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purplemonkey   12-06-2006 at 11:15:24 AM

HP Compaq nc8430

2 main componants are
Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2500 2 GHz, 2 MB L2 cache, 667 MHz FSB
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 (not sure of the vid ram though).

Does anyone know if the vid card would be upgradable?

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asusman   12-06-2006 at 04:05:37 PM
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Cons: HP, Core Duo(Get a Core 2 Duo), 7700 512 mb is a better card choice.

Pro: Your playing PC games

Notebook 3D Mark 06 Results
Asus A8Js (2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo, Nvidia Go 7700 256MB) 2,665

HP nc8430 (2.0GHz Core Duo, ATI X1600 256MB) 1,694

36% better


Scores from notebookreview.com

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killernotebooks   12-06-2006 at 04:28:59 PM
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I am 99% sure the card is not upgradeable in those machines.
A 7600 is not a better mobile GPU than an x1600:
Mobile GPU comparison chart

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jimytheassassin   12-06-2006 at 04:54:56 PM
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Aye, the 7600 is a little slower, but the 7700 is faster than an ati x1600, especially the 7700 512mb in the a8js. Of course, this will vary from game to game in real FPS., but we're only talking benchmarks here go7700 specs

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killernotebooks   12-06-2006 at 04:56:12 PM
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Jimmy, Thanks of the 7700 spec link. I will add it to the CPU chart, which I have been meaning to update for a while now.

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purplemonkey   12-06-2006 at 06:02:15 PM
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thanks for the info guys, some good links there too.

Think I will pass on this laptop and see what comes along in the new year.

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