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    Dell Inspiron 1720 Video Card Upgrade

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by silentnite2608, Mar 26, 2010.

  1. silentnite2608

    silentnite2608 Notebook Evangelist

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    I currently have 8600M GT.

    I take I can't upgrade to anything else?
     
    silentnite2608, Mar 26, 2010
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Yeah, 8600M is the best you can get in the 1720.
     
    Commander Wolf, Mar 26, 2010
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  3. DR650SE

    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    Yup, thats the best you can do. You can Overclock the GPU if you download Nvidia System Tools and install the Performance part of it. That might squeeze out a little extra performance.
     
    DR650SE, Mar 27, 2010
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