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Laptop Video Upgrade

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the void-this dept.

captainstupid writes "The friendly folks over at GotApex? have a walkthrough of an interesting hack. They upgrade a Dell Inspiron's viedo card! It's cool to see the heat transfer mechanisms that they use to pull the heat away from the CPU as well as the GPU. Another fun way to void your warranty!"

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  1. The Dell "Brand" by dkresge · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've learned to never, ever, use my 7500 as an actual "lap top" -- after a while the hair burns off, your skin starts to melt, and you can read the word "Inspirion" backwards on your right leg. Interesting early engineering solution to dissapating heat though.

    It's wonderful to see they're handling the CPU/GPU thermal load much more intelligently in the 8500.

  2. Bullshit. by dbarclay10 · · Score: 5, Insightful
    The article isn't that bad. The Slashdot post sucks. The entire "hack" can be summed up by this quote:
    The process was not even that difficult - four screws on the bottom of the laptop removed the keyboard and three more and you were able to get the video card off of the motherboard. Right next to it lies the socketed CPU which can also be changed.
    The rest of the article details the performance difference. This isn't a hack - it's a standard upgrade. The article isn't that bad, but the Slashdot editors have SORELY misrepresented it.

    (And before you tell me that the Slashdot editors didn't write that blurb, keep in mind that I know that. The writer of the blurb, however, did not post it to the front page. EDITOR. The job of an editor is to proof-read the submisson for accuracy and legibility.)
    --

    Barclay family motto:
    Aut agere aut mori.
    (Either action or death.)
    1. Re:Bullshit. by Phexro · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Also, upgrading the video card on a Dell laptop will not void the warranty. It's considered a user upgrade, just like if they upgraded the RAM.

      I'd provide a link, but I can't find it right now.

  3. Old, laptops with nice displays... by luiss · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Any info out there on converting laptop LCD into something with a VGA or DVI plug? I got some old rather worthless or broken laptops with nice displays that just seem like such a waste.