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    Can dedicated video card be upgraded?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by awdrifter, Jan 3, 2005.

  1. awdrifter

    awdrifter Notebook Enthusiast

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    Some laptop says they have 32mb of dedicated memory for video card.

    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Video Graphics and Video Memory
    NVIDIA GeForce? 420 Go with 32MB DDR (dedicated)<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'></font id='quote'></blockquote id='quote'>

    Here's the specs

    Can I alocate more memory through sharing some of the ram's memory? If I have 512mb of ram, I don't mind sharing another 32mb to the graphics card if that's possible. Thanks in advance.


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    awdrifter Notebook Enthusiast

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    If I can't share more ram, can I change out the video card?

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    No, and No.

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    1. You can't reallocate system memory when the videcard has its own (dedicated) memory.

    2. Unless you're looking at a laptop like the new Alienwares or the Dell XPS, the videocard is soldered onto the motherboard. There's no way to replace it.
     
    Doug McCloud, Jan 9, 2005
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    Most video cards are removeable, but you can only upgrade them if there is a better card for the same notebook.

    * Inspiron 8600c * 1.8ghz Pentium M * 128 MB Radeon 9600 Pro Turbo * 2x512 MB DDR2700 SDRAM * 60GB 7200RPM HDD *
     
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