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Can I swap a graphics card?

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  • 25-02-2012 2:01am
    #1
    Einhard
    Registered Users Posts: 6,920 ✭✭✭


    Hey all,

    Last week, I stupidly downloaded Assassin's Creed II onto my current laptop, an emachines E732Z, without checking whether it would run properly on it. Having tried to play the game, I found that it didn't. I did a belated compatability test, and it seems the graphics card is the only issue. It's an Intel (R) HD Graphics card. I have an older Dell that runs slower than an asmathic snail and I was planning to dump it. However, I was thinking I could move its graphics card over to the emachine. The graphics card in the Dell is an Nvidia GeForce Go 8600/256MB. From looking about, it seems like it would meet the spec for the game. Unfortunately, the Dell is so slow at this stage I can't even run the test on it.

    Anyway, is it possible to transfer the Dell card to my emachine. And, as I'm useless at this kind of thing, would it cost much to do so?

    Thanks.


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    Moon54
    Registered Users Posts: 1,242 ✭✭✭Moon54


    Unfortunately no, it looks like it can't be upgraded because it is an integrated graphics chip,
    i.e. mounted directly onto the motherboard.
    Graphics Integrated (Intel® GMA X4500 3D Graphics with up to 384MB Shared Memory)


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    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 83,206 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Moon54 wrote: »
    Unfortunately no, it looks like it can't be upgraded because it is an integrated graphics chip,
    i.e. mounted directly onto the motherboard.
    Graphics Integrated (Intel® GMA X4500 3D Graphics with up to 384MB Shared Memory)
    Other way. Yes you can move the nvidia card into the emachine


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