Updating laptop graphics card

I am looking into updating my laptop and probable the graphics card and wondered how much it would cost. I have a HP G62 Notebook PC, with 3.00 GB RAM. With graphics card Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family. I am wanting to play World of Warcraft and it is not working smooth at all, what is a good solution to update and how much will it cost?

With that chipset, set your ground clutter to low, (and everything else, but especially that), but you should be able to bring your view distance up to medium.
That should give you smooth gameplay. Oh, and go into Windowed mode, on some systems that seems to help.
Plus: You may try going to MSCONFIG (Start, and type in MSCONFIG), going into the startup tab and disabling everything unneeded, just in case it's a background program issue.
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Should I update my laptop graphics card or is it possible?

Should I update my laptop graphics card or not? Is it possible to do so? Please help
My laptop model is HP Probook 4441s

You're very welcome.
Your notebook has switchable graphics...an Intel UMA graphics chip which uses shared system memory, and an AMD Radeon HD 7650M graphics chip, which uses discrete graphics memory.
The AMD GPU with its discrete graphics memory are still chips soldered and integrated on the motherboard.
That's what it means. You assumed it was a removable card, and it is not.
There is no reference to a graphics card in your model on any of the official HP specifications for your notebook.
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/14306_div/14306_div.PDF
Note on page 7...
GRAPHICS
Integrated:
Intel HD Graphics 4000 (3nd Generation Intel Quad-Core i7; Dual-Core i5 and i3)
Intel HD Graphics 3000 (2nd Generation Intel Dual-Core i5 and i3)
Intel HD Graphics (2nd Generation Intel Celeron configurations)
Discrete:
AMD Radeon™ HD 7650M, with 1 GB and 2 GB dedicated DDR3 video memory
I don't see anything there about a graphics card, do you?

HP 15 Special Edition p000 - How do I update the graphics card?

received this message trying to run Windows movie maker. Cannot see the video i was editing. It worked before...Can i update the graphics card online? please help link me....or do i have to buy a new card and get it installed

Hi @DP21 ,
Welcome to the HP Forums!
It is a wonderful place to find answers and ideas!
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I see from your post that you are unable to run Windows Movie Maker 2012 as you receive an error that your graphic card only support Direct X 9.
You can run the HP Support Assistant to look for updates.
I am unsure if this is your exact model or not but here is the link to the driver page HP Beats Special Edition 15z-p000 CTO Notebook PC Drivers
As this is a CTO model I can not pull up your exact build information. If you would private message me with your serial number I will try to obtain your exact specifications. Do not post it in the public forum as it is private information and would be in violation of the rules.
Have you done all your Windows updates as Direct X is a microsoft program.
I hope this helps
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Updating Macbook Graphics Card Drivers

i have tried playing warcraft 3 using the macbook as it is. and it is pretty crappy. i think if the drivers were updated it would run more smoothly.
i was wondering if its possible to upgrade them?
i know its an integrated chipset and w/e but is there anything more i can do as far as software upgrading?
Mac OS X (10.4.7) 13" Macbook 30 Gig Video iPod

for now the updater for graphic card should be in the 10.4.7 or 10.4.8 updater.
Go to blizzard sites and download patch and updater for wIII (ver 1.20?), it might help too.
Good Luck.

Updating iMac graphics card.

I've never updated my graphics card and I think its about time I did so. Does anyone know how I can go about this? I tried updating through "about this mac" but that doesnt update anything. If somone can point me in the right direction that would be great. Also if somone could tell me how I can find out what my graphics card is I need to know that.

A graphics card is a piece of hardware. Usually the drivers for that hardware are never updated, not explicitly anyway.
The card type can be found under  About this Mac > More Info > Hardware; Graphics.
MacPros have removable cards that are potentially upgradable but with iMacs they are fixed and cannot be changed.

Can I update my graphics card?

NOTE: By updating my graphics card, I do not mean getting a new one - I mean installing a some software to put my graphics card up to date.
Hey all. I need to now if I can update my card, cause if not, I can't play a certain game. Would love some help on this - Thanks!

Install a RAM upgrade, other than that no.
Intense "reality" games are not, in general, intended for Macs.

FPS drop in the game Counter strike after updating my graphics card.

Hi, i just updated my graphic card drivers and after that the fps on a game i like to play dropped to about 5. Before it was 70-100.
Its just unplayable and i cant figure out what it is, it has to do with the update.
I tried another game and it floats the same way as before.
The pc is a HP-Pavilion and the mode name is VN278AA-UUW m9860sc.
The graphics card im using is ATI radeon HD 4650.
Any idea what it may be?

