AGP 2x

Panda Man · October 28th, 2006

So, I have a laptop I bought for $20 off someone at work (about 3 months ago). After fixing it up and upgrading the memory. I finally managed to get a screw off and seemed to have been impossible to unscrew before. Anyways, I want this old video card out and a new card in. The current card:

S3 Savage/IX+MV
AGP 2x
4MB vRAM
100MHz : ? MHz

Bus properties:

SDR
64-Bit

I would like to throw out this literally taped in video card in exchange for something with a higher core clock and more vRAM, preferably 16MB. Opinions? Places to buy (Can't find anything at the egg. Not surprised)?

**Hitman** · October 28th, 2006

I think your going to have to go to Ebay for this one. Whats your Laptop Make and Model?

Panda Man · October 29th, 2006

Woops, sorry, I thought I posted it

HP Pavilion XH176

fps justin · October 29th, 2006

i'm not sure if you can access a bios in a laptop, but mabye you can change it to 4x agp? Just a thought because i know in normal desktops you have a choice between 2x-4x or 4x-8x.

Quakindude · October 29th, 2006

The thing about a laptop is that the video solution is usually soldered into the motherboard. You would need a specialized solder removing tool and then be able to point solder spots without overheating the surround PCB and pathways.

If you go to a higher performance video solution, and you even get it to work, the laptop isn't designed for that newer solution. What I mean by that is, the new video solution will not be properly cooled since the laptop was set up with a very specific set of temperature parameters in mind.

It can be done, but very few people have the tools, the know-how and most importantly, the ability to alter the laptop in such a fashion as to keep the video solution cool.

It's only been within the last year or so that laptops have come out with user replaceable video cards. And even then, they've been extremely limited in how much of an upgrade they can make based on how the laptop was designed to cool that component.

Good luck.

fps justin · October 29th, 2006

mod the cooling. LOL

Panda Man · October 29th, 2006

Thanks for the input! I've already pulled the old video card out, its not soldered in and can be replaced. I doubt that colling for the new card would be an issue, but if so I believe I can cook something up ;)

fps justin · October 29th, 2006

why don't you post some pics and what you've already done so far and make this a project log? I think it would be interesting.

BTW, is it limited to a 2x agp?

Panda Man · October 29th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by fps justin

why don't you post some pics and what you've already done so far and make this a project log? I think it would be interesting.

BTW, is it limited to a 2x agp?

I believe so.

May as well, it seemed like an easy upgrade before but now it seems like an interesting project.

**gvblake22** · October 29th, 2006

The only reason I can see putting in the time and effort to do this upgrade would be for the sheer enjoyment/experience. You will not see any kind of signifigant performance improvement by upgrading such outdated video. I think this is going to be more money than it's worth (unless you are doing it just to do it).

October 28th, 2006	#1
Panda Man Meow means woof in cat. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Elba, AL Posts: 1,910	AGP 2x So, I have a laptop I bought for $20 off someone at work (about 3 months ago). After fixing it up and upgrading the memory. I finally managed to get a screw off and seemed to have been impossible to unscrew before. Anyways, I want this old video card out and a new card in. The current card: S3 Savage/IX+MV AGP 2x 4MB vRAM 100MHz : ? MHz Bus properties: SDR 64-Bit I would like to throw out this literally taped in video card in exchange for something with a higher core clock and more vRAM, preferably 16MB. Opinions? Places to buy (Can't find anything at the egg. Not surprised)? Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Conroe @ 2.80GHz Cooler Master GeminII - Thanks Rich and HL! GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 1.3) EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB @ 726/962 CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (4 x 1GB) DDR2-800 OCZ GameXStream 600W PSU Maxtor 300GB 7200RPM SATA150 16MB cache HDD Seagate 500GB 7200ROM SATA300 16mb cache HDD Sony NEC Optiarc 18X DVD±R DVD Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 ZyXel m-202 802.11g adapter Antec Nine Hundred Creative 5.1 speakers Viewsonic Optiquest q20wb 20" LCD

October 29th, 2006	#3
Panda Man Meow means woof in cat. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Elba, AL Posts: 1,910	Woops, sorry, I thought I posted it HP Pavilion XH176 Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Conroe @ 2.80GHz Cooler Master GeminII - Thanks Rich and HL! GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 1.3) EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB @ 726/962 CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (4 x 1GB) DDR2-800 OCZ GameXStream 600W PSU Maxtor 300GB 7200RPM SATA150 16MB cache HDD Seagate 500GB 7200ROM SATA300 16mb cache HDD Sony NEC Optiarc 18X DVD±R DVD Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 ZyXel m-202 802.11g adapter Antec Nine Hundred Creative 5.1 speakers Viewsonic Optiquest q20wb 20" LCD

October 29th, 2006	#4
fps justin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,199	i'm not sure if you can access a bios in a laptop, but mabye you can change it to 4x agp? Just a thought because i know in normal desktops you have a choice between 2x-4x or 4x-8x. E2140 @ 375 x 8 = 3.0ghz 2x1 ocz system 1337s pc2-6400 5-5-5-15 @ 450mhz gigabyte P35 S3L eVGA 7600GT Stock 120 gig seagate ULTRA X-Finity 600w Sonata 2 w/ top fan G5 Lazer Mouse

October 29th, 2006	#5
Quakindude I'm Diggin it! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fort Rucker, AL. Posts: 2,758 Blog Entries: 7	The thing about a laptop is that the video solution is usually soldered into the motherboard. You would need a specialized solder removing tool and then be able to point solder spots without overheating the surround PCB and pathways. If you go to a higher performance video solution, and you even get it to work, the laptop isn't designed for that newer solution. What I mean by that is, the new video solution will not be properly cooled since the laptop was set up with a very specific set of temperature parameters in mind. It can be done, but very few people have the tools, the know-how and most importantly, the ability to alter the laptop in such a fashion as to keep the video solution cool. It's only been within the last year or so that laptops have come out with user replaceable video cards. And even then, they've been extremely limited in how much of an upgrade they can make based on how the laptop was designed to cool that component. Good luck. Q6600@ 3.2GHz w/ CNPS9700 \| EVGA 780i \| 2Gb Corsair DDR2-800 \| EVGA GTX 280 1Gb Video \| 1x WD 640Gb HDD, 2x Seagate 400Gb HDD, 1x250Gb WD \| 2x Samsung SH-203B Opticals \| Antec 900 \| ABS/Tagan BZ700 700W PSU Last edited by Quakindude; October 29th, 2006 at 13:51.

October 29th, 2006	#6
fps justin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,199	mod the cooling. LOL E2140 @ 375 x 8 = 3.0ghz 2x1 ocz system 1337s pc2-6400 5-5-5-15 @ 450mhz gigabyte P35 S3L eVGA 7600GT Stock 120 gig seagate ULTRA X-Finity 600w Sonata 2 w/ top fan G5 Lazer Mouse

October 28th, 2006	#2
Hitman Functional Alcoholic Join Date: May 2006 Location: 14S E:561116 N:3830189 Posts: 4,589 Blog Entries: 2	I think your going to have to go to Ebay for this one. Whats your Laptop Make and Model?

October 29th, 2006	#10
gvblake22 Modder-ator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tempe Desert Posts: 6,480 Blog Entries: 1	The only reason I can see putting in the time and effort to do this upgrade would be for the sheer enjoyment/experience. You will not see any kind of signifigant performance improvement by upgrading such outdated video. I think this is going to be more money than it's worth (unless you are doing it just to do it).