Upgrading a Dell E1505 Graphics Card

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Imagine3

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So I bought a Dell 1505 laptop mainly so I can do my work on the road (webdesign/graphic design). But recently I have been playing some games on it. I know an XPS would be better or for that matter a desktop. lol, but I kind of want to beef up my laptop so I can take it with me since I do a lot of traveling and lodging in hotels.

My computer currently has:

Intelﾮ Core" 2 Duo processor T5600 (2MB Cache/1.83GHz/667MHz FSB)
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
256MB NVIDIAﾮ GeForce"Go 7300 TurboCache

From what I know thats all that really matters when dealing with playing games. Im looking at the Radeonﾮ X1800/X1900 Series but Im not really sure what I should get. There is the

Radeon X1800 GTO 256MB PCI Expressﾮ $279.00
Radeon X1800 XT 512MB PCI Expressﾮ $599.00

First of all would all those me compatable with my laptop's mother board? And secondly does the 256 MB make it worth the extra $300. Im playing games like Company of Heros, Call of Duty, possibly Far Cry. Company of Heros plays ok, it can get a little slow (8 fps.) in some spots but not too often. Would one of these cards be good to get or should I look at nVidia? I would love to hear some opinions on this.

Thank you
Brian
 
There are only very few laptops that have upgradable video cards, and those aren't exactly meant to be done by the user. The cards are also not stardard desktop cards, so there's no way just any ol' card would fit into the case. The correct cards typically cost somewhere around twice as much as the regular desktop models.
 
See I thought that the Radeon X1800 series were laptop cards since they ATI's website deems them Mobility Radeon X1800's
 
See I thought that the Radeon X1800 series were laptop cards since they ATI's website deems them Mobility Radeon X1800's
 
Yes, but with laptops, nVidia and ATI have different sockets, so you cant use an ATI card to replace an nVidia GPU.
 
then if im willing to pay, would i be able to put a nVidia in there, even if i have to have some professional to do so, it could that possibly require pulling the motherboard out?
 
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