Upgrading Video Cards for Notebooks.

[MBrown]

If I get this would I be able to upgrade the video card my self?

 

[deathwalker]

To what?

 

[MBrown]

Originally posted by: deathwalker
To what?

To this.

 

[Raduque]

Originally posted by: MBrown

Originally posted by: deathwalker
To what?

To this.

If Dell makes one.

 

[MBrown]

Originally posted by: Raduque

Originally posted by: MBrown

Originally posted by: deathwalker
To what?

To this.

If Dell makes one.

So I can't swap it myself?

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Negative, the only cards I know of that the 1705/9400 will take are the X1400, 7800Go, 7800GTX.

Possibly a 6800Go / Ultra, but haven't seen anyone do it.

 

[Raduque]

If dell doesn't offer the card, you can't swap it in, period. Dell uses a proprietary formfactor for the vidcards (it's neither AXIOM nor MXM, but kind of a little bit of both), and they're only swappable between a few laptop models. So, if later down the line, Dell offers a 1705/9400 with an X1800 mobility, you might be able to talk a phone rep into selling you one, and swap that in (along with updating the BIOS to recognize the new card).

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Also note that you have to have dedicated video to upgrade. If you buy one with integrated graphics, the socket the vid card goes into isn't even there.

 

[VinnyMac]

The comp your looking at have intergrated graphic and to my knowledge u can't upgrade...unless u can find a computer guru that want to mess with your mother board and cut it put?!?!?!?

 

[MBrown]

According to the people in this thread I can order a 7800gtx go from dell and put it in. Sweet!!!

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Only if you have dedicated video to being with. And the current price is 449.99, Dell stopped selling them for $259 several weeks ago.