Should it stay or should it go???

Seanieke

Hey everyone,

First time post in the Computers section so take it easy on me.

I have a HP Pavilion DV6 2111SA which is about 3 years old.

I'm happy with it in that it's running Win7 & Office Pro 2010.

The battery is shot though and the VGA port doesn't work (apparently a known problem with the Nvidia graphics card)

Is it worth spending a few quid on a new battery, graphics card and maybe more RAM or am I just as well off in the long run buying a new one?


DxDiag reads as (the bits I think are important?)


Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130318-1533)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 330 @ 2.13GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.1GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 4022MB RAM
Page File: 3287MB used, 4756MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes

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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Sound Tab 3: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

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Display Devices

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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce G105M
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce G105M
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0A68&SUBSYS_3659103C&REV_A2
Display Memory: 2221 MB
Dedicated Memory: 466 MB
Shared Memory: 1755 MB
Current Mode: 1366 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: LP156WH2-TLQ1
Monitor Id: LGD021B
Native Mode: 1366 x 768(p) (59.636Hz)
Output Type: Internal

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EVR Power Information

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Current Setting: {5C67A112-A4C9-483F-B4A7-1D473BECAFDC} (Quality)
Quality Flags: 2576
Enabled:
Force throttling
Allow half deinterlace
Allow scaling
Decode Power Usage: 100
Balanced Flags: 1424
Enabled:
Force throttling
Allow batching
Force half deinterlace
Force scaling
Decode Power Usage: 50
PowerFlags: 1424
Enabled:
Force throttling
Allow batching
Force half deinterlace
Force scaling
Decode Power Usage: 0


Hope this makes sense,

Thanks in advance,

Seán

GHOST MGG

as far as i know m8 you can only upgrade the ram on this laptop
heres a link if helpful http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/documentSubCategory?tmp_rule=15821&tmp_task=useCategory&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=4099776

Serephucus

Odds that that laptops will use a soldered GPU, meaning you'll have to replace the whole motherboard. Completely not worth the time or money.

What sort of budget / uses do you have in mind for a new laptop, and is a desktop an option at all? (Usually much better value)

Seanieke

Thanks for the quick replies.

The laptop is mainly for work, I'm an electrician and use it for commissioning works so it gets fairly hacked. With this in mind I'd be only spending €5/600.

Serephucus

Well this:

XIRIOS BUSINESS B512 Notebook 39,6 cm (15.6 ")
• 39.6 cm (15.6 ") HD (1366x768) Non-Glare
• Intel HD Graphics
• Intel Core i3-3130m - 2.70 GHz 3MB 35W
• 4GB (1x4096) SO- DIMM DDR3 1600MHz Crucial RAM
• 120GB SATA III SSD Samsung 840 Series (MZ-7TD120)
• Multi-standard SATA DVD burner
• Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230 (including Bluetooth)
• Basic warranty: 24M. Pickup & Return | 6M. Immediately repair EN
• Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit English
• Microsoft Office 2010 60-day trial version (only for order and pre-installation of Windows 7, or 8)
• Keyboard UK English

Would cost €596, before delivery. You get an i3 processor, which will be leaps and bounds ahead of what you have now, as well as 4GB of RAM, and a 120GB solid state drive, which will make the laptop extremely fast, and also mean that you could drop it down the stairs, and your data would still be safe.

http://www.mysn.de/detail.asp?userid=AFC3BE6C4BFF414C87CA2D7A5CC6596F&KategorienOrder=010;030;010;010&bestellnr=XIRIOS-B512