hp dv9700t

[Heusen77]

i would like to buy a 512MB 8600M GS card for my hp laptop but I'm having some difficulty finding a store that sells it.

 

[Brainonska511]

Generally, you can't upgrade the graphics card in a notebook on your own.

What kind of card do you currently have in your dv9700t? If it's integrated, forget about upgrading, as there is probably no socket for a graphics card (they don't put it on to save a few pennies). And even if you do have a dedicated card, good luck finding a compatible card (needs the right BIOS, size, heatsink, etc). If the card comes with the 9700 series and you just didn't get it that dedicated card (ie: you got a weaker dedicated card), you could try calling up HP and seeing if they have a spare parts department.

 

[Heusen77]

Originally posted by: Brainonska511
Generally, you can't upgrade the graphics card in a notebook on your own.

What kind of card do you currently have in your dv9700t? If it's integrated, forget about upgrading, as there is probably no socket for a graphics card (they don't put it on to save a few pennies). And even if you do have a dedicated card, good luck finding a compatible card (needs the right BIOS, size, heatsink, etc). If the card comes with the 9700 series and you just didn't get it that dedicated card (ie: you got a weaker dedicated card), you could try calling up HP and seeing if they have a spare parts department.

The card is the 8400M GS, is this any good???

 

[Brainonska511]

It's a low end card. In any case, I highly doubt you'll be able to upgrade to anything unless it was a card offered for your machine and you get the right model card (probably very hard to find).

This is why you must take into account with a laptop what you want to do with it. If you want to play games every once in a blue moon, an integrated chip or low end card will be fine. Anything more than that, you'll probably want to go with a midrange card or high end card; but these are all trade-offs that you must consider before purchasing, as upgrading the GPU is much harder than with a desktop.

 

[Heusen77]

Originally posted by: Brainonska511
It's a low end card. In any case, I highly doubt you'll be able to upgrade to anything unless it was a card offered for your machine and you get the right model card (probably very hard to find).

This is why you must take into account with a laptop what you want to do with it. If you want to play games every once in a blue moon, an integrated chip or low end card will be fine. Anything more than that, you'll probably want to go with a midrange card or high end card; but these are all trade-offs that you must consider before purchasing, as upgrading the GPU is much harder than with a desktop.

Well I guess I'll just use it for the main stuff and focus on getting my new desktop built sooner than later to ensure I have a top end card in it to do some gaming. Thanks for the assistance...........