Upgrading HDX 16t GPU. Need to know which ones fit and work.

I'm looking into upgrading the medium level graphics card HP pawned off on me when I ordered my HDX16. If I remember there was one other option when choosing my GPU when I ordered this, and I was wondering if maybe that would fit, or what fits at all, or if it can be upgraded at all. Any infomation would be greatly appreciated.

OK, good news and bad news.  The bad news is that the GPU is soldered into the motherboard (I know because I just took this whole thing apart to upgrade the Processor).  This means that to replace the GPU (Video Card), you need to get the motherboard.   I don't know the part numbers, but HP will be able to give that stuff to you.
The good news is that the video card may be upgrade-able.  The NVidia GT-130M with 1024MB dedicated memory is the best option that the HDX 16T comes with... I know because I specifically purchased it since I knew I would run into what you've run into. 
Unfortunately, unlike desktops, the laptop video cards are either soldered like HP, or like Dell, they only have very specific cards that will work in them (has to do with the shape of the card, and the type of plug).  The more bad news is that a replacement motherboard will probably run you a good $300+... If you're resourceful you can put your old board on ebay and recoup some of that back.
HDX 16T CTO-1200
nVidia GT-130M
Intel P9700 Core 2 Duo (2.80GHz) @ 28W
8GB DDR2-800

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