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Can I put a real Videocard in my Thinkpad?
Can I put a real Videocard in my Thinkpad?
I got a E530 Laptop, with a crapy HD 4000, I try to play WCIII on the internet and it's so lagy
at the moment is it 8Gb DDr3 and a 7200rpm HDD. Can I put in a Videocard to make it better on gameing? Edit: or can a SSD make anything fore the game?
at the moment is it 8Gb DDr3 and a 7200rpm HDD. Can I put in a Videocard to make it better on gameing? Edit: or can a SSD make anything fore the game?
Re: Can I put a real Videocard in my Thinkpad?
Welcome to thinkpads.com Joppe!
No...can't put a video card in it. An SSD won't improve graphics performance.
If you want/need a gaming rig...you just need to build a gaming rig (desktop machine), then you can swap graphics adapters to your hearts content.
No...can't put a video card in it. An SSD won't improve graphics performance.
If you want/need a gaming rig...you just need to build a gaming rig (desktop machine), then you can swap graphics adapters to your hearts content.
Collection = T430 - T500 - R400 - X300 - T61 (14" WXGA+) - R61 (15" SXGA+) - T60 - X40 - T43p - T43 - T42p - A30P
Re: Can I put a real Videocard in my Thinkpad?
Thanx for the Welcome sirNeil wrote:Welcome to thinkpads.com Joppe!
No...can't put a video card in it. An SSD won't improve graphics performance.
If you want/need a gaming rig...you just need to build a gaming rig (desktop machine), then you can swap graphics adapters to your hearts content.
Oh I see, then I'll just play on LOW settings.
Re: Can I put a real Videocard in my Thinkpad?
Yes...that is the best course when current hardware will have to do.
Collection = T430 - T500 - R400 - X300 - T61 (14" WXGA+) - R61 (15" SXGA+) - T60 - X40 - T43p - T43 - T42p - A30P
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Re: Can I put a real Videocard in my Thinkpad?
I have read somewhere you can buy a mini PCI-e to PCI-e X16 adapter (that uses an HDMI cable to extend the signal) but this seems expensive and, in my opinion, stupid.
http://www.techradar.com/news/computing ... tor-915616
http://www.techradar.com/news/computing ... tor-915616
IBM Thinkpad A31 2.0GHz Pentium 4, 768MB RAM, 40GB HDD and a ATI 7500 16MB shimmed
Lenovo T420 4236-PA8: WiFi card replaced with a Broadcom one (fixes most DPC latency), 64GB Crucial M4 SSD added as OS drive, original HDD in a DVD to HDD caddy.
Lenovo T420 4236-PA8: WiFi card replaced with a Broadcom one (fixes most DPC latency), 64GB Crucial M4 SSD added as OS drive, original HDD in a DVD to HDD caddy.
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