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can you upgrade laptop graphic cards?

  • 28-07-2014 04:20PM
    #1
    Snake
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    Question is such.. Also the processor can that be upgraded?


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  • #2
    cruizer101
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    Not an expert but gonna say probably not. It may be possible if your laptop was available with a btter graphics card you then might be able to pick one of those graphics cards up second hand from someone who scrapped a laptop for parts. I think would be similar with the CPU.

    Post up what laptop and someone with more knowledge will be able to tell you for sure


  • #3
    ED E
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    Very rarely, almost never. Only works where the laptop has a discrete GPU on a daughter board and was offered with a better option by the seller.

    CPUs can be done as long as they arent soldered, but only up to the best option the seller offered. It also reduces battery life.

    Laptops are designed to be bought, used for 2-5yrs and binned. Not kept going. If you want to do upgrades get a desktop next time.


  • #4
    Serephucus
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    As above - It's rare. Mostly it's only with higher-end gaming laptops. Even then, usually they need to be options that were at one point or another offered by the seller, as they need to be supported in the BIOS as well. Sometimes this isn't the case, but that's even rarer still.

    CPUs can be swapped out with relative ease though.


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