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r1quicksilver89
Joined: 19 Oct 2009 Posts: 1
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:38 pm Post subject: VGN-FJ270 graphic card upgrade? |
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Hi, Ive been trying to find out if theirs an upgrade too a graphics card for my laptop. I have a sony VGN-FJ270 ive tried many different places to find one, but had no success. I was hoping that you guys might know if and where i could buy a graphic card for my laptop. Thanks
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Justmanuals
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 12:19 am Post subject: |
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Oh thats probly why i couldnt find anything on it. |
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raissazhou02
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FalconFour
Joined: 22 Nov 2009 Posts: 35 Location: Fresno, CA
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Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 9:08 am Post subject: |
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I know it's an old topic, but I'd still like to dump in a little help
A quick Google search shows that your model (VGN-FJ270) uses an integrated Intel GMA 900 graphics controller - rather rare for a Sony, if I may say. That means two things: one, that your laptop doesn't even have a dedicated GPU to begin with (it's integrated onto the northbridge chip to save space & cost - designed to only put text & video on the screen and is sorely underpowered). Two, that it's not affected by the huge failures of nVidia chipsets in Sony (and other) notebooks. So you can rest assured that your laptop may outlast the average Sony
As for "upgrading" the GMA 900, there is actually a utility called GMABooster that can be used to "overclock" the GMA 900 back to its stock speeds if Sony decided to underclock it. With the GMA 900, though, you're unlikely to ever be able to run Windows 7's Aero features, because Intel didn't have their stuff together in time for Vista's initial release (hence it doesn't support Aero). So if that's what you're looking for, you're probably SOL. But for game performance, GMABooster may be a useful utility. You might also want to upgrade your RAM - if you're using XP, 1gb is a good point to be at.
Hope this helps! |
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