How do I change my video card?

[Guest]

i'm a little bit computer literate. i would like to upgrade my video card if possible on my sony vaio laptop model vgn-fs980. how and where can i go to but it?

[arochester]

"Upgrading your laptop's graphics card is no walk in the park; in fact it's something more akin to open heart surgery. But it can be done..." - http://www.pcworld.com/article/14890...hics_card.html DIFFICULTY: Hard

You could possibly hack something together... - http://lifehacker.com/5851902/turn-a...ideo-card-dock - BUT NOT CHEAP

[SteveRiley]

http://www.pcworld.com/article/14890...hics_card.html

Interesting article, but probably well beyond useful now. Every laptop I've torn apart since around 2010 incorporates the graphics chip directly onto the motherboard, soldered in -- not on a removable card as that article shows.

[ardvark71]

Every laptop I've torn apart since around 2010 incorporates the graphics chip directly onto the motherboard, soldered in -- not on a removable card as that article shows.

Hi Steve...

Wow, I thought they were soldering the chipsets long before 2010...

Regards...

[SteveRiley]

The only pre-2010 laptop I've torn down was one of those behemoth workstation things that did, in fact, have a removable card just like in that photograph. So my sample size is, admittedly, small.

[ardvark71]

The only pre-2010 laptop I've torn down was one of those behemoth workstation things that did, in fact, have a removable card just like in that photograph. So my sample size is, admittedly, small.

Ah, ok.

[UnLead2D]

It's hard to replace a laptop's video card. I suggest you do not try to upgrade a laptop's video card. If you want then you can give the laptop to a professional and do the job for you. Also, it'll void your laptop's warranty.