so your saying I cant just go out and buy a card for my laptop? I really dont wanna reorder a laptop it takes weeks to get here and im half way there and realized that my dad screwed up Norman
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Response Number 4
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Name: StuartS
Date: January 6, 2005 at 23:18:13 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)I agree with lurkeswithin. I have never seen a laptop with anything but built in video and certainly with Dell. I'mm typing this on a Dell laptop and that has not got a replaceable video card. Stuart
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Response Number 5
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Name: AzNLyFe
Date: January 6, 2005 at 23:19:31 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)So could i like increase my ram? it comes with 512...so would i play games alot better at 1gb? or barely noticeably Norman
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Response Number 6
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Name: lurkswithin
Date: January 6, 2005 at 23:37:59 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)If your laptop will handle the extra ram then by all means increase it. I personally think you should have all the ram possible.
The problem being that you are playing games on a laptop and they are just noteably known for being slow on games. Mostly due to the use of the plasma screen. Plasma screens are just slower than regular monitors.
As to the graphics, some of the newer games tax the higher valued graphics cards too.
What you can do is tweak your laptop to a gaming mode which will help a little but not really that much. They just were not designed for that usage as much as for business applications/portability IN THE MATTERS OF STYLE,
swim with the current;
in matters of principle,
STAND LIKE A ROCK
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Response Number 7
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Name: sagnhill
Date: January 7, 2005 at 05:18:05 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)98% of all laptops cannot have their "videocards" upgraded. They are built into the motherboard. 99% of all laptop use TFT LCD moniotrs. I have no idea why the other poster mentiond "plasma". The power requirments for plasma do not make them a good candidate for laptops. They do make "gaming Laptops" such as Alienware and others, but they cost 3000 dollars and up.
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Response Number 8
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Reply: (edit)dell inspiron 5100 and other DELL's DO have removable vid cards...i know i have one....alienware laptops and others o too Abit AS8 LGA775 2.8 @ 3.15 Prescott
512 Corsair XMS PC3200
128 meg Radeon 9800 Pro
DUAL 36 GIG WD Raptors
21 in. 19.8 viewable Sony Trinitron
3+ Mbps cable connection
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