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    Upgrading My Notebook's Graphics Card

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by pmoser04, Nov 5, 2006.

  1. pmoser04

    pmoser04 Newbie

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    I have a Dell Inspiron 1150 with 1Gb RAM (which was recently upgraded from 512Mb.

    My current graphics card is an internal, Intel 82852/82855 GM/GME. This is a 64Mb card. It plays World of Warcraft just fine. However, I recently purchased Fable, and it will load the game, but the graphics are all screwed up.

    Can I upgrade my graphics card? Can I do it externally? I don't want something extremly expensive, just a nice upgrade that will play games like WoW and Fable smoothly for me with my 1Gb RAM and Pentium 4.

    Thanks.
     
    pmoser04, Nov 5, 2006
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  2. otakuoverlord

    otakuoverlord Notebook Evangelist

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    Nope. you're stuck with what you have. There are no external graphics cards currently in existence. Your only choice is to get a different laptop with a much better graphics card or buy a basic desktop that can be cheaply upgraded for heavy 3d gaming.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=41454
     
    otakuoverlord, Nov 5, 2006
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  3. vespoli

    vespoli 402 NBR Reviewer

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    vespoli, Nov 5, 2006
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  4. vespoli

    vespoli 402 NBR Reviewer

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    Same time post/same content post!

    *HIGH-FIVE*


    OT: So how about laptops...mighty convenient, eh?
    >_>
     
    vespoli, Nov 5, 2006
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  5. mobius1aic

    mobius1aic Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    I shall always own a laptop because they are convenient. Although next time, I'll pay special attention to getting better graphics hardware.
     
    mobius1aic, Nov 5, 2006
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    EnergyzeX Notebook Geek

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    Hahaha! Awsome! Haven't seen that before.
     
    EnergyzeX, Nov 5, 2006
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  7. matt.modica

    matt.modica Notebook Consultant

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    I always have that happen lol.
     
    matt.modica, Nov 6, 2006
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