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Video for inspiron 8500

post #1 of 6
4/12/06 at 4:53am
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Hello guys and thanx for having me.This is my first post here and I hope I am in the right place.I want to know the best compatible video card that I can upgrade to on a Dell Inspiron 8500.Thank you for your time fellas.
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post #2 of 6
4/17/06 at 5:51pm
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Originally Posted by Roddles
Hello guys and thanx for having me.This is my first post here and I hope I am in the right place.I want to know the best compatible video card that I can upgrade to on a Dell Inspiron 8500.Thank you for your time fellas.
First, tell us what you have in your system right now and how much you are looking to spend (in USD$)
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post #3 of 6
4/18/06 at 3:09am
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video upgrade

Well the card is the go 4200 I believe.The inspiron is a 2.4 gig 512 meg.
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post #4 of 6
4/27/06 at 3:00am
best card available for that laptop is the ATI mobility Radeon 9000 which is a 128 mb card. It was never offered for the 8500 but for the 8600, however, many users sucessfully upgraded to the radeon with no major hitches on the 8500.

The 8500 is still a decent machine, but the video card really shows it age these days. The 9000 is not a whole lot better considering the current state of computers, but is still a considerable upgrade to the 4200 go
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post #5 of 6
4/27/06 at 2:15pm
It's not the ati 9000 but the 128 MB ati 9600 PRO. It's a pretty outdated card nowadays, dont know if it would be a good enough upgrade.
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post #6 of 6
4/29/06 at 9:21pm
the 9600 would be a nice upgrade over the 4200.
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