Hi TIMOWN,
Welcome to the HP Support Forums!
I am sorry to hear the your FPS has dropped so low after updating your Graphics card. I will try my best to help you with this. I suspect that you had a bad update and would suggest rolling back the driver to the previous version.
The steps to rolling back a driver are in this document for Device Manager Information for Windows 8.
I hope this helps, please let me know how it goes.
Good luck and have a great day!
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Can i upgrade my cq 42 227tu laptop graphic card

i have compaq presario cq 42 227tu notebook , and i want to install graphic card on my laptop . so its possible or not please reply with all technical specification.

Assume your version has intel intergrated graphics, no upgrade is possible to the motherboard.
Only option would be finding another better spec motherboard from HP/Compaq range that may fit your notebook chassis.
Balanced on cost & probably minimal gain a newer machine is best option really.
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Can I upgrade my laptop Graphic Card

I have a HP DV6 B1N18EA, its has the nividia geforce 630m 2 gb detecated, I need a better graphic card to upgrade it. So can anyone please tell me if i can

Hi,
Basically you can, with a cost and I believe this cost may be more expensive than buying a new computer because you have to take into account:
New card price, and WHERE you can buy it because laptop cards are not the same as desktop cards. You can't buy from any normal shop,
Need new system board (may be),
Need new cooling system because generally speaking more powerfull card pumps out more heat (you want more powerfull card don't you?).
May need new PSU because your current PSU may not suitbale to the card. (I ordered a machine with Nvidia card and I needed to order a 90W charger at the same time, not the normal 65W charger. They simply rejected my order).
Labor cost.
Many, many packets of Asprin.
Hope this helps.
BH
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Walmart HP Laptop Graphics Card Mixup

I recently purchased your Pavilion 17-e119wm from Walmart. on the Walmart website, under “details from manufacturer” It said the graphics card had 4GB of dedicated memory. I got the laptop a couple days ago, and today I discovered that under “system”, my computer said there was no dedicated graphics memory. I looked up the graphics card, and, sure enough, the graphics card had no dedicated graphics memory. A couple of weeks ago, I had ordered the pavilion 17z with some configuration, but then I found the Pavilion 17-e119wm (at Walmart), which, mainly because of the graphics card, looked like a better deal, so I canceled my previous order of the 17z. During the cancelation, I was offered 10% off if I kept the order, which I declined. Now that I found out about my graphics card, I was wondering if I could still get 10% off the 17z (and hopefully the hard drive upgrade too that was free when I bought the first laptop)
Thanks,
Nathan Hagan

Hi,
Probably misreading some how. The following specs says it has "AMD Radeon HD 8650G graphics with up to 4206MB total graphics memory"
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=au&lc=en&docname=c04119881
No where in its specs saying it has dedicated memory. I believe you have to talk direcly with Walmart, this forum is for you and me. Some HP people are around but I don't think they speak as a company.
Regards.
BH
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Can't update AMD graphics card drivers in Macbook Pro 15" 2011

I've been having this problem for a while now, and from what I understand, it's a fairly common issue with bootcamp but I have not been able to find a solution to the problem nonetheless. I am using a 15" Macbook Pro from 2011 (purchased in early September, not sure if that was before the 'late 2011' model or not), running Windows 7 Home Premium x64 through bootcamp v4.0. The graphics card is an AMD Radeon HD 6750m last updated on 6/13/2011 to version 8.812.0.0.
I have tried many times to update the card using the AMD catalyst control center supposedly made for windows 7 in bootcamp, but no matter what compatibility options I choose, the installer either tells me there is no graphics adapter (auto detect) or just crashes immediately after starting installation of the catalyst control center. I've also attempted reinstalling bootcamp several times, each with a fresh download of the windows support software, though I have not completely uninstalled Windows 7. I'm not sure if the problem is with the bootcamp drivers themselves or with AMD's software or a combination of both, and a solution would be greatly appreciated.
Also, I know this is completely the wrong spot for this, but while I'm here, does anybody else have issues running EA's Origin download service? I just installed it in bootcamp a few days ago to play Mass Effect 3, and ever since then my computer gets display lag (e.g. in windows media player the video freezes for a few seconds at a time, while the sound continues playing) sometimes, especially during and after attempting to play Mass Effect 3. I already checked to make sure that both Origin and Mass Effect 3 are fully up to date, so I thought it might have something to do with the graphics card.
Anyway, thanks for the assistance, and I apologize for asking a question that has probably been answered several times. I searched through several posts, I couldn't find any answers to my problem.

