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koolyoe
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_ 		10. August 2010 @ 02:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
So I got a new laptop today it is a HP Pavilion dv7
dv7-4065dx

Just wondering if I will be able to upgrade its graphics card at a later date.

It currently has a AMD M88OG WITH ATI MOBILITY Radeon HD 4250 Graphics with 128MB Display Cache Memory
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KillerBug
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_ 		10. August 2010 @ 04:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It could be upgraded, but it is not an add-on card that replaces the old video card; it is a whole new mainboard.
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koolyoe
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_ 		10. August 2010 @ 05:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by KillerBug:
 It could be upgraded, but it is not an add-on card that replaces the old video card; it is a whole new mainboard.
So is this card worthy of the newer games out like BFBC2, and upcoming WoW Cataclysms, and Diablo 3?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+Pavilio...1&skuId=9979217

this is the one I got.
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JMobile
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_ 		19. August 2010 @ 13:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You could of order a laptop straight out of HP's site. They have the 512Mb ATI Radeon 5470 card. But it does get expensive.
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koolyoe
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_ 		19. August 2010 @ 16:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by JMobile:
 You could of order a laptop straight out of HP's site. They have the 512Mb ATI Radeon 5470 card. But it does get expensive.
Actually that is what I ended up doing. I returned the one I got from bestbuy and got this one.

HP Pavilion dv7t Select Edition PC
? Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
? Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-720QM Quad Core processor (1.6GHz, 6MB L3 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 2.8 GHz
? 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 5650 [HDMI, VGA] - For Quad Core Processors
? 6GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
? 500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
? High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (standard)
? 17.3" diagonal HD+ High-Definition HP LED BrightView Widescreen Display (1600 x 900)
? Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW Double Layer
? HP TrueVision Webcam and Fingerprint Reader
? Intel Wireless-N Card with Bluetooth
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_ 		25. August 2010 @ 11:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
That will suffice for the games you mentioned, but it will have to run relatively low settings in Bad Company 2. In all though, that's a decent laptop. It's certainly a monumental upgrade from the one you had before (which you wouldn't have been able to upgrade to the specification of the new one).
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