my toshiba is a laptop toshiba satellite a135 series and has
15' inch screen
97 gb harddrive
intel core duo 1.73 processor
1 gb of ram
windows vista premium
intel graphics media accelarator
i want at least a nvidia 7900 gs on my laptop or if not lower graphics card and where can i buy for laptops
2007-05-10 13:36:55 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
When you buy a new laptop buy one with a good graphics chip.
Because you can't upgrade graphics chips in laptops regardless of what brand they are.
From what I can tell the Satellite A135 doesn't have an Express Card slot so an adapter to run a Desktop graphics card won't be an option (though even if you had an Express Card slot it probably wouldn't be much of an option anyway).
2007-05-10 14:31:50 · answer #1 · answered by bestonnet_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On the whole, Laptops do not have replaceable graphics cards.
I would be willing to place a few quid on yours being one of them.
However, if you have a PC Express slot (next gen slot from PCMCIA), then you'll be able to use the forthcoming (to the UK at least) ASUS XGStation which allows a PCIe graphics card to be externally connected to a laptop and better it's graphics performance.
Other than that, I am afraid you're stuck with the graphics in your notebook.
If that's an issue, sell up and find something with dedicated graphics.
Good luck ;)
2007-05-10 20:45:31 · answer #2 · answered by psymonj 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I guess you are stuck w/ that slow graphics processor. Graphics card upgrade in laptop is almost impossible if not rare. If you like gaming on the go, you need to buy a gaming laptop right from the start.
Many gamers prefer the desktop because of the ease of graphics card upgrade and the use of bigger/wider screens. The fast and powerful gaming cards consume more power than your laptop and they need to be powered by power supplies that are heavier than your laptop.
2007-05-11 00:28:04 · answer #3 · answered by Karz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