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Need help finding video card.

I need to purchase the following card and I'm looking for a new part not a refurbished one. I seem to find a lot of refurbs online.

MXM GRAPHICSNVIDIA G73M-256M CROSSFIRE (The HP part is 5188-7147)

Any help finding the part from a reputable dealer is much appreciated. Thanks.

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Callandor

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vsllc

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Is there a suitable upgrade for a more common card? The PC is an IQ770.

Danny Child

It's all so integrated that I'd be surprised if another card can fit:

review with pics:
http://content.zdnet.com/2346-10741_22-41597-1.html

spec:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00857266&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&product=3351220

Danny Child

you might want to talk to these guys who seem pretty deep into mxm notebook graphics upgrades:

http://www.mxm-upgrade.com

The benchmarks there for 7900 GS cards look as good as they get....
hth, Danny

Callandor

The IQ770 is like a notebook with an MXM video card. There are three different levels of MXM, but supposedly they are compatible: http://www.notebookforums.com/thread145996.html. Others have fixed it with refurbed replacements: http://www.touchsmartcommunity.com/forum/thread/164/Touch-Smart-Verticle-Lines-Screen-Problem/?page=2

vsllc

ASKER

Thanks I'll look into the links. The touchsmart forum shows a link to a refurb card but it's $250 for a refurb. As it appears to be solely an HP card and HP doesn't sell it I'm pretty sure I will not find a new one for sale.

vsllc

ASKER

No good. The part is not being made anymore and the links provided have no more in stock. Oh well. I'll keep my eye out for refurbs. Thanks.