Best Graphics card for XPS 1330

Question

Before I get slammed, I KNOW that the XPS 1330 is NOT a gaming rig however...who hasn't wanted to slip some decent gaming in when at the office or on the road with your work machine?  :)   My machine shipped with an Nvidia GeoForce GO 8400M GS card with 128mb on board.  I'm wondering what the most powerful card I can shoehorn into this machine is?  I'd love to be able to go to a 512mb or even a 1gb card though I don't think the small (but gorgeous) chasis of the XPS 1330 along allows for that.  Is it even possible to upgrade to a 256mb version of the GeoForce 8400 card?  Nvidia's website says the max. capacity for this card is 256mb and I suspect just doubling that would be enough to make a considerable difference to my gaming experience (and it wouldn't hurt Vista either as its such a graphics hog).   Feel free to post replies / suggestions here or just e-mail me directly (prutschi@crimlawcanada.com).  Thanks for the help!

mfinnan101 · Answer

NP :)

Edward Prutschi · Answer

That's what I was afraid of...oh well.  I guess I'll just have to get used to running my MMOs on 'medium' settings.  :)   Thanks for the quick reply.

mfinnan101 · Answer

It's not possible to upgrade the graphics card. The GPU is soldered to the motherboard. The only way to replace it would be replace the entire motherboard. Besides the 8400M GS is the best offered for the XPS M1330.

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