Upgrade graphics card

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Upgrade graphics card

I have a Mid 2009 15-inch, 2.53GHz MacBook Pro with the stock NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB graphics card.

I would like to upgrade the graphics card but it's my understanding that this is not possible since it is soldered to the logic board. Is this correct?

If so, is there any way to run an a graphics card through a firewire or USB port? I'm thinking that there must be some sort of PCI adapter or something.

Thanks for the help!

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9), 8GB DDR3 Ram, 500 Gb 7200rpm HD

Posted on Dec 15, 2013 4:02 PM

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Answer 1

LowLuster

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Dec 15, 2013 4:15 PM in response to roberto2

Not possible on a Mac notebook.

Yes it is Soldered onto the LB.

None that I know of.

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roberto2 Author

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Dec 15, 2013 4:50 PM in response to LowLuster

Okay, well now I know it's soldered to the Logic Board (of f'ing course apple 😠).

I came across this:

"DIY eGPU Setup, which costs about $25. This piece of software allows Windows 7 bootcamp running on a MacBook to properly accept a signal from the video card."

http://www.tested.com/tech/456971-what-it-takes-connect-external-gpu-macbook-thu nerbolt/

and this thread which describes the process in detai:

http://forum.techinferno.com/diy-e-gpu-projects/2109-diy-egpu-experiences-%5Bver sion-2-0%5D.html

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