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Dell 1737 Video Card Help Appreciated!

by Dec 10, 2011 5:58PM PST

Hey everyone! As you can see im new to this forum, but I just want to cut right to it.

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by Forum moderator Dec 10, 2011 6:49PM PST
http://www.expresscard.org/web/site/qa.jsp says "No, we do not expect that a stand-alone ExpressCard graphics
accerlerator will be developed in the near term. Although the PCI
Express x1 lane used in the ExpressCard interface is fast enough for
substantial graphics acceleration, graphics accelerators currently
require more board space than even an ExpressCard/54 module provides,
more power than the ExpressCard slot can provide and produce more heat
than an ExpressCard module can safely dissipate".

So it's no.

Summary: you shouldn't buy a cheap laptop if you want to use it for gaming. There are "gaming laptops".

Kees
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800 bucks and still no video card!
by Forum moderator Dec 11, 2011 12:27AM PST
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