|  | | 
06-09-2009, 09:29 PM
|
#1 (permalink)
|
Junior Techie Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 46
|  Is this true?
Other day i was talking to my cousin and telling him I wanna spend 500-700$ on an ok gaming desktop and he said it'd be better if i buy dells newest laptop and replae the graphic card and add memory and sound card after i buy it. | 
| | |
06-09-2009, 09:38 PM
|
#2 (permalink)
|
True Techie Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 166
| Re: Is this true?
no. i read you cant replace gpu's in laptops. and even if you could youd still be spending more money doing so by replacing everything you listed.. just build your own, itd be funner to 
__________________ 
Dont make fun , upgrading VERY soon  | |
| | |
06-09-2009, 09:43 PM
|
#3 (permalink)
|
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 5,917
| Re: Is this true?
It's extremely rare that you can replace a GPU on a laptop. Most laptop GPU are part of the motherboard. From time to time, you might have some laptop where there is a mini PCI slot where you can put in a GPU. However trying to find a suitable GPU by itself is going to be extremely hard to impossible. If you want a gaming laptop, get one with a good video chipset in the first place.
As for sound, I do not that Creative Labs have released USB, PCMCIA and Express Card Sound Cards. Problem is that it does mean that you have a this seperate card or some ports that are going to be sticking outside of the laptop.
Moving thread to Laptop Section.
__________________  "What's this 'Theological Power' you speak of?" Kill Kitty - AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4Ghz, 4x 2Gb DDRII, Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P, ATI Radeon HD 4890 1GB, WD 1Tb SATA / 2x WD 1Tb SATA via Adaptec 1220SA RAID, DVDRW, Vista Home Premium SP2
Lenovo S10 Netbook - Atom 1.60 GHz, 1GB DDR2, 160GB SATA, 10.2" Display, Windows Xp Home SP3
Game Consoles : Sony PlayStation Portable, Microsoft X-Box 360, Nintendo Wii Mobile Phone : iPhone 3Gs 16Gb (White) Project : KILL KITTY November 25, 2009 National Go Home On Time Day
Last edited by Keyboard Cowboy; 06-09-2009 at 09:45 PM.
| |
| | |
06-09-2009, 09:53 PM
|
#4 (permalink)
|
Junior Techie Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 46
| Re: Is this true?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dumpy  no. i read you cant replace gpu's in laptops. and even if you could youd still be spending more money doing so by replacing everything you listed.. just build your own, itd be funner to | That's what I thought you can't replace them. Very true about fun part. Quote:
Originally Posted by Keyboard Cowboy It's extremely rare that you can replace a GPU on a laptop. Most laptop GPU are part of the motherboard. From time to time, you might have some laptop where there is a mini PCI slot where you can put in a GPU. However trying to find a suitable GPU by itself is going to be extremely hard to impossible. If you want a gaming laptop, get one with a good video chipset in the first place.
As for sound, I do not that Creative Labs have released USB, PCMCIA and Express Card Sound Cards. Problem is that it does mean that you have a this seperate card or some ports that are going to be sticking outside of the laptop.
Moving thread to Laptop Section. | My cousin must be on something then lol. You can use usb ports for the sound? that's cool if you can but it wouldn't look good if it's gonna stick outside.. it's called a laptop for a reason lol. And sorry about posting in the wrong section | |
| | |
06-09-2009, 10:22 PM
|
#5 (permalink)
|
Ultra Techie Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 962
| Re: Is this true?
Yea, definitely stick with building a desktop. You won't be able to get a laptop that can do what a desktop can do for the same price generally. Put a build list together in one of the other sections and we can help you out.
__________________ Desktop: Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 2.4, Asus P5B-E, 3GB G. Skill DDR2 800, eVGA 8800GT Superclocked 512MB, 22" LG, 19" NEC
Laptop: HP Pavilion dv9500, Core 2 Duo T7300 @ 2.0, 3GB G. Skill DDR2 667, nVidia 8600 M GS 512MB, 17"  | |
| | |
06-09-2009, 10:40 PM
|
#6 (permalink)
|
Junior Techie Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 46
| Re: Is this true?
Quote:
Originally Posted by toxicity_27 Yea, definitely stick with building a desktop. You won't be able to get a laptop that can do what a desktop can do for the same price generally. Put a build list together in one of the other sections and we can help you out. | First I gotta see if i can sell my current laptop and thanks for offering the help  . I'm still learning so it might be a while for me :laughing: | |
| | |
06-09-2009, 11:02 PM
|
#7 (permalink)
|
Ultra Techie Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 962
| Re: Is this true?
I think I was here for about 2 or 3 years before I built my first computer. Not because of lack of knowledge or help, but because of lack of funds, heh
__________________ Desktop: Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 2.4, Asus P5B-E, 3GB G. Skill DDR2 800, eVGA 8800GT Superclocked 512MB, 22" LG, 19" NEC
Laptop: HP Pavilion dv9500, Core 2 Duo T7300 @ 2.0, 3GB G. Skill DDR2 667, nVidia 8600 M GS 512MB, 17" | |
| | |
06-09-2009, 11:06 PM
|
#8 (permalink)
|
Junior Techie Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 46
| Re: Is this true?
Quote:
Originally Posted by toxicity_27 I think I was here for about 2 or 3 years before I built my first computer. Not because of lack of knowledge or help, but because of lack of funds, heh | In my case, it's both atm .
My cousin just told me he meant dell desktops not laptops lol | |
| | |
06-09-2009, 11:09 PM
|
#9 (permalink)
|
Ultra Techie Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 962
| Re: Is this true?
Still a bad choice. Definitely save up and build your own instead of attempting to upgrade a P.O.S. Dell.
__________________ Desktop: Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 2.4, Asus P5B-E, 3GB G. Skill DDR2 800, eVGA 8800GT Superclocked 512MB, 22" LG, 19" NEC
Laptop: HP Pavilion dv9500, Core 2 Duo T7300 @ 2.0, 3GB G. Skill DDR2 667, nVidia 8600 M GS 512MB, 17" | |
| | |
06-09-2009, 11:13 PM
|
#10 (permalink)
|
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Morgantown, WV Posts: 5,264
| Re: Is this true?
I think I'm gonna move this back to the building thread, now that we've established it's not going to deal with laptops.
__________________ R.I.P. Danny L. Trotter
11 Nov 1945 - 4 Sept 2009 I do not accept support questions via EMail, PM or IM. If I helped you out, or what I just said rocked you like a hurricane, hit the little thingie over there.
<-------------------------------   | |
| | | |
| Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
| | |
| |
