[Topdog]

How would I go about upgrading a notebook? I'm looking to update the video card and maybe the processor.

I have a Dell notebook, and I've heard some people say that it's easier to upgrade a Dell notebook than other notebooks, mainly because Dell has this "Dell Slot" on it's motherboard or something that other notebooks don't have. Is this true?

[Fencefry]

You can only upgrade the RAM and hard drive in a notebook basically. I look up this 'Dell slot' though, who knows

eat it red

This post has been edited by Fencefry: Jun 28 2009, 04:56 PM

[redmonke]

Start > run > dxdiag > display > what video card do you have.

First off, if you're integrated you can't. If you have dedicated and it is possible to switch out (as long as it's not soldered to the mobo), then I don't know where you'd be able to go and buy one.

Fence is wrong.

This post has been edited by redmonke: Jun 28 2009, 04:56 PM

[Fencefry]

Start > run > dxdiag > display > what video card do you have.

First off, if you're integrated you can't. If you have dedicated and it is possible to switch out (as long as it's not soldered to the mobo), then I don't know where you'd be able to go and buy one.

Fence is wrong.

Really? I have never hear of a removable/upgradable laptop graphics card

EDIT: after googling, it's only in expensive gaming/desktop replaceent laptops, which I doubt an old Dell would be.

This post has been edited by Fencefry: Jun 28 2009, 05:02 PM

[Topdog]

I have a NVIDIA GeForce 9500M (GF 9200MGS+GF9400M).

[redmonke]

Start > run > dxdiag > display > what video card do you have.

First off, if you're integrated you can't. If you have dedicated and it is possible to switch out (as long as it's not soldered to the mobo), then I don't know where you'd be able to go and buy one.

Fence is wrong.

Really? I have never hear of a removable/upgradable laptop graphics card

Watch and be amazed.

@Topdog: Why do you want to change? That's pretty decent and should be able to play most games. Especially compared to most other laptops.

This post has been edited by redmonke: Jun 28 2009, 05:05 PM

[Fencefry]

Start > run > dxdiag > display > what video card do you have.

First off, if you're integrated you can't. If you have dedicated and it is possible to switch out (as long as it's not soldered to the mobo), then I don't know where you'd be able to go and buy one.

Fence is wrong.

Really? I have never hear of a removable/upgradable laptop graphics card

Watch and be amazed.

I'm not talking about surgery

[Topdog]

@Topdog: Why do you want to change? That's pretty decent and should be able to play most games. Especially compared to most other laptops.

I checked out this benchmark list, and I noticed that my card was halfway down the list.

I'm trying to get something more high-end, as I'm not getting the FPS that I'm looking for on some of my games.

[redmonke]

Start > run > dxdiag > display > what video card do you have.

First off, if you're integrated you can't. If you have dedicated and it is possible to switch out (as long as it's not soldered to the mobo), then I don't know where you'd be able to go and buy one.

Fence is wrong.

Really? I have never hear of a removable/upgradable laptop graphics card

Watch and be amazed.

I'm not talking about surgery

How else are you going to get to it?

@Topdog: Why do you want to change? That's pretty decent and should be able to play most games. Especially compared to most other laptops.

I checked out this benchmark list, and I noticed that my card was halfway down the list.

I'm trying to get something more high-end, as I'm not getting the FPS that I'm looking for on some of my games.

Here's a GeForce 7900. That's all I could find, but yours probably performs better than it.

Edit: No this seems to be better. I really don't recommend doing this unless you know exactly what you're doing.

This post has been edited by redmonke: Jun 28 2009, 05:24 PM