Despite all of these helpful posts from the community, I'm still coming up short. I'm attempting to update my ATI Radeon HD 6770m driver on windows 7 64-bit. I've followed this guide:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3866652?start=0&tstart=0
(third post down) - I also use Drive Sweeper after using CCCleaner and device manager uninstall.
Every time I attempt to install the driver after rebooting, I receive an error message stating "Driver install: the INF file was not found" with a log stating that the driver failed to install upon completion.
When I attempt to use control panel>Device Manager>Display Adapters>Update Driver Software>Browse My Computer For Driver Software and then choose the appropriate file path (including subfolders) or by choosing from a list of device drivers and selecting one of the two inf files in c:/amd/support/12-2_mobility../packages/drivers/display/w76a_inf, I receive the following error message:
"Windows Encountered a problem installing the driver software for your device
Windows found driver software for your device but encountered an error while attempting to install it.
AMD Radeon HD 6700m Series
There is no driver selected for the device information set or element.
If you know the manufacturer of your device, you can visit its website and check the support section for driver software."
I'm hitting nothing but dead ends here. I just want to play SWTOR with an updated driver!
Please provide a detailed, step-by-step solution (if you have one). It is not safe to assume that I have any experience regarding graphics drivers or running windows in bootcamp. Thanks in advance.

Update AMD graphics Card Driver

My System is hp pavilion g6 2005TX with Windows 8.1 pro 64bit
I have 2gen Core i5 processor with intel HD 3000.
And AMD Radeon HD 7670M graphics card.
My current graphics card version : 8.982.10.1600 (download from HP with driver date :03-11-2012)
Catalyst Control Center version :2012.1104.523.9449
Intel HD 300 driver version : 9.17.10.2849
This all are not the latest versions
i want the lates drivers for my graphics card.
I had downloaded latest driver from AMD's site. But after installing this driver i can't open catalyst control center. it says "No settings can be configured using CCC"No other graphics settings are working.
I tried it using AMD autodetect and download and install.it too shows same error.
Kindely someone help me to download latest versions.
And install correctly.

Hello Adarsh_Johny,
Thanks for posting on the HP Forums!
I understand you are looking for updated drivers for your notebook. Unfortunately, there are no Windows 8.1 drivers that HP supports, as indicated here: HP Pavilion g6-2005ax Notebook PC Drivers
My suggestion to you is to return the computer to Windows 7 or 8 to take full advantage of the updated drivers. Of course, you can try to install the latest Windows 8 drivers, but I can't guarantee that will work.
Please let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks!
Mario
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Laptop Graphics card

well it says i have a Standard VGA Graphics Adapter and i was wondering if i can upgrade the graphics card. because imy trying to play games i bought but it wont because of the card

Hi:
If you are seeing a standard vga adapter, that means the graphics driver is not installed, which is why the graphics in your notebook isn't working up to par.
See if installing this graphics driver resolves the problem.
http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?sp4ts.oid=5405142&swItemId=ob_143865_1&swEnvOid=405...

Updating my graphics card

Hi all
I'm looking at getting a new graphics card for my mac (G4 quicksilver 2002, 800mhz,1.25gb ram) but am not really sure what to go for.
My current profile is this which I copied from the system profiler:-
Type: display
Bus: AGP
Slot: SLOT-1
VRAM (Total): 32 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x5157
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-91701-222
I presume it's an ATI card with 32mb of video ram.
I would like to put an Nvidia card in this time as I've heard there can be trouble with the ATI cards if the driver's not right.
I'd like to spend around £100 on a card ( if possible).
I run programs such as photoshop, illustrator, freehand and quark as well as a few web programs. But no heavy game playing or video editing.
Any thoughts or advice would be much appreciated

Hi Neil
As far as I'm aware Nvidia cards aren't available in retail versions so unless you can find one on eBay ATI may be a better choice.
I have the same computer as you, recently replaced the stock Radeon 7500 with a Radeon 9600 Pro PC & Mac Edition and have been happy with it. The other choices were a Radeon 9000 or 9800, but the former has been discontinued and lacks Core Image support where as the latter was perhaps overkill as I'm not a gamer (and it also requires an internal power connection, generates a fair amount of heat and has a fan that can be noisy).
If you're looking to spend £100, the most important consideration may be whether you'll need an adapter. For example, if you buy a 9600 or 9800 and need to use a ADC monitor, you'd have to buy a DVI to ADC adapter which costs £70 by itself. If you do have a ADC monitor, a Radeon 9000 may be the better choice. A brand new 128meg version went on eBay a couple of months a go for around £70.
I hope this helps.

Update my graphics card (?)

I'm running a G5 quad (PowerPC not Intel) with a NVIDIA GeForce 7800GT graphics card (256MG VRAM) and I'm having problems with viewing my animations in real time (even rendered and trying to view the QT files). Since we are now starting to render files in HD quality, can someone tell me if there a better graphics card I should install?
Thanks!

AFAIK, you've got the mega king of GFx cards for a G5. Nothing faster. You might look into an x1900 Mac version, but it's also 256MB I believe...
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