Dell Changed My GPU??

[ContraHacker]

Hi guys, 

 

As far as I know, you cannot change a Graphics card from a laptop. My Laptop (Dell Inspirion N4050) needed cleaning up and needed a HDD change. I went to the Dell service center and got it done. When I got it back from the shop, after installing the drivers, I noticed that the GPU was an AMD Radeon HD 6470M. I had a 7450M though! I can't understand whats going on. It seems to perform about the same as before so whats the deal here? Should I try downloading drivers from AMD's website for 7450M? 

 

Any help is appreciated, I find this very interesting. 

[79wjd]

My guess would be that they replaced the laptop and not just the HDD and the replacement/s that they have available use 6470m's.

[Mira Yurizaki]

They're both the exact same GPU, so I wouldn't really worry about it.

[Humble_newbie]

Oh shit. Sorry to hear this mate. I just checked the specs and it says the model comes with 7450M. Contact the service center and file a claim.

[ContraHacker]

3 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

My guess would be that they replaced the laptop and not just the HDD and the replacement/s that they have available use 6470m's.

Thanks for the reply. I am pretty sure its mine old beaten up full of scratches laptop. 

[DXMember]

are you sure it's your laptop that you got back? did you check the serial numbers?

[NicekillBG]

throw it out of the windows and get a pc

[ContraHacker]

4 minutes ago, NicekillBG said:

throw it out of the windows and get a pc

I have a beast PC but its heavy af. Nothing beats the power and portability of a notebook. <3

[NicekillBG]

2 minutes ago, ContraHacker said:

I have a beast PC but its heavy af. Nothing beats the power and portability of a notebook. <3

You be your notebook

#believe