vaio graphics

[fool4fasion]

i own a vaio FR315B its getting quite old now and i finding that i cant run the newer games due to my graphics. its a ATI RADEON chip.

Now i know that unfortunalty i cant upgrade the chip directly as its soldered to the motherboard.

what i want to know is can i upgrade my motherborad to a newer one with a better graphics setup.

or does anyone know any other way of upgrading my graphics without resorting to buying a complete new system

[Blencogo]

Hi fool4fasion and welcome to ClubVAIO.

It would be uneconomical to try and update your graphics chip - it would be cheaper to buy a new laptop!

Your ATi chip shares it's memory with your Vaio's RAM memory and can use up to 128MB which is not bad. However, unless you have increased your memory, there is probably not enough RAM available to work flat-out.

The best you can do is to increase your memory to 1024MB (your FR Series comes with only 256MB) by buying 2 X 512MB memory modules. This will help your graphics but it may never be able to cope with the latest games at full resolution.

Have a look HERE for extra memory.