laptop video card

**tree_frog** · 02-04-2009, 06:06 AM

can you replace a video card in a laptop?

i heard you cannot if it didnt have a previous video card in it before

**The Mob** · 02-04-2009, 12:11 PM

almost never.
the problem is that the vid card is usually soldered onto the motherboard

**Luke** · 02-05-2009, 12:32 PM

In some instances yes. Such as a dell that came with a geforce 7800go you could upgrade with a 7900.

**tree_frog** · 02-09-2009, 11:11 AM

but if there has not been one in it... you are not going to be able to change it?

**Luke** · 02-09-2009, 09:38 PM

If your laptop came with an inbuilt intel style then no you would not be able to change it.

**tree_frog** · 02-10-2009, 12:53 AM

Even if i was to replace it. you cannot replace it by a regular video card like the one you would use in a regular computer right?

**Luke** · 02-10-2009, 05:56 PM

That is correct. are completly different i.e. Dell E1505 6400 Laptop 128MB ATI X1300 Video Card WF147 - eBay Graphics, Video Cards, For Laptops Notebooks, PC Components, Computers Networking. (end time 12-Feb-09 07:05:15 AEDST)

**Pamela** · 02-10-2009, 11:11 PM

Wait wait...so I would have to replace the laptop? Spit *stares* why haven't you invented something yet that makes this easier?!?! *taps a foot*

**tree_frog** · 02-11-2009, 01:34 AM

Yeah i been looking around and i figured you couldn't do so. so yeah i think i am getting a desktop... i wanted a laptop for portability but it seems so hard to manage for the upgrades i will probably want to do to it later.

Well thank you for the help i know what i want know