laptop vga upgrade

adamosmaki · May 17, 2009, 01:49 PM

I have an acer 5520-5908. It has a 7000m vga. I saw the same models come also with 8400 and 8600m cards. Is it possible to upgarde it ( i know in some laptops you can change the vga is)?

**kris23** · May 17, 2009, 05:16 PM

it may be possible but is unlikely, only systems with user replacable GPUs that i know of are Asus and Dells. the rest mount the GPUs directly to the board

YnHDaRkMaN · May 18, 2009, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by kris23

it may be possible but is unlikely, only systems with user replacable GPUs that i know of are Asus and Dells. the rest mount the GPUs directly to the board

OMG
is that hard to do? any Asus Laptop GPU can be upgraded? (yes, i have one

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**kris23** · May 18, 2009, 03:46 AM

not all of them, but find your laptop model and see if there are any better GPUs listed for that model. then id go on ebay and see if anyone has that better GPU for sale....

most common items are Dell XPS GPUs though....

procupine14 · May 19, 2009, 08:11 PM

Yeah seconding kris on this one generally the answer is "very unlikely" when you are asking to upgrade things like motherboard and graphics on a laptop. It just doesn't happen. At least not yet on a widespread scale. If they did I would have already done it on my dv6000.

May 17, 2009, 01:49 PM	#1
adamosmaki http://pcvideogaming.blog Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cyprus Posts: 61 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	laptop vga upgrade I have an acer 5520-5908. It has a 7000m vga. I saw the same models come also with 8400 and 8600m cards. Is it possible to upgarde it ( i know in some laptops you can change the vga is)?

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kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,018 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Re: laptop vga upgrade it may be possible but is unlikely, only systems with user replacable GPUs that i know of are Asus and Dells. the rest mount the GPUs directly to the board __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

May 18, 2009, 03:46 AM	#4
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,018 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Re: laptop vga upgrade not all of them, but find your laptop model and see if there are any better GPUs listed for that model. then id go on ebay and see if anyone has that better GPU for sale.... most common items are Dell XPS GPUs though.... __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

May 19, 2009, 08:11 PM	#5
procupine14 Why is it Beeping!?!?! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA, Missouri Posts: 1,400 Rep Power: 58 System Specs	Re: laptop vga upgrade Yeah seconding kris on this one generally the answer is "very unlikely" when you are asking to upgrade things like motherboard and graphics on a laptop. It just doesn't happen. At least not yet on a widespread scale. If they did I would have already done it on my dv6000. __________________ HTPC/file server: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Phenom x4 9850 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 800 (2x2GB) - 1TB WD Black - 4 x 1TB Hitachi DeskStar in RAID 5 - ATi TV Wonder Digital Cable Tuner - HIS Raedon 4850 512MB - ASRock N68C-S UCC mobo - OCZ ModExtreme Pro 500W PSU GF's Gaming PC: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Phenom 9850 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 1066 - 500GB Western Digital GP - HIS Raedon 5770 1GB - ASUS M3A78-EM - Zalman 650W PSU Media Streamer: Win 7 Pro 64-bit - AMD Athlon x2 3200+ - 4GB SuperTalent DDR2 800 - 250GB SeaGate Barracuda - MSI K9N6PGM2-V2 - ASUS Raedon 5450 SILENT - FSP group 250W PSU