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Re: New laptop and vista
« Reply #20 on: March 16, 2009, 09:09:45 pm »
So I have been cruising around the net and started stumbling across sites that were talking about video cards for laptops. Now is this an option I should be looking into since I don't know when I might get a desktop? If so dump some links on how-to's and recommendations on what to buy. I have some cash but not loads.
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Re: New laptop and vista
« Reply #21 on: March 16, 2009, 11:09:18 pm »
So you bought a laptop without a video card and want to use it for gaming? That's so wrong.

In any case, you should contact the laptop manufacturer and ask them for a list of compatible video cards for your model. Though you probably shouldn't install it by yourself unless you know what you're doing, so having them do it is preferable.
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Re: New laptop and vista
« Reply #22 on: March 17, 2009, 10:07:01 am »
Quote from: † on March 16, 2009, 09:09:45 pm
So I have been cruising around the net and started stumbling across sites that were talking about video cards for laptops. Now is this an option I should be looking into since I don't know when I might get a desktop? If so dump some links on how-to's and recommendations on what to buy. I have some cash but not loads.
Windows 7 is free. ;D
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Re: New laptop and vista
« Reply #23 on: March 17, 2009, 11:23:43 am »
..for six more months, then your OS stops working.
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Re: New laptop and vista
« Reply #24 on: March 17, 2009, 11:32:24 am »
Are you talking about Windows 7?
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Re: New laptop and vista
« Reply #25 on: March 17, 2009, 11:46:25 am »
Quote from: 8th_account on March 17, 2009, 11:23:43 am
..for six more months, then your OS stops working.
...Because the morons aren't offering it as a free upgrade for those of us with Vista.
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Re: New laptop and vista
« Reply #26 on: March 17, 2009, 02:21:48 pm »
Quote from: † on March 16, 2009, 09:09:45 pm
So I have been cruising around the net and started stumbling across sites that were talking about video cards for laptops. Now is this an option I should be looking into since I don't know when I might get a desktop? If so dump some links on how-to's and recommendations on what to buy. I have some cash but not loads.
its pretty simple to do really, if you've got one in there just go ahead and uninstall the drivers and turn off, open the bottom and the port should open like a flap so that its out in the open, pull that card out then put your card in, start up and install drivers.
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Re: New laptop and vista
« Reply #27 on: March 17, 2009, 08:52:19 pm »
I hate to be a bother but I honestly have no time to really get into searching for all the information I want here. Anyone know if I could find a list of compatible stuff for my laptop(Dell Studio 1735) online? I tried the dell site but all it gave me was refurbished stock parts. I can't seem to find anything with google either.
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Re: New laptop and vista
« Reply #28 on: March 18, 2009, 06:57:12 am »
www.newegg.com

The best site I can recommend for you.
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Re: New laptop and vista
« Reply #29 on: March 18, 2009, 05:30:13 pm »
Newegg doesn't carry laptop graphics cards
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Re: New laptop and vista
« Reply #30 on: March 18, 2009, 07:57:15 pm »
Hmm, I thought most laptops didn't let you switch out the video cards.

Admittedly its been a couple years since I've looked into any new laptop news.
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