T500 - Replacing video card

I recently bought a T500 @ $1.3k but the video card it came with is a mere 265mb Radeon HD 3650, is it possible to replace this video card (and what are some cheap/effective alternatives if I wanted gaming?)
P.S.- How accurate are the estimated shiping days? I can't wait 10 days!!!...
Message Edited by arcainic on 05-19-2009 02:29 AM

No, You cannot upgrade the graphics card. Unfortunately Thinkpad's aren't designed for gaming. I however think you'll be pleasantly surprised that the 3650 is a decent graphics card. Not top of the line, but definetly holds it's own. Of course, with Thinkpad's battery life and build quality are through the roof so the laptop will make up for it in other areas.

Similar Messages

HT4152 replace video card

Hi,
I'm 99% sure my video card needs to be replaced. When I try to turn the machine on, you hear it boot up, but the screen won't come on. I tried a couple of reset options I find online, but that didn't work. I hooked it up to a monitor and the screen still didn't come up on the separate monitor which is why I think it's the video card.
All that being said, I have no idea what video card I should use. Any advice would be great. I don't want to spend more than $50 on it b/c this macbook pro is 7 years old.
Thanks,
Kristen

Hi Kristen,
With a MacBook Pro, some models have the graphics module as part of the logic board, some as a small board connected to the logic board. Some, the graphics "chip" is an integral part of the central processor itself.
Only way to tell for sure what is happening is to take the MBP to an Apple store genius bar and have the techs test it. They have far better diagnositc tools than we mere mortals have available. The testing is free and they can then advise what needs to be done and cost.
Make an appointment, Apple Retail Store lookup below in blue, Genius bar, Make an Appointment, since they can get really, really busy.
Ralph

Mac Pro (early 2008-3.0) which replacement video card

I am fairly certain that my Video Card has died. I purchased my Mac Pro in June of 2008 and my config is MAC PRO/3.0_8CX/2X16/880GT/320/2XSD/AP/M/K. Based on other posts I've read, it appears as though Apple does not build Graphic Cards very well. If possible, I'd like to replace the 8800GT (512 MB of GDDR3) with a card with 1GB of memory (but NOT the $1500 unit). But I get very confusing answers when I'm shopping for a card. For example, cards at MacMall listed as "Universal" platform (as opposed to PC) look great, but when I verified with the (sales) rep that it was Mac compatible, I was told no and then she tried to sell me the $1500 unit. Will OSX Leopard or Snow Leopard drive any card that needs PCI Express 2.0 16X? Could somebody suggest a good replacement card? I'm trying to keep it under $500. Thanks in advance for any help.
--Ford

Whoever writes the hardware requirements should be fired. If it req'd that only the latest logicboards could use it, ATI would be in a world of hurt.
And if you look at Barefeats you will see that bandwidth matters.
They should say what is minimum requirement. And get a background in technical writing, they have graduate programs. And when the specs fit reality people will have some faith and rely on it. As it is, everything has to be with grain of salt or just throw it out and ignore it.
What it does need is a newer set of drivers, and that I'd like to see in a standalone package... included with the card, and maybe even untethered from Snow Leopard so people could buy and use it on Leopard too. Or not have to wait for the next OS update to come out for decent drivers. Some think we'll see firmware update for these cards. New chipset errata. By which time ATI hopes to start showing its 6770, 6870 and 6970s.

Replace video card

My laptop came with the ATI Moblility Radeon HD 4200 GPU which is not supported by Windows 8.1. I want to replace the GPU but I am not sure how to even shop for it. Compatibility issues abound and I want to make sure that once I make a purchase it will be for a product that will actually work in my laptop. My system came with Windows 7 Home Premium x64bit installed. Can someone please point me in the right direction for a GPU (AMD or Intel does not really matter) that will operate under Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 as well. Cost is an issue, the least expensive without giving up quality is best. Thanx in advance,-James

