Im looking to get a bit more %26quot;Juice%26quot; out of my HP 6735s Laptop, maybe by changing the processor chip or graphics card, this is essentially so I can play some slightly more modern games on it (e.g. RA3) and I would generally like it to run the game smoother with better graphics, possible?
How might I go about upgrading my laptop?
As everything is smaller in a laptop, the motherboard has the CPU and GPU hardwired (soldered or etched) on its surface making it impossible to upgrade without replacing the entire board and that would be costly (not even counting the installation fees).
If you want to check on that possibility, you should go here: http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bc/docs鈥?/a> and look at pages 18 to 33 (of 163).
This page should help too: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/Tec鈥?/a>
The least expensive route would be to try and upgrade RAM, the maximum memory for this model is 4 GBs if using a 32-bit Operating System and up to 8 GBs if using a 64-bit Operating System.
More details are here: http://www.ec.kingston.com/ecom/configur鈥?/a>
Another option would be an external solution (although it could still be a little bit expensive).
If your laptop is equipped with an ExpressCard庐, you might use a ViDock 2, a high performance docking station that allows the user to add desktop graphics power without losing mobile features.
Details are here: http://www.villagetronic.com/vidock2/ind鈥?/a>
Of course, you must also figure the cost of an external monitor but it is probably cheaper than a new motherboard (+installation fees) or a new laptop!
How might I go about upgrading my laptop?
Can't change anything in a laptop except HDD and Ram
You'd need a better graphics card to play modern games. Unfortunately laptop graphics cards can't be upgraded. You need a newer laptop with better graphics specs, even better a 'Gaming laptop'. Not really any other choice.
a laptop's processor and graphics chips are part of the mother board so you can never upgrade/replace them untill you replace the whole laptop. The best thing you could do for a performance boost is install more, faster RAM and a 7,200 RPM Harddrive (laptops come with 5,400 RPM standard)
