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Re: HP G600 Replace My Graphics Card ? (4011 Views)
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JordaRoo Honor Student
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HP G600 Replace My Graphics Card ?

‎02-21-2009 04:25 AM

I have a HP G600 and it's awesome but i don't have a high enough graphics card to play Spore. :smileyhappy:

 

Can i get a new graphics card (i.e replace the one i've got) or do I have to buy a new laptop?

 

HELP! 

 

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Re: HP G600 Replace My Graphics Card ?

‎02-21-2009 10:14 PM

It is not possible to upgrade the graphics in a laptop, unless the laptop has a discrete graphics card.  Yours does not have discrete graphics. In the future, if you are wanting to play graphically demanding games on a laptop, you'll have to shop carefully for one meets the requirements of the games you like to play. FWIW, good gaming laptops are very expensive.  Don't expect to find a bargain.

 

 

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Re: HP G600 Replace My Graphics Card ?

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‎03-02-2009 07:30 AM - edited ‎03-02-2009 07:34 AM

what is a discrete graphics card? mine is like intel graphics media accelerator its called the mobile intel965 express chipset family
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Re: HP G600 Replace My Graphics Card ?

‎03-02-2009 09:55 AM

Your Intel GMA is a chip soldered to the motherboard, and it uses system resources to do it's job. a "discrete" graphics card is a separate graphics card with its own dedicated video RAM, etc.  Yours cannot be upgraded without replacing the motherboard.  Solutions like the Intel GMA are used to keep costs down

 

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