Hi,
Review this posted article.
There are two BIOS updates posted for your PC. Did you apply them? You will need to disable secure boot and enable legacy mode to do so. See the below links.
The following HP articles should help you with getting a graphics card to work in your PC.
HP Secure Boot Windows 8 Topics Computer Does not Start After Installing a Video Card (Windows 8)
Your PC comes with a 460 watt power supply so be sure that your graphics card meets the requirements specified by the graphics card manufacturer.
HP DV9700, t9300, Nvidia 8600, 4GB, Crucial C300 128GB SSD
HP Photosmart Premium C309G, HP Photosmart 6520
HP Touchpad, HP Chromebook 11
Custom i7-4770k,Z-87, 8GB, Vertex 3 SSD, Samsung EVO SSD, Corsair HX650,GTX 760
Custom i7-4790k,Z-97, 16GB, Vertex 3 SSD, Plextor M.2 SSD, Samsung EVO SSD, Corsair HX650, GTX 660TI
Windows 7/8 UEFI/Legacy mode, MBR/GPT

Replacing video cards

Bought a recent video game that needs a superior graphics card. How to do ID where it should go and replace the existing one on an iMac G5? Thanks, Eli

To share my experience --
SIMS 2 specs (packaging and website) indicate it will only run on an ATI 9000 series or higher.
My daughters eMac has the ATI 7500. After upgrading it to OSX 10.4 from 10.2, SIMS 2 ran great. Have no idea why Aspyr would not want it ran on the lower cards but it has not been a restriction.
Just curious--what's the game? As the ATI 9000 series and 128MB VRAM is still mainstream video.
Mark

New Video Card for G5 dual 2.3 PCIex running Matrox MXO box

Greetings. I have an HDV project and purchased an MXO to allow viewing
on external monitor. The MXO did not work with my GeForce 7800 video card
and I spent over an hour with Matrox tech support and they also sent me
a second MXO box. The CPU does not appear to see the MXO and we were unable to see any signal (i.e. color bars during set up)
My question: Has anyone found a way to integrate
MXO into a FCP set-up like mine? I'm running a G5 2.3 late, 6 gig ram,
FCP 6.04 and this video card mentioned above. The second part of question:
If I need to replace video card, has anyone done this with my particular G5 and had good success? I have found on the Matrox site that one user has put an
ATI 1900x into his G5 and they also support a lesser card GeForce 6600. I do not
want to take a step back with any modification and want to make sure my system which funs very smoothly now is not compromised. Thanks for any experience and insight into this.
G5 dual 2.3 GeForce7800 Mac OS X (10.4.11)
Go Back

Thanks for this post/response. The 7800GT card I currently have was a build to order option and I assume was not flashed. I'd love to figure out if there is a
way to get my current card to like the MXO box, or to install a new, equally fast video card that would allow me to use MXO. I may install an x1900 Mac Edition and see how it works but do want to hear from other late edition G5 owners that they have been happy with this card (running OS 10.4.11, Final Cut Pro).
K

MacPro 4,1/5,1 video cards and audio support

I have a MacPro5,1 2010 model and I am considering replacing the standard video card with a newer more powerful one which can support 4K displays. I have however seen a lot of reports of problems with Yosemite 10.10.2 and being unable to send audio via the Mini Displayport or HDMI ports on various replacement video cards.
I was wondering if anyone here had better news to report regarding this issue. If so what configuration is working for you?
Am I also right in thinking that all third-party cards regardless of inherent capabilities would be unable to do Displayport MST, and 4K 60Hz via HDMI in OS X?
PS. I would ideally want to retain the Mac boot screen on such a card. (PC flashed cards do not support this.)

The hatter wrote:
Ask MACVIDCARDS
I have already sent them an email and I am awaiting a reply but they will only be able to speak regarding the particular models of card they deal with, there maybe other models they don't handle that have better results - at least with regards to my list of requirements.

ATI FireGL v3350 video card or buy a new one?

I just got a new computer and am going to be using premiere for video editing. The video card is the ATI FireGL v3350. Is this sufficient to produce quality videos? Obviously new to this. Also, if not what replacement video card should be purchased?
thanks

The video card won't affect the quality of the videos at all. You should be fine with that card.

Graphics/Video Card [REPLACEMENT / UPGRADE] on HP Pavilion Desktop - Help

I have the following:
HP Pavilion Elite m9152p Desktop
Upgraded to Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (upgraded 11-2009)
The video card seems to have gone out and I have tried the following:
Reinstalling Operating system
Uninstalled & Reinstalled & Rollback drivers
Prior to the above attempts, no changes had been made to software or hardware only leading to the same result: The video seems to be fine and then it freezes and crashes and ultimately has to have a hard-restart at which point, the computer loads the onboard video/graphics.
I need to purchase a replacement video/graphics card, but I am unsure what specs I need to be aware of or what my computer can handle as far as a replacement and maybe a possible upgrade (not necessary) - any help in this regard would be most appreciated.
Thanks!
This question was solved.
View Solution.

