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Can you upgrade the GPU on New MBP?

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kirbs

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Just curious, I wanted to know if you can replace the 256mb card with a 512? or is it soldered in like the processor? And for that fact why do they solder in the processor?
 
well, thanks for the reasoning. However, I would rather sacrifice thiness for the ability to future self upgrade...hmm i guess i could always do a board swap to replace my 2.4's with a 2.53's (or 2.8's 😀 ) and just keep my ram and HD or do they integrate the board into the unibody. Also, is the logic baord just the motherboard?
 
kirbs said:
well, thanks for the reasoning. However, I would rather sacrifice thiness for the ability to future self upgrade...
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I wouldn't get a Mac for that then.

kirbs said:
hmm i guess i could always do a board swap to replace my 2.4's with a 2.53's (or 2.8's 😀 ) and just keep my ram and HD or do they integrate that into the unibody. Also, is the logic baord just the motherboard?
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The logicboard includes the GPU and processor in addition to just the motherboard.

In the latest models you should be able to replace it entire thing much more easily then in previous models. If you call replacing a laptop logicboard easy.
 
Eidorian said:
The 9600M GT is soldered onto the logicboard just like the CPU.
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That's going to be true for just about any notebook manufacturer. If you want true customizability then you will have the go the route of building your desktop pc or perhaps a Mac Pro.
 
Logic board replacement= no prob, i got some torx, a static pad, and the know how.
 
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