Help I'm Struggling To Find A Graphics Card

[Morningstar1979]

Hi Guys

I'm trying to help out a mate, he's got a

Laptop Inspiron 9300

Pentium M 1.7 Gig Hrz

2gig Ram,

He's after a

Ge Force Go 6800 Ultra or 7850 GTX but can't find them anywhere

Any Ideas?

Cheers

[him61]

I see that is has a mobile PCI-Express slot... Now, to find the right card.

BTW, what's your budget?

[Morningstar1979]

Hi Mate,

I'd probably say around £100.00ish

[him61]

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Can I upgrade my video card in my laptop?

Some new high performance laptop and portable computer manufacturers are coming out with models that enable users to upgrade the video card or video accelerator it came shipped with. Unless your one of the lucky few who have one of these types of laptops or portable computer you will not be able to upgrade your video card.

If you are unsure if your laptop or portable computer is this type of computer it is recommended you contact the laptop manufacturer for additional information.

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000618.htm

I thought that most laptops could handle a video card upgrade, but I guess I was wrong...

[Morningstar1979]

Hi mate,

He can upgrade his graphics card, but we can't seem to find anywhere that sells his type, he's after a GeForce GO 6800 its a special type of card but nobody seems to sell them...

[him61]

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upgrade path to the 6800go is mod free and all you will need is the card, some screwdrivers and possibly a later revision bios.

upgrading to either of the other cards as i said is possible but you will need:

1. a 9cell primary battery
2. a 130w external power adapter(xps2 stock adapter)
3. xps2 northbridge heatsink(most newer 9300's ship with the correct type heatsink, but some older versions it seems use one which is a different shape, and will thus get in the way of the faster more power hungry gpu's secondary heat pipe)
4. the gpu
5. a hacked xps2 bios(since no 9300 bios will recognise the 6800u or the 7800)

http://www.dellcommunity.com/support...sage.id=142442

Now I got my info straight. You'll have to get by with a 6800Go to stay away from extra costs. You'll definately need to flash the BIOS to a different version, because I know that the one it ships with only allows a Mobility Radeon x300 card other than the integrated graphics. Now, I'd say that your best bet would be the sites that are listed in that thread I linked above, like
http://www.upgrade.co.uk/
or
http://www.impactcomputers.com/

Good Luck!

http://www.impactcomputers.com/w5373.html#

That would be your best bet, although it is pretty expensive. You should note that laptop parts cost way more than desktop parts. BTW, the exchange rate would make it £171.50

BTW, NV41 would be the Go 6800 or Go 6800 Ultra.