I think it is a good choice.
The reviews seem positive for the most part including that the fan appears to be quiet.
I don't know if your previous card had HDMI.
When you install your new video card, it may disable your onboard audio due to the HDMI audio chip on the video card.
If you do lose your onboard audio, after you install the video drivers, reboot the machine, go into the BIOS, find the onboard audio setting. It may be set to Auto or Disabled. Change the setting to Enabled. Save the setting where you made the change and again when you exit the BIOS.
Upon reboot you will have your onboard audio back.
Looking forward to hearing back from you.
Paul

Video Card - Repair or Replace?

I have a Dual 2.5 GHz PowerPC G5 with a Radeon X800 XT video card. The video card is making a very loud intermittent whining noise. I assume it is the fan on the video card making the noise. My question is whether to replace the video card or repair it.
I noticed on Ebay that this video card still holds it's value at $200 - $300 while the video card in my new Mac Pro (Radeon X1900 XT) only has a value of $60-$80. Why is the X800 XT still so expensive?
I also found on Ebay someone selling a brand new, authentic ATI fan (with heatsink) replacement for only $12. It looks exactly like the one on my current card. I'm just wondering if replacing the fan is an easy enough process that I could do it without messing it up and causing overheating issues or other problems. I have only once before worked with thermal paste and I wouldn't want to do it wrong. However, if it's pretty fool proof then I'll give it a go.
To sum it up my questions are 1) Why is the X800 XT still so expensive and 2) should I replace the fan or look for a new AGP card.
Thanks in advance.

Hi-
Why is the X800 XT still so expensive
Because there are no real equals in terms of overall performance for AGP G5's.
There are no new cards in production and the X800 was and is, at the top of the A list.
Even a close option like the Geforce 6800 Ultra also demands higher prices.
http://www.barefeats.com/radx800.html
should I replace the fan or look for a new AGP card.
I would replace the fan.
It's a shame to toss a card like that for a simple repair.
This article is for a CPU, but the basics are the same:
http://www.jcsenterprises.com/Japamacs_Page/Blog/9AE7FE0E-0CF2-4A7C-8003-489B282 582BC.html
Use Arctic cooling MX-2 or MX-3 to get the safest to use, most thermally conductive compound available.

Early 2008 Video Card Replacement Question

BACKGROUND
Hardware Overview:
Model Name:                       Mac Pro
Model Identifier:                  MacPro3,1
Processor Name:                  Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed:                  2.8 GHz
Number of Processors:         2
Total Number of Cores:        8
L2 Cache (per Processor):     12 MB
Memory:                               10 GB
Bus Speed:                            1.6 GHz
Boot ROM Version:                MP31.006C.B05
SMC Version (system):          1.25f4
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT:part number 630-9898
Chipset Model:        NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Type:                       GPU
Bus:                         PCIe
Slot:                         Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width:      x16
VRAM (Total):           512 MB
Vendor:                    NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID:                 0x0611
Revision ID:              0x00a2
ROM Revision:          3233
Displays:
SyncMaster:
Resolution:                       1920x 1200 @ 60 Hz
Pixel Depth:                      32-BitColor (ARGB8888)
SyncMaster:
Resolution:                       1920x 1080 @ 60 Hz
Pixel Depth:                      32-BitColor (ARGB8888)
I run one XP drive for games (primarily Flight Simulators) and music/video (CD/DVD) conversion (Danisoft/SlyFox). Mostly stuff that I have yet to find an equivalent that will run on Mac OS. I run one drive with Lion: MSOffice for Mac, iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, etc (main use drive). I run one drive with Snow Leopard: still have some stuff that requires Rosetta but is little used. (Thinking about creating a Snow Leopard partition on my Lion drive and using my current Snow Leopard drive for additional storage.) I run one drive thatis purely storage. Everything is backedup to a 2TB Time Capsule using Time Machine. Op systems also backed up to Hitachi 2TB G-Drive using Carbon CopyCloner as well as all important files backed up there as well.
Video card failed. Ifixed it using the ‘bake it in the oven’ trick. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7um_hZYom4) However, still thinking about replacing the card. There are three Apple part numbers foravailable/comparable video cards.
630-9898 – This is the part number ofthe card currently installed. Best pricefound is $586.37
661-4642 – This card is listed as newwith no choke. Best price found is$242.00.
661-4854 – This card is listed as new‘with Choke’. Best price found is$246.00.
Then, I see where some are replacingthe NVIDIA cards with ATI’s.
5770 – $249.00 from Apple.
5870 – $449.00 from Apple.
QUESTION
Based on my current gaming on the XPdrive and the primary use of the Mac OS drives being general purpose (with moreand more getting into iPhoto and iMovie), what are the feelings of the community on which replacement vid card to purchase? (Note: To date I have not had any issues with noise or smoothness using the 8800. But who knows what I might want to do in the future and I want to be prepared as best Ican without spending the $1500 on that really high end card.)
TIA

