Changing laptop graphics card

I am gonna say a pretty definate no. The thing about laptop video cards is that they are not nearly as universal as pc's. Most of the time each manufacturer will get the gpu and make their own card with it, or get a card made for it. You can't just go online and pick up a laptop video card anyway. If you are looking to upgrade the gpu on your laptop then first off, you cant get card, secondly it wouldnt be just a pull out the old gpu and drop in another one, and if you would be going from dedicated graphics then most likely you wouldn't even have a spot for it.
 
Well the Vaio I am looking to get coming with an Intel Graphics Media Acclerator. Off Ebay it is possible to buy a Go 7300 card from Dell. But from what you say, it is pretty much a no, correct?
 
gilad50303 said:
Well the Vaio I am looking to get coming with an Intel Graphics Media Acclerator. Off Ebay it is possible to buy a Go 7300 card from Dell. But from what you say, it is pretty much a no, correct?
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Some laptops you can switch the videocards from but there are not much out there that can do that and i am pretty sure you cant change a videocard with a Sony Vaio or Dell but you might be able to switch videocards in a alienware although i am not sure.
 
No, because that memory isn't really dedicated video memory like cards do. It also is slow, and doesn't have modern technologies such as pixel shader 2.0 (GMA 950 does, IIRC), and it's just a slow and limited technology. Integrated graphics were designed for one thing, and one thing only, and will always be limited to this, just enough to display the workspace on the user's screen, and allow windows to smoothly operate, they prevent the need for the extra wattage/sound of a graphics chip, and allow for smaller cases/laptops in some cases. AFAIK, you cannot just put a graphics chip in a notebook, many notebooks have the dedicated graphics chip right on the mainboard, connected to a PCI-E or AGP based bus.
 
I have the Intel GMA900 and it truly stinks. I can play CS 1.6 at around 50-65FPS, however when i go into a large fight with many people and gun fire, i drop to around 15-20FPS. And in CSS, I get around 10FPS on low settings. There is no way you can play BF2, even on lowest settings with that video card.

That laptop is also extremely overpriced.

I got my Acer Aspire that has the following for only $700 at Staples: Pentium M 1.73Ghz, 1GB DDR2 533, 100GB HD, 15.4" CrystalBrite Screen, WiFi, DVD+/-RW, Intel GMA900 128MB, and a few other things.
 
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How about something like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16834147108. I beleive that graphics card is better. Could it run the game maybe?

This laptop could for sure, probably at medium right? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16834220034

I have another question, if it is widescreen, is everything just stretched or how does that work out?
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The second one is better, however i really dont think your going to enjoy playing games on a 13.3" screen.

As for widescreen laptops, they make special resolutions for it so it's the correct aspect ratio of traditional monitors, and the same goes with games. Only some of the older and a few newer games dont support widescreen, however it still looks pretty decent.
 
Eh, so you think 13.3 is kind of small? Only if there was the exact laptop just a 15 inch monitor, then that would be grand. Yea, that laptop looks great though, I might just buy it.

Hmmmm, so Bf2 has widescreen incorperated in it so when I play it would take up the whole screen? That's awesome.


P.S. Why is the second one better?
 
gilad50303 said:
Eh, so you think 13.3 is kind of small? Only if there was the exact laptop just a 15 inch monitor, then that would be grand. Yea, that laptop looks great though, I might just buy it.

Hmmmm, so Bf2 has widescreen incorperated in it so when I play it would take up the whole screen? That's awesome.


P.S. Why is the second one better?
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I would look at the Dell Inpiron line. I got an E1505 with a Core Duo 2Ghz, x1400 256MB, 1GB DDR2, 80GB HD, and 2x 9-Cell Batteries for only $1,289 from Dell.com.

Even if games dont have widescreen formats included, it will just stretch the normal resolutions to make it fit the widescreen, which doesnt look that bad by itself anyways.
 
You see, I would buy exactly your computer, except I want mine to be portable and lightweight. So, at a portable 4.3 pounds the Asus looks great.
How much does your laptop weigh though? It sounds interesting.
This one is great, well everything except the pricetag. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16834220022&ATT=34-220-022&CMP=OTC-C173T


Eh, I would buy this one right now if it was not so heavy, interesting comment though by the reviewer, says it's totally upgradeable, could that be true? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16834220032
 
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P.S. Why is the second one better?
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Because the processor is slightly better, and the graphics card is even better. (As compared to the first selection)
 
Can anyone find the Asus Z62j as a barebone kit? It's sometimes to come without processor, memory and such, so I could install those. Can you guys find it anywhere? It looks lightweight and like a good laptop, doesn't it?
 
ckfordy said:
Nope Integrated really cant play any game at all on any graphics setting.
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ive seen games get 30-40fps on hi detail sets with integrates gfx
trouble is they are like ancient fps, like half ife, and cs 1.6
 
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