GeForce 8600M GT vs Radeon x1600

[swono]

I just purchased a refurb'd MacBook Pro 2.33GHZ, 15", 2GB, 120GB hd, Radeon x1600. Now I see that they have refurb'd 2.4GHz machines with NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 256MB of GDDR3 memory $300 more.

I am an architect and I frequently use 3D modeling animation programs such as Maya.

Should I:
1) return the current machine and get the latest.
2) purchase NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
3) purchase a top-range graphics card (if then, which one?)
4) none of the above. don't worry about it.

Thanks!

 

[zioxide]

umm, you cant change the laptop video chip it's soldered on to the logic board.

so you can either exchange it or keep it. the 8600m does have a fairly decent performance increase, but you have to decide whether its worth the hassle or not.

 

[DoFoT9]

you cannot replace laptop gpu's! they arent like dekstop computers.

option number 1 i would choose.

 

[rowe4860]

Ive got a MBP Pro with an X1600 in it too, and im really curious. Are there driver updates i should download for it? And if So....Where?

 

[DoFoT9]

Ive got a MBP Pro with an X1600 in it too, and im really curious. Are there driver updates i should download for it? And if So....Where?

not for osx. if ur running xp then u could get drivers from omega.org or amd.com i suppose. not much of an increase anyawys.