PCMCIA or USB graphic cards?

icevid · Dec 16, 2006, 09:59 AM

Does anyone know if usb or pcmcia graphic cards exist because I want a new graphic card for my laptop so to play more games. Thanks

Grace · Dec 16, 2006, 01:09 PM

There are some USB to VGA adapters which mainly exist to allow the connection of an external monitor on a laptop which does not have a VGA port. Nothing close to playing games though.

I'm sorry, there is nothing even close to what you are asking for, you cannot upgrade the GPU of a laptop or replace it. You are stuck with what you got.

**temeteus82** · Dec 16, 2006, 01:19 PM

Last year I've read some where that laptops might get replaceable GPU's it had something to do with PCI-E ...

Found this Link at wikipedia.

fobis · Dec 17, 2006, 06:01 AM

MXM is pretty much a lost cause... There's not enough users who'd have the laptops capable of it or are willing to do it themselves.
Plus, MXM graphics cards would cost a ton as the demand isn't that great for them and thus, the supply would be very limited (as well as the productions costs being so high to produce such a small amount of chips).

**temeteus82** · Jan 3, 2007, 07:19 PM

This might be what you are looking for: http://www.villagetronic.com/vtbook/index.html

smax · Jan 8, 2007, 05:39 AM

What kind of laptop do you have anyway? You can check to see if it's MXM here: http://www.mxm-upgrade.com/Table.html

Also: if it is, you can talk to the guy that runs that site and sells MXM cards here: http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/...p?showforum=67

thegave · Jan 23, 2007, 11:31 PM

a 128mb pcmcia video card did exist once. i think it had like 4 pixel pipelines or something. it really wasn't any better than the typical onboard video of the better laptops of today.

too bad about mxm. i was really, really excited about it.

Dec 16, 2006, 09:59 AM	#1
icevid DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	PCMCIA or USB graphic cards? Does anyone know if usb or pcmcia graphic cards exist because I want a new graphic card for my laptop so to play more games. Thanks

Dec 17, 2006, 06:01 AM	#4
fobis DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 716 Rep Power: 51	MXM is pretty much a lost cause... There's not enough users who'd have the laptops capable of it or are willing to do it themselves. Plus, MXM graphics cards would cost a ton as the demand isn't that great for them and thus, the supply would be very limited (as well as the productions costs being so high to produce such a small amount of chips). __________________ MacBook Pro Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.4 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33GHz 2GB DDR2-677 ATi Mobility Radeon X1600 256MB 120GB 7200RPM SATA HDD

Dec 16, 2006, 01:09 PM	#2
Grace HH's Tomboy Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Anywhere but in my house! Posts: 776 Rep Power: 56	There are some USB to VGA adapters which mainly exist to allow the connection of an external monitor on a laptop which does not have a VGA port. Nothing close to playing games though. I'm sorry, there is nothing even close to what you are asking for, you cannot upgrade the GPU of a laptop or replace it. You are stuck with what you got.

Jan 8, 2007, 05:39 AM	#6
smax DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 26 Rep Power: 0	What kind of laptop do you have anyway? You can check to see if it's MXM here: http://www.mxm-upgrade.com/Table.html Also: if it is, you can talk to the guy that runs that site and sells MXM cards here: http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/...p?showforum=67

Jan 23, 2007, 11:31 PM	#7
thegave -=[DHzer0point Team]=- Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 96 Rep Power: 0	a 128mb pcmcia video card did exist once. i think it had like 4 pixel pipelines or something. it really wasn't any better than the typical onboard video of the better laptops of today. too bad about mxm. i was really, really excited about it.