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I have been into computer hardware, especially 3D graphics and the hardware that drives them, for a number of years. I have knowledge in installation, use, troubleshooting, purchase suggestions and overclocking.
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No, the graphics hardware in laptops is generally considered to be non-upgradable. If an update were available, Sony would be the sole source of said upgrade, and it will very likely be far more expensive
You can download a monitor driver from Acer (it may also have such a file stored on the CD that came with the monitor) which should alleviate the issue: http://www.acer.co.uk/acer/service.do;jsessionid=A1228F012D730087EA2721F6B8D5B78
With this motherboard, your options are limited to AGP or PCI (PCI Express being something different entirely), based on that, I would suggest an AGP based card, there should still be a few HD 2600XT's
The included power supply appears to be an Antec EarthWatts 500W, this should be fine for the GTX 260, assuming the rest of your system isn't entirely over the top (less than four HDs, less than two optical
Do you have a need for more performance in a specific application? If not, I wouldn't really bother with the price of an upgrade. Furthermore, is your system compatable with the upgrade? Power supply?

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