Hey there.
I've got a HP dv2125nr notebook with a crappy Geforce Go 6150 video card. The laptop has very good specifications but the video card is below par!
Is there a way that I can upgrade the video card (on this laptop) and replace it with a better one? Or, is there any firewire external video cards that will support ATI/Nvidia cards? I'm at this point desperate! I will fork out any amount of money so that I can get this to play games well!
2006-11-05 11:30:46 · 6 answers · asked by Ryan P 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Very, very bad answer from that last guy, very bad. That is an integrated card that was not meant for gaming. Anyway, there is really nothing you can do, laptops are not easily upgradeable like desktops. This laptop was not designed for gaming, and there is really nothing you can do to change that. Sorry.
2006-11-05 12:14:19 · answer #1 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you bought a laptop so now you're screwed. Laptops suck for many reasons, but the main one is that most of the components can't be upgraded, and the gfx card is one of these. There's also no such thing as an 'external gfx card'. They just don't exists because they need to be connected directly to the motherboard due to the speed of the data that goes through them, Firewire or USB wouldn't come anywhere near to doing the job fast enough.
Next time, spend your money more wisely on a decent desktop machine. Then, when it needs upgrading, you can actually do it rather than having to throw the whole thing away and buy a new one as you're going to have to do here.
2006-11-05 11:38:30 · answer #2 · answered by Bamba 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. The video card is built into the motherboard. And there are no external video cards.
2006-11-05 11:38:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Unfortunately, that is not possible. The only internal part of the laptop which can be upgraded is the RAM.
2016-05-22 02:12:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually you are incorrect, the GeForce card you have is a really good one. its the best one for your computer. ati cards suc, the Nvidia GeForce card you have is good. what you need to do is upgrade your ram and dedicate more memory to your card. that will fix your issue
2006-11-05 11:39:23 · answer #5 · answered by frediks10 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
no you cannot switch out laptop video cards
2006-11-05 15:30:07 · answer #6 · answered by leondebay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