Vostro 1500: Replacing 8400m gs with 8600m gt - possible?

Hi,

My trusty Vostro 1500 is showing its age in the GPU front. The 8400m gs 128mb ddr2 that it came with is not cutting it for me anymore and I found some apparently compatible 8600m gt cards on ebay.

from what I know, the 8400m gs inside currently uses an MXM II slot, so this should be compatible, but i'm not 100%

http://cgi.ebay.ca/nVIDIA-Geforce-8...emQQptZPCC_Video_TV_Cards?hash=item3ef9943791

anyone wiser than me willing to help out?

p.s. I considered a new laptop, especially lighter 14 inchers, but i'm not sure of the value of spending $900 just for something a bit lighter with a much better GPU at lower resolution (1366x768 ).

If I can get an 8600 in this bad boy, i could hold off for another 6-8 months when usb 3.0, i7 cpus, WXGA+, GDDR5 gpus became standard for 5lb 14"... or am i dreaming?

 

The 8400M in the Vostro 1500 does not use an MXM connection. It uses a proprietary Dell connector in which only 8400Ms and 8600Ms specifically made for the Vostro 1500 or Inspiron 1520 will fit.

That being said, you can still replace it with an 8600M specifically made for a Vostro 1500 or Inspiron 1520; something like these: http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=1520+8600m&_sacat=See-All-Categories

 

awesome, thanks!