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Isis Veneficus

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March 17th, 2005 16:00

HELP! GeForce4 4200 Video Card Upgrade (Dell Inspiron 8600)

Good Day! I'm trying to figure out what the best way for me to be able to play EQ2 on my laptop with little lag.

I got my laptop as a gift about 2 years ago. I believe I have GeForce4 4200 Go as my video card. Unfortunately, I'm not very familiar with computer systems and whatnot... what people told me is I can't upgrade a laptop video card, but still hoping that there's some way around this if anybody knows.

Can somebody help me with this? I would really appreciate any kind of help.

Thank you,

Isis

P.S.
I've played EQ2 on my laptop the past few nights, but it's soooo slow and laggy once I zone into the city (i.e. Qeynos).

Message Edited by Isis Veneficus on 03-18-2005 05:32 PM

tommy verceti

32 Posts

March 18th, 2005 02:00

you can put in a radeon 9600 pro turbo (woo-hoo) in that baby and pick up a few f.p.s
look on ebay, they pop up there every once in a while. i sold a spare one i had a while back on there for around 150.00 (good deal for buyer at that time)
good luck!

Isis Veneficus

3 Posts

March 18th, 2005 15:00

Thanks! I'll look into that!

Isis Veneficus

3 Posts

March 18th, 2005 17:00

Actually, I have another question. How do I go about upgrading my video card?

whiteashcm1

133 Posts

March 19th, 2005 03:00

i upgraded my i8600 to the nvidia quadro fx 1000 go 128mg card from the precision m60... this bad boy is the most powerfull card for the i8600 and yes it will fit right in there and work fine...  this card rocks and will put the ati 9600 to shame!!  i purchased my card from dell's spare parts under the buiseness section.. i have the cooling mod done to it and get my drivers from www.laptopvideo2go.com.. you cant go wrong with this card...

JC74

61 Posts

March 20th, 2005 16:00

I found this site while checking into the same thing.  He gives fairly detailed instructions.

http://www.bay-wolf.com/8500video.htm

Benthos

2 Posts

April 18th, 2005 22:00

You put a fx1000 in a i8600? What kind of performance increase is there over the ati9600? I am interested in this.

Thanks,

Benthos

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August 16th, 2021 08:00

Hi there, We want to make sure your system is working fine and hence following up. Having said that, we do not want to disturb you with numerous messages. We will wait to hear from you to continue the conversation.

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