New Graphics Card

[DeeJayMango]

Hi, I have a laptop and i am interested in replacing my current graphics card.
I have no idea if it is intregrated or what, so I would like you to help me out .


So here are my main questions :

Is the graphics card intregrated and how to find it out ?
What are the graphics cards that match my mother board and how to find it out ?

Keep in mind, that i would like a proper graphics card (ATI Radeon HD****/nVidia GeForce 9***) for extreme gaming and detail

When I get a graphics card like this, I will take it to my manufacturer and let them place it to my computer, no way I'm going to break my computer trying to replace it myself.

 

[smarteyeball]

What is the exact manufacturer/model number of your laptop?


The x1270 is an integrated GPU.


At an educated guess, I think you might be disappointed

 

[alphanumeric]

For the most part laptop graphics cards aren't cards, not like they are in a desktop PC. They are built into the actual motherboard and aren't upgradeable. Some high end laptops are upgradeable but I believe those graphics cards are unique to the brand and model so you would have to have the manufacturer do it. I would think it would be an expensive proposition. I'd probably start by going to the manufacturers web site and get what info you can there. Another option is to have a look and see if you can find the service manual for your laptop online somewhere.

 

[ThePizzaMan]

chances are you can't upgrade it..... and the manufacture probably won't either.... your best bet is to get a desktop to game on

 

[IggyAZ]

Hi, I have a laptop and i am interested in replacing my current graphics card.
I have no idea if it is intregrated or what, so I would like you to help me out .


So here are my main questions :

Is the graphics card intregrated and how to find it out ?
What are the graphics cards that match my mother board and how to find it out ?

Keep in mind, that i would like a proper graphics card (ATI Radeon HD****/nVidia GeForce 9***) for extreme gaming and detail

When I get a graphics card like this, I will take it to my manufacturer and let them place it to my computer, no way I'm going to break my computer trying to replace it myself.

Do you have a laptop or a desktop computer?

 

[DeeJayMango]

Hi, I have a laptop and i am interested in replacing my current graphics card.
I have no idea if it is intregrated or what, so I would like you to help me out .


So here are my main questions :

Is the graphics card intregrated and how to find it out ?
What are the graphics cards that match my mother board and how to find it out ?

Keep in mind, that i would like a proper graphics card (ATI Radeon HD****/nVidia GeForce 9***) for extreme gaming and detail

When I get a graphics card like this, I will take it to my manufacturer and let them place it to my computer, no way I'm going to break my computer trying to replace it myself.

Do you have a laptop or a desktop computer?

I Have a laptop, if you didn't read my first post through. :sarc:

Hi, I have a laptop and i ....

 

[smarteyeball]

I Have a laptop, if you didn't read my first post through. :sarc:

Well, I did and you didn't give a model number...


There are only a few laptop models that have an expansion slot to upgrade a GPU. Without knowing exactly what model it is, it's hard to say whether yours fits this category.

The mobo specs indicate it's not feasible and even if it was, what exactly do you hope to gain?

 

[not so gray matter]

You're much better off building a budget desktop for ~$500. If you know how to build your own computer, you'll be able to build a rig that can play anything out there without spending too much.

Keep in mind that figure doesn't include anything other than the tower and what it contains. If you have to purchase a monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers, etc then you'll be spending an extra couple hundred dollars.

 

[Zen00]

I am saying that definitively looking at your system specs that you have a non-replacable, integrated graphics solution. The only way to upgrade it is to buy an external graphics card, which you would hook up between your laptop and a monitor, or you need to buy a new laptop. I'd suggest buying a new laptop.

It also depends on what you do with it. Are you mobile or does it serve as a desktop replacement?

 

[FZ21Z]

Hi, I have a laptop and i am interested in replacing my current graphics card.

So are most people with older laptops, but you're probably not going to be able to.

 

[DeeJayMango]

Maybe I should even replace the mother board then?? I should find the correct motherboard what fits with both, the processor and the graphics card that I choose. I think it's possible, isn't it?
Because I was planning to replace my CPU too. It is a VERY crappy piece of processor, 1.6 gHz and only 1 core. Outrageously bad.

@smarteyeball
Well, I updated my system specs (according to SIW, and as much as i understood from there).

@notsograymatter
Unfortunately, I don't have the skills to built a desktop pc myself.

@Zen00
I am quite mobile, and seldom use it as a desktop replacement. Besides, a new display and all that would make it VERY difficult for me, and rather expencive to me, too.

@FZ21Z
Actually, I have quite a new laptop. Bought at the end of October 2009. Besides, I think I'll contact my manufacturer. Maybe they can give me some helpful information, too. Maybe they can even find the correct pieces(Motherboard, CPU, and graphics)?

 

[alphanumeric]

Maybe I should even replace the mother board then?? I should find the correct motherboard what fits with both, the processor and the graphics card that I choose. I think it's possible, isn't it?
Because I was planning to replace my CPU too. It is a VERY crappy piece of processor, 1.6 gHz and only 1 core. Outrageously bad.

Actually, I have quite a new laptop. Bought at the end of October 2009. Besides, I think I'll contact my manufacturer. Maybe they can give me some helpful information, too. Maybe they can even find the correct pieces(Motherboard, CPU, and graphics)?

Good luck with that. Even if you could find the right parts it would be cheaper to just buy a new PC. No sarcasm intended, its just that its not so easy to swap parts in a laptop like it is in a desktop. It's a lot of work to strip a laptop down too. Been there done that, was a pain in the but to find all the screws and keep track of where they went.

 

[FZ21Z]

Actually, I have quite a new laptop. Bought at the end of October 2009.

Still a laptop, which aren't made to be upgraded like desktop PC's are. I've been through it all myself, I love my lappy, and if I could upgrade the graphics and/or the processor, I'd happily keep it for another few years, but soon discovered it couldn't be done, or possibly could be, but at quite a significant cost, which makes buying a new one a lot more plausible.

Besides, I think I'll contact my manufacturer. Maybe they can give me some helpful information, too. Maybe they can even find the correct pieces(Motherboard, CPU, and graphics)?

Maybe they will, or maybe the will just reiterate what you've been told here.

 

[Zen00]

Yeah, motherboards for laptops are custom designed for the cases. You can't just buy another motherboard for a laptop. Only the original one that came with it will work with it.

 

[DeeJayMango]

Alright then, thank you guys anyway

Got alot smarter when it comes to technoligy and specially computers

Moderator can now close the thread.

 

[IggyAZ]

Hi, I have a laptop and i am interested in replacing my current graphics card.
I have no idea if it is intregrated or what, so I would like you to help me out .


So here are my main questions :

Is the graphics card intregrated and how to find it out ?
What are the graphics cards that match my mother board and how to find it out ?

Keep in mind, that i would like a proper graphics card (ATI Radeon HD****/nVidia GeForce 9***) for extreme gaming and detail

When I get a graphics card like this, I will take it to my manufacturer and let them place it to my computer, no way I'm going to break my computer trying to replace it myself.

Do you have a laptop or a desktop computer?

I Have a laptop, if you didn't read my first post through. :sarc:

Hi, I have a laptop and i ....

The reason I asked is that laptops graphic cards are part of the motherboard and can't be changed. I thought maybe you incorrectly wrote laptop. I think you found out it can't be done.

 

[DeeJayMango]

Do you have a laptop or a desktop computer?

I Have a laptop, if you didn't read my first post through. :sarc:

Hi, I have a laptop and i ....

The reason I asked is that laptops graphic cards are part of the motherboard and can't be changed. I thought maybe you incorrectly wrote laptop. I think you found out it can't be done.

No problem .

And yes, I have accepted that fact already