Gaming laptops: Building a gaming laptop
Building a gaming laptop
by razor_90 - 10/17/09 8:17 AMI know a local computer guy who is trustworthy and knowledgeable. He claims to be able to build a laptop that equals the performance of an Alienware M17x. (He runs his own computer store).
The problem is this: He doesn't seem to know much about Nvidia mobile graphics chips such as the GeForce 260M or 130M. He keeps talking about the 9000 series graphics by Nvidia.
My question is this: Can you put an actual graphics card into a laptop if your building one? Also, is there a 9000 series graphics chip?
Please help clarify.
Today? No.
by R. Proffitt
- 10/17/09 11:05 AM
In reply to: Building a gaming laptop by razor_90
No laptop made today comes with the open space and PCIe slot to hold a desktop card. This area is well discussed but let's start with no.
You can stick a toaster in a "laptop" if you want...
by RonS [WINDOWS-TEAM]
- 11/2/09 12:25 PM
In reply to: Building a gaming laptop by razor_90
I mean, if this guy is custom-building machines, heck yeah he could theoretically throw an actual desktop card in your "notebook," but would you want to? I mean, I can throw a flux capacitor in too, but that kind of defeats the case of wanting a small form-factor machine for conceivably mobile gaming.
The 9000s were semi-announced a couple times, but no firm announcements have been made about release date, as far as I can tell.
Nvidia does a good job of informing people about their new lines, so if you're looking for good info, then you'll find it on their sites.
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