You should look at those Apple version of the ATI Radeon 5770 and 5780 video cards. They are the current mac pro cards but will work in 2008's.
The 5770 requires one aux power cable and the 5870 requires two. Both have two mini-displayports and a dual link DVI port.

Do I need to replace video graphic card or power supply unit on hp compaq presario sr2180nx

hello all
i saw a similar post over 4 years ago, however it doesn't address my issue.
my pc started stalling when i attempt to turn it on. It wouldn't come on. Then after several tries every now and then it would come on. I was told through searching that it could be the video graphic card or the power supply. Therefore once i had the computer back on. I never shut it off. However, i could reboot and it would come on.
Now it won't come on again. So i don't know what to replace. The video graphic card or the power supply. If it is the graphic card, do i replace the one previously installed or add a new one. And if adding a new one, what is recommended to be compatible with my 300 watt supply unit? I'm lost as what route to take and how.Below are the details of my unit.
HP/Compaq Presario SR2180NX desktop PC with a P5LP-LE motherboard with an Integrated graphics using Intel GMA 950.
*Integrated video is not available if a graphics card is installed.
Also supports PCI Express x16 graphics cards
300 watt supply.
thank you in advance for any help you can give me.

Is there an add-in video card in the slot? If so, remove it and try to turn on. If the problem is the video card it will turn on. If not it is the power supply.

LIVE Video Tutorial! How to Replace and Configure a Video Card - HP Expert Day "How-To" Video Series – Today at 1:00pm PST

Join us at 1:00pm Pacific time for a LIVE video tutorial of how to replace a video card and configure video settings! The video features HP experts who work with the products every day!
I am an HP employee.

#test

How do I replace an ATI Radeon video card on my MacPro?

The ATI Radeon x1900 video card on my MacPro is failing. I need to replace it with a new/used model. Has anyone ever done this and if so, can you recommend a reliable source for a replacement card, AND, do you know where I can find instructions on how to replace the card? Thank you.

Happy to hear that. Good luck!
Please note the items listed under Legend in the right sidebar of this page.

Can my Late 2009 24" iMac's video card be replaced without replacing the entire logic board?

Can someone help me determine if my video card is built onto the logic board on my Late 2009 Intel 3.06 mhz 24" iMac? The video shows corruption (checkered blocks) with a progress bar at the bottom of the screen, then it reboots in a cycle.
According to similar problems found on the web, I'm failry sure that the VRAM is corrupt. Apple Tech support had me do a reset on the PRAM and that only changed the direction of the corrupt pixels on my display. I also ran the Apple hardware diagnostic program that came with the iMac 3 times and it found no problems (from what I could tell squinting through my corrupt display). The S/N is W891507C250.
Thank you,
Will W.

I appreciate your reply and you are correct about it being an Early 2009 iMac.
But I'm not sure that you are correct that all Early 2009 iMac's do not have seperate video cards though. You may be, but according to other sources on the net (such as the link below) claim that some Early 2009 24" iMac models with certain video cards (i.e. NVidia, which I have in mine) are replaceable without replacing the entire logic board.
Again your feedback is appreciated, but I was kind of hoping for an Apple employee or at least an Apple Support Forum Admin to give me an official answer.
http://ifixit-guide-pdfs.s3.amazonaws.com/guide_13765_en.pdf
Thank again,
Will W.

T500 - Replacing video card

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for