external graphic cards for laptops

[Deleted2357693User]

hi (my first ever post XP)

 

im wondering if anyon knows ANYTHING about such a thing, i have heared about them and i seriously need one i want to play fallout, new vegas oblivion on good setting and a stable frame rate where i can actuley see whats happening im currently on a acer laptop ill try to put some statistics up later, im wondering if i can even use one thanks i should have some specs up soon

 

*edit*

ok i got some info from a program called speccy i think

Operating System

MS Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP2

CPU

AMD Athlon X2 QL-64

Griffin 65nm Technology

RAM

3.0GB DDR2 @ 333MHz (5-5-5-15)

Motherboard

Acer JV50PU (Socket S1G2)

Graphics

LP156WH2-TLE1 @ 1366x768

ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics (Acer Incorporated [ALI])

Hard Drives

488GB Western Digital WDC WD50 00BEVT-22ZAT0 SCSI Disk Device (SCSI)

Optical Drives

TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-L633B SCSI CdRom Device

Audio

Realtek High Definition Audio

 

i just need to know if i can use any external graphic cards

[Gishank]

There's no such thing as an 'external' GPU. Besides, due to the nature of laptops it's unlikely that you'll be able to upgrade the GPU - What is the laptops make and model?

[Deleted2357693User]

There's no such thing as an 'external' GPU. Besides, due to the nature of laptops it's unlikely that you'll be able to upgrade the GPU - What is the laptops make and model?

 

silly boy do youre research

 

http://www.villageinstruments.com/tiki-index.php?page=ViDock

 

and thats just one of them there is another from ati i cant remember the name

 

*EDIT*

after going looking for my specs againg i rememberd i posted those already

my laptops an ACER aspire 5536 if i remmeber corectly

[urbex]

When you start buying external hardware upgrades for a laptop, it's time to get a desktop.

[Deleted2357693User]

When you start buying external hardware upgrades for a laptop, it's time to get a desktop.

 

1 problem the only thing puting me down on this laptop is the graphics card why would i play £500 - £1000 on a new desktop with high specs when all i need to replace is my graphics card on my laptop?

 

than i can use my laptop for both work and entertainment at almost no cost

[evildead789]

depends what the cost is of that thingie. Your laptop cpu isn't that groovy but your gpu is a lot worse so i can understand your motives. I looked up some threads about it and it seems to work fine so it's worth the try and you can always use the videocard you bought in a future desktop or maybe even your future laptop.

 

because that stuff is just a holder/connector for a normal videocard

Edited November 28, 2010 by evildead789

[Sinophile]

why would i play £500 - £1000 on a new desktop with high specs when all i need to replace is my graphics card on my laptop?

 

than i can use my laptop for both work and entertainment at almost no cost

 

Why do you own a laptop in the first place(instead of a desktop), most likely because it is portable. When you buy external hardware for your laptop, you are essentially defeating the purpose of it's potability. Chances are that in a couple years you'll need other upgrades as well, such as more ram, a new cpu. Moreover, A high-end cell phone(I.E. droid or Iphone 4G), or a netbook can perform most non-gaming tasks that a laptop can do(I.E. surf the internet, watch DVDs). So rather than having a laptop with a bunch of extra peripherals, have either a low-end laptop or an expsensive phone for work etc. and a big-ass desktop for gaming. In the long run(Say, in about 2-5 years), you'll actually save a lot more money.