Dell Inspiron 9300 Graphics Card Upgrade Query

[MasterSpy]

Hello,

I have just joined these forums having read a number of excellent and very helpful threads on the topic of upgrading a Dell 9300 Graphics Card. I currently have a UK Dell Inspiron 9300 with an ATI Mobility Radeon X300 128MB card. I am currently looking at upgrading to the Geforce Go 6800.

This post is mainly to ask a number of questions which I haven't managed to find the answer to yet:

1) I have noticed that a number of people have refered to a Dell 'Spare Parts' area that sells the Nvidia Geoforce Go 6800 cards which I need to upgrade. Where is this site? Is it only in the USA or is there a similar UK site? Or is it all done by phone?
2) How much do they charge for these graphics cards?
3) If Dell do not sell them, where else can I buy a card that I need to upgrade with?

From what I have read, I should not need to upgrade any of my other components if I just wish to replace my X300 with a Geforce Go 6800. Is the process of replacing the graphics card relatively simple? And is there anything else I need to watch out for, eg, graphics card drivers etc.

Thanks,

MasterSpy.

[DMB2000uk]

I dont really want to reffer you straight to another forum, as you might not stick around this one (please do ) but notebookforums' dell 17"+ fourm are forever doing upgrade mods, so they should be able to help you out, and I think they have some UK members too. I would try to find the part numbers and dell service number off of there for you but I'm really tired today and cant concentrate!

Dan

[MasterSpy]

Thanks for the help and directing me to the other forum. I have another question now though:

If I was to buy a Nvidia Geforce 6800 Go card from the US, would it be compatible with my UK Dell Inspiron 9300 laptop ie. are American specs the same as UK specs?

[DMB2000uk]

As far as I'm aware they should be, just watch out with the importing as odds are you'll have to pay customs tax on entry to the UK.

Dan