Tech-head Laptop graphic chip question.

[Brnpit]

Fam,

I have a graphic chip laptop question.

I currently own a Asus X83Vb-X1 which has a NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS graphics chip. I want to buy a ASUS U52F-BBL9 ASUS U52F-BBL9 which has a Super Multi Intel HD Graphics.

Question is can I put the NVIDIA chip in the Asus U52F? If so, how hard would it be to replace it and would it be worth doing?

Thanks for any information you can give me.

 

[veritech]

Fam,

I have a graphic chip laptop question.

I currently own a Asus X83Vb-X1 which has a NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS graphics chip. I want to buy a ASUS U52F-BBL9 ASUS U52F-BBL9 which has a Super Multi Intel HD Graphics.

Question is can I put the NVIDIA chip in the Asus U52F? If so, how hard would it be to replace it and would it be worth doing?

Thanks for any information you can give me.

not very likely and not worth the hassle.

 

[rebel]

it's possible, you're going to have to basically disassemble both to get to the gpu

 

[MurderCity]

No, and the reason is the chips sockets will be different and in order to rectify that you would have to modify the Motherboard and that alone would be next to impossible. While certain functions of graphics cards are the same across vendors, the pin-out on the chips socket is not.

If this was an nVidia to nVidia swap it might be possible, if they were in the same generation of GPU's and same socket but since this is nVidia to Intel it will almost certainly not possible. There is no uniformity in chip size, sockets or pin-out between vendors.

Even AMD and Intel which work much more closely on this stuff in the CPU world have different sockets and pin-outs.

 

[KingAddies]

No, and the reason is the chips sockets will be different and in order to rectify that you would have to modify the Motherboard and that alone would be next to impossible. While certain functions of graphics cards are the same across vendors, the pin-out on the chips socket is not.

If this was an nVidia to nVidia swap it might be possible, if they were in the same generation of GPU's and same socket but since this is nVidia to Intel it will almost certainly not possible. There is no uniformity in chip size, sockets or pin-out between vendors.

Even AMD and Intel which work much more closely on this stuff in the CPU world have different sockets and pin-outs.

He would run into issues with the BIOS since there's no instruction to talk to the new GPU during and after POST and no way to access the memory if it's a different speed or size (i.e. DDR2 @ ???hz vs GDDR)

There are brands of laptops that have interchangeable discrete graphics - cost a grip before you even switch. I'll look at it after I finish posting some gifs in that Andressa Soares post.

 

[nimrod-x]

NO you can't.

 

[kool_keef]

Nope, that shit is soldered on. And if it were possible it would be a waste. Too much work for no appreciable gain in performance.

If graphics is that important to you why not look at a model with a dedicated gpu?

 

[michant2]

Swapping chips in laptops are not worth the hassle even if you get past the hardware and software compatibility issues.

 

[kool_keef]

Man, y'all aren't understanding. Its way beyond a swap, its full on fucking surgery, and you will definitely ruin your new computer by attempting it. If you're serious about gaming on this new laptop, let us know what you play and what your budget is and I can give you a recommendation or 2.

 

[KingAddies]

Look at Alienware and Dell Inspiron series - word is on the street that the original and oem upgrade card are modular which means they have to be replaced or upgraded with a specific proprietary part if it's available. Look for a laptop with the MXM slot and read the reviews carefully and email a few reviewers.

If your current laptop doesn't have the option you can not do it without a masters in Engineering/Comp Sci and specialized tools or the scientist from Ironman.