Upgrading Laptop Vid Card?

[immortal143]

Ok, this might seem like a dumb question but, is there like a cord or something that i could like externally connect a video card to my laptop?
I mean im pretty sure no but if there is please tell me cuz i would like to replace this shoddy 8200 for a gtx 280

 

[sniperviper21]

No.



we really need to make a sicky thread that has a list of things that you CANT do.


no offense to OP

 

[Spartan109]

No.



we really need to make a sicky thread that has a list of things that you CANT do.


no offense to OP

actually, my dads old compaq laptop had a docking station with pci slots in it, i put a 9250 in it and it worked like a charm, made older games a bit more decent on it at the time, but i think they are hard to find, and newer laptops(2004ish i guess) and up dont even have docks i dont think

 

[sniperviper21]

so in laymans terms its not going to be able to upgrade and its way out of date in the first place if its 04 or older to even want to upgrade.

 

[Cabbs]

Laptop GPU's are soldered in, so you won't be able to replace it. If you want a gaming machine the most practical route is a desktop.

 

[tom-knox]

Trying to remember what it's called but there was a dock you could plug into the pcmcia plot and then dock a standard gpu in it. But that was a couple years back. And some laptop graphic cards are a very similar spec to some others so if you find a suitable swap in a spares shop anywhere then you'll be alright but the swap is a bit of a mission sometimes.

 

[Jason8284]

that would be nice if we all could do that with our laptops though.