Quick Question/Request Advice on T61p w/ dead gpu

[clspamc]

Laptop is in excellent condition except the fault GPU. Should I part it out to buy a replacement, or should I try to obtain a functional replacement mobo?

[brchan]

I honestly wouldn't bother with either. Unless you are creating a flexview frankenpad, its not really worth it IMO. I would spend the money to get a T420 or FHD T520/W520. They are much faster and the FHD displays in the 15.6" models are much higher quality than the WUXGA T61 panels, even though you lose some vertical pixels.