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Bob
Ok, so i ordered the Dell Inspiron 17R in March of 2011. It came with the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 card. I talked with Dell support about upgrading the card because i have come to realize it isn't the best. The tech support guy recommended the NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 525M (128-bit) 1GB card. This would be a great card for games I play such as SWTOR. Now, my question is, can I upgrade the card in this laptop? The guy in tech support said i can except he didnt really sound like he knew what he was talking about. So I now rely on you community. Can my graphics card for this laptop be upgraded?
@Dr Tech: So my laptop isn't one of those special ones that you can upgrade the card? And that guy told me the card was way better, well i guess im not surprised that he lied to me.
@Velenoso: Thank you very much for that information!
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Dr tech is right about your laptops graphics card is soldered, but there is a way to get around this. Dell support may have told you a half truth, you can get put a GT525 in your laptop, but your going to have to change the whole motherboard to do it. Because your Dell Inspiron 17R does come out with the NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 525M in more expensive versions, you can change the motherboard from a motherboard like yours with the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 to one with the NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 525M or even an ATI Mobility Radeon graphics card which is more powerful. I'd be looking at this seeing it will cost around $400 but then you could sell your motherboard probably get $200 or so for it, it's probably a whole lot cheaper than buying a new laptop.
The NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 525M (ranked 119 th) is almost twice as good as the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 (ranked 202 nd) by this list http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html
Dr tech is right about your laptops graphics card is soldered, but there is a way to get around this. Dell support may have told you a half truth, you can get put a GT525 in your laptop, but your going to have to change the whole motherboard to do it. Because your Dell Inspiron 17R does come out with the NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 525M in more expensive versions, you can change the motherboard from a motherboard like yours with the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 to one with the NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 525M or even an ATI Mobility Radeon graphics card which is more powerful. I'd be looking at this seeing it will cost around $400 but then you could sell your motherboard probably get $200 or so for it, it's probably a whole lot cheaper than buying a new laptop.
The NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 525M (ranked 119 th) is almost twice as good as the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 (ranked 202 nd) by this list http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html
Alienware m11x or 13" Macbook pro Unibody?
issjakers
i have a 13" macbook pro unibody, its specs are
2.26GHz Intel core 2 Duo
9400m gtx graphics card
4gb ddr3 ram
500 gb HDD
I was wondering if I should trade it for an alienware m11x from my friend, is it worth it ? Honestly I love gaming but Macbooks are really exspansive, basically is it worth it ?
heres the specs:
SYSTEM COLOR: Alienware M11x Cosmic Black
PROCESSOR: Overclockable Intel® Coreâ¢2 Duo SU7300 1.3GHz (3MB Cache)
OPERATING SYSTEM: Genuine Windows® 7 Ultimate, 64bit, English
WARRANTY AND SERVICE: UNTIL MARCH, 2011
MOBILE CONNECTIVITY: No Internal WWAN Antenna Installed
MEMORY: 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1067MHz
HARD DRIVE: 320GB SATAII 7,200RPM
BLUETOOTH: Bluetooth Module, 2.1+ Enhanced Data Rate
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ALIENFX COLOR: BLUE
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OFFICE SOFTWARE: Microsoft® Office 2007 English
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
VIDEO CARD: 1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 335M
LCD PANEL: 11.6-inch WideHD 1366x768 (720p) WLED
SOUND OPTIONS: Internal High-Definition Surround Sound Audio (5.1)
WIRELESS CARDS: Alienware M11x a/b/g/n 2x2 MIMO Wireless
Adobe Reader: Adobe Acrobat Reader
Security: Norton Internet Security 2010
NETWORK CARD: Integrated 10/100 Network Interface Card
AUTOMATIC UPDATES: Automatic Updates: On
WEBCAM: 1.3MP Web Cam
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No offense, but I think Macs are expensive because they are overpriced. The best solution would be to sell your Macbook and then buy a brand new m11x once the new i3/i5/i7 ULV processors are put into them. However, if your only option is the trade, then go for it, the m11x is a great gaming laptop.
No offense, but I think Macs are expensive because they are overpriced. The best solution would be to sell your Macbook and then buy a brand new m11x once the new i3/i5/i7 ULV processors are put into them. However, if your only option is the trade, then go for it, the m11x is a great gaming laptop.
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