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| Thread ID: 44586 | 2004-04-23 12:53:00 | Is there a graphics card for laptops? | Winston001 (3612) | Press F1 |
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| 231688 | 2004-04-23 12:53:00 | My HP nx9005 running XP Pro, Athlon 2000, seems to have indifferent graphics. Not generally a problem except when I try to load and run games from the PC World CD. The games (Call of Duty, Age of Empires) lock up, seem to be slow, if they work at all. Can I buy a graphics card to slot in the side of my machine to improve things? ATI Radeon IGP 320M graphics processor. 64mb shared ram I think. Total ram 512. Thanks Winston001 |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 231689 | 2004-04-23 12:58:00 | Nope. There are laptops on the market with more advanced graphic chipsets but none so far with a replaceable module, although they have been hyped in the past, to my knowledge none have appeared on the market. |
metla (154) | ||
| 231690 | 2004-04-23 22:52:00 | Really? What about all those Geforce GO cards and everything? | mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 231691 | 2004-04-23 22:56:00 | The geforce go card is built into the laptop, not replaceable. And not capable of running games either. |
metla (154) | ||
| 231692 | 2004-04-23 23:22:00 | To confirm what metla is saying, the "video card" components are actually incorporated into the laptop motherboard when the laptop is manufactured. That is they are hard soldered onto the motherboard along with all the other chips, and not upgradeable or replaceable. The CPU can be soldered in as well on some models. There is no "video card" in the true sense, its "on board graphics" only, using various chipset technology (such as the Geoforce GO series). |
godfather (25) | ||
| 231693 | 2004-04-24 00:44:00 | > "but none so far with a replaceable module" www.alienware.com And click on "User Upgradeable Graphics " |
Gods-Hitman (1419) | ||
| 231694 | 2004-04-24 00:46:00 | Srry link no work but http://www.alienware.com has em | Gods-Hitman (1419) | ||
| 231695 | 2004-04-24 08:12:00 | But they are not readily available in this market, as metla correctly states. And the Alienware modules would NOT fit Winston001's Compaq laptop The link (correctly formatted) from above is here (www.alienware.com) Note that this high-end laptop, if privately imported would be almost $6,000 with GST added. Probably more with freight and insurance. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 231696 | 2004-04-24 11:15:00 | Cheers guys. I recall you explaining with some exasperation GF, in an earlier thread that onboard graphics really is onboard. Soldered. None of those sissy plugs (sob). Oh well, games are really only for my little boy anyway and he shouldn't be playing with my precious toy.. er.. valuable machine :D |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 231697 | 2004-04-24 11:18:00 | Cheers guys. I recall you explaining with some exasperation GF, in an earlier thread that onboard graphics really is onboard. Soldered. None of those sissy plugs (sob). Oh well, games are really only for my little boy anyway and he shouldn't be playing with my precious toy.. er.. valuable machine :D |
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