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Yeah, I'm probably going to get laughed at for asking this, but is it possible to get a new video card for a laptop? I know they're on-board cards, but I was wondering if it's possible to add another card or something like that. As you can see I have ...


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Old 15th Jan 2008, 06:46
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Yeah, I'm probably going to get laughed at for asking this, but is it possible to get a new video card for a laptop? I know they're on-board cards, but I was wondering if it's possible to add another card or something like that. As you can see I have no idea what I'm talking about, so I'll say this;

Can I upgrade my video card on an Acer Aspire 5050/5051.
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Old 15th Jan 2008, 09:34
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No.
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No no no!
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aye laptops are pretty dead ends in terms of most upgrades
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Old 15th Jan 2008, 10:41
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Lol, I figured you would all say that. Thanks anway
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hehe then you have more knowledge than you think
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Old 15th Jan 2008, 12:34
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Lol, I guess so.

Anyway, instead of starting a new topic, and since this question is related to my video card, well, how do I find out if my card supports Phong shading? I tried Everest, and it says it doesn't, but a friend who uses Phong did the same, and that said his doesn't, so I dunno how reliable that is.
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You can't upgrade the gpu, but there may be an alternative......

7900GS suit you?

If it ever gets released.
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