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Limitations of laptop upgrade

  • 19-06-2020 01:30PM
    #1
    Dickerty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,872 ✭✭✭


    So I wonder it any of you gurus could tell me the limits of what I could upgrade on my laptop? What am I looking out for?

    Intel Core i7-3610QM @2.3GHz
    NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M (2GB DDR3)
    8GB DDR3 RAM (1600 MHz)
    Motherboard Samsumg_NP1234567890

    Thanks!


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  • #2
    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,405 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    Upgrading a laptop usually means ram and storage. Your options for something so old, is probably more so with storage.


  • #3
    wandererz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,906 ✭✭✭wandererz


    You are at the max RAM for that laptop.

    Do you have an SSD? if not, install one.
    It will make your access times (read/write) much faster.


  • #4
    Dickerty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,872 ✭✭✭Dickerty


    wandererz wrote: »
    You are at the max RAM for that laptop.

    Do you have an SSD? if not, install one.
    It will make your access times (read/write) much faster.

    Thanks - I have both, does it matter what is installed on which drive? Games, windows, etc?
    Never mind, I looked it up - it's only 120GB so won't hold much more than Windows and basic programs.
    Might have to look at upgrading the 1TB HDD drive, cause that's where the games are saved...


  • #5
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,026 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    If you're looking to play games better, you'll need a new laptop - they're limited by that ancient GT650M.


  • #6
    Dickerty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,872 ✭✭✭Dickerty


    K.O.Kiki wrote: »
    If you're looking to play games better, you'll need a new laptop - they're limited by that ancient GT650M.

    Would the machine support a better graphics card? Or is there a bottleneck somewhere else?


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  • #7
    Sarn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,153 ✭✭✭Sarn


    Dickerty wrote: »
    Would the machine support a better graphics card? Or is there a bottleneck somewhere else?

    You can’t change the graphics card on your laptop.


  • #8
    Dickerty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,872 ✭✭✭Dickerty


    Sarn wrote: »
    You can’t change the graphics card on your laptop.

    It's not integrated, I'm sure it's a standalone card, does that matter?


  • #9
    Homelander
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,980 ✭✭✭Homelander


    Dickerty wrote: »
    Would the machine support a better graphics card? Or is there a bottleneck somewhere else?


    It's ancient - about 7 years old, and even 7 years ago it would've been considered a mid-range laptop. You need a new PC or laptop.



    The last mainstream games that would run well on that would've been from about 2013 or so.



    I had the faster GT750M at one point around 2015 and even then new games like Fallout 4 ran like total ass at low settings.



    Desktop you would get a machine for about €500-600 that would run all the latest games at fairly good settings.



    Laptop wise, probably want to be spending about €900-€1k for similar performance.


  • #10
    Dickerty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,872 ✭✭✭Dickerty


    Homelander wrote: »
    Desktop you would get a machine for about €500-600 that would run all the latest games at fairly good settings.

    Laptop wise, probably want to be spending about €900-€1k for similar performance.

    This is very helpful! Now that I have a proper set-up at home for working from home (dual monitors, proper chair), I really don't need a laptop. So time to change!
    So who's selling? :D


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