R52 Intel GMA 900 -> Radeon X300 ?

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R52 Intel GMA 900 -> Radeon X300 ?

#1 Post by Zaph » Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:55 am

Hi!

This might be discussed earlier, but search revealed nothing, so here is my question:

I'm contemplating buying a R52 for 500 euros.
It comes with the integrated Intel GMA 900 GPU which is subpar.

Is it possible to upgrade this to Mobility Radeon X300 (that can be found on some R52 models)

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#2 Post by phool@round » Tue Jan 29, 2008 12:55 pm

It's soldered onto the system board, not upgradeable. 500 euros is alot for an R52 with the Intel GMA 900, is it new?
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#3 Post by ajkula66 » Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:18 pm

You have to consider the prices in Finland, which are quite high from what I'm to undertstand...

Regardless, you would need to swap the motherboard to be able to get a different video card.
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