Can you put normal graphics(like radeon and stuff) cards into a laptop??

[ragingrob]

....so?

[g°®†]

yes

[REINER]

No, you need special laptop videocards. You can't just go out, buy a 7800 and stick it in a laptop.

[g°®†]

sure ya can ... it won't work and it won't fit like you'd like it to, but you can certaintly put a normal video card in a laptop.

[ragingrob]

I see...

[john123]

so wat kind of video cards can you put in laptops?

[Rrrrrrr]

I don't think it's possible to upgrade a laptop video card.

[Kithkin]

The real answer is yes and no.

Laptops use the same parts as a regular computer. Like a regular computer, whether or not you can use a video card depends on the motherboard.

I'm sure there are laptop motherboards that can accept a standard videocard but my guess is yours doesn't.

[john123]

but how would you fit a normal size graphics card in a 2-3cm laptop?

[g°®†]

my friend actually does have a 'regular' video card in his laptop ... It's a Radeon something-or-other but it fits ... granted his 'laptop' weighs 35 lbs. He got it from Alienware


We tend to think of it more as being a 'portable workstation'.

[Rats!]

yes but u need to take off each chip of the old video chipset and from the new video card and then solder the new chips on, its the only way

[ragingrob]

Ooook well that sucks.

[kamiccollo]

you get either integrated graphics (soldered in the mobo) which may also share ram for extra memory, or you get actual 'cards' like nVidia/Radeon graphic cards. As to whether they are accessible or even possible to remove I cant help you on that.
My educated guess is it depends on the laptop mobo design.