In need of a new gpu/vga for laptop.

NuclearVision

Hey there,
Ny uncle has a giant 17" laptop, it has been with him like 3-4 or more years now. Unfortunately, the gpu got burnt. So i need to know if any gpu will work with the motherboard.
This is the image of the gpu:

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Any ideas where i can find a compatible one, and what about the price?

Ngel

in Lebanon, you wont find anything, or if you will, at a very high price. i would recommend Ebay

AvoK95

Ngel is right.

But if you look hard enough you might find someone who has it from an old junk laptop.

BTW, HOW DID YOU GET IT TO SUCH CONDITIONS ?

MohammedSF

What's your laptop model exactly ?

NuclearVision

Acer aspire 4710.
The laptop overheated so the gpu got fried, and we tried to fix it with no luck.

chami-john

Hello NuclearVision
try looking for a (toshiba qosmio x305) or (the c2d alienware laptop)... the vga should be interchangeable ask for said scrap/used laptops

MohammedSF

1-Your card is "Nvidia Geforce 8600GS 256MB DDR2 MXM-I"
Your laptop supports any card in MXM-I interface and some cards in MXM-II interface like the one in Toshiba Qosmio 305x witch is a Geforce 9600M-GT 512MB MXM-II "note that using MXM-II cards means more power and might require a bigger adapter" so stick with MXM-I cards for full compatibility

2- If your laptop can boot using it's IGP forget buying MXM cards cuz it doesn't worth it, both 8600GS & 9600GT are low end cards, if it doesn't boot using IGP then it requires a "close circuit card" in the MXM slot to close the circuit and switch to internal graphics.

NuclearVision

Thanks mohammedSF i'll try my best.