Replacing laptop's graphics cards. what to know?
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Hi all,
I'm new here, I hope I've started this thread in the right section.
Anyway, my Acer 5530G is a bit old now and don't really intend to buy a new laptop for now. I like destop PCs better. What I'd like to do - if possible - is to upgrade my graphics card, which is a Ati Radeon Mobility HD3650 512MB of dedicated memory (uses up to 1791MB HyperMemory - which means it uses system memory?). What are my possibilities? Can I upgrade it at all? If so, what to look for? (i.e. power consuption or... well, you tell me![:D]( ":D")
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On eBay I've learned they sell the same gfx card as mine, but with 1gig dedicated memory. Seen that all modern games pretty much use that amount of memory, i thought it could be a little step ahead for my laptop's little performance.
Is there any possibility to change gfx card model?
the CPU is AMD Turion x2 Ultra ZM-80 2MB L2 cache 2.1GHz.
Anything I can do?
I'm new here, I hope I've started this thread in the right section.
Anyway, my Acer 5530G is a bit old now and don't really intend to buy a new laptop for now. I like destop PCs better. What I'd like to do - if possible - is to upgrade my graphics card, which is a Ati Radeon Mobility HD3650 512MB of dedicated memory (uses up to 1791MB HyperMemory - which means it uses system memory?). What are my possibilities? Can I upgrade it at all? If so, what to look for? (i.e. power consuption or... well, you tell me
)On eBay I've learned they sell the same gfx card as mine, but with 1gig dedicated memory. Seen that all modern games pretty much use that amount of memory, i thought it could be a little step ahead for my laptop's little performance.
Is there any possibility to change gfx card model?
the CPU is AMD Turion x2 Ultra ZM-80 2MB L2 cache 2.1GHz.
Anything I can do?
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I managed to disassemble my laptop, and the graphics card is not soldered to the motherboard. Now, what do i have to look for in order to upgrade it? the graphics card has a 30w consumption. How higher can i push it? here's some info on a guide i found on the internet:
Power subsystem
• ACPI 3.0
• 71 W 4800 mAh
• 48.8 W 4400 mAh
• 3-pin 65/90 W AC adapter*
• Energy Star 4.0
moreover, I found a new cpu i could buy. it's the zm-86 2.4ghz, which would make things a bit better. would it be supported? any ideas?
Power subsystem
• ACPI 3.0
• 71 W 4800 mAh
• 48.8 W 4400 mAh
• 3-pin 65/90 W AC adapter*
• Energy Star 4.0
moreover, I found a new cpu i could buy. it's the zm-86 2.4ghz, which would make things a bit better. would it be supported? any ideas?
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