Can I upgrade the graphics of my laptop?

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julzx94

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I receved COD4 for PC from a friend for Christmas. Being completely knew to computer gaming, I know that my Gateway T-6836 notebook, with integrated Intel graphics, is not suitable for gaming as it is. Can I buy/upgrade to a discrete graphics card and install it in my laptop, or is this not an option?

Thanks,
Julian
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway T-6836
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo T5750 @ 2.00 GHz
    Motherboard
    Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
    Memory
    4.00 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel GMA X3100 (integrated)
    Sound Card
    SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.1" Generic PnP Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800
    Hard Drives
    Fujitsu MHZ2320BH-G2 320GB SATA Drive, 5400 rpm, 300MBps
    PSU
    Gateway ADP-65HB BB (Output: 19v, 3.42A)
    Keyboard
    Standard PS/2 Keyboard (Laptop)
    Mouse
    Logitech V220 Wireless Mouse or Synaptics Touchpad V5.10
    Internet Speed
    16 Mbps down, 4 Mbps up
I am not 100% sure but laptops, aside from adding more RAM, can not be upgraded with newer or better hardware... ie: video cards.

Now, since you have the game already and I doubt you can get your money back for it (or even half of it), might as well try to install it and see if it plays on it. Might have to set it up on lower resolutions but worth a try... CoD 4 is a cool game
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Q9650 w/CM V8 Cooler...
    Motherboard
    EVGA 780i SLI FTW... Latest Bios & Drivers
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator 8GB (4 x 2GB) PC2-8500C5D
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX260
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Def Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 22" LCD Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Velociraptor 160GB
    Samsung Sata 750GB
    Maxtor External 160GB
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750w Silencer
    Case
    Thermaltake Speedo Advance
    Cooling
    Air Cooled... See CPU
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G7
    Internet Speed
    Comcast 6MB Broadband
    Other Info
    Linksys WRT54G router
idt that you can....... not in a gateway...... your better of to buy a barebone kits for pretty cheap and use that
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
    Memory
    2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" Acer X223 Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 X 1050
    Hard Drives
    320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10)
    500gb Seagate SATA II
    1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
    PSU
    ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
    Case
    NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
    Cooling
    1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder X6
    Mouse
    Microsoft Sidewinder X5
    Internet Speed
    6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
    Other Info
    AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner
    Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
No. You can't. Graphics on laptops are integrated into the mobo, so short of buying a new mobo for your laptop (and even then) it is simply cheaper to just get a separate computer to play it.

~Lordbob

P.S. COD4 is awesome
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM
    Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
well there is one laptop where you can do that........ its the cyborg gaming laptop :) its like $3000 it is a powerer house of a laptop.... i forget its like a quad core with a 9800gt with 4gigs of ram......... its crazy :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
    Memory
    2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" Acer X223 Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 X 1050
    Hard Drives
    320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10)
    500gb Seagate SATA II
    1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
    PSU
    ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
    Case
    NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
    Cooling
    1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder X6
    Mouse
    Microsoft Sidewinder X5
    Internet Speed
    6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
    Other Info
    AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner
    Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
I can't understand why you want to game on a laptop with such a small screen, and even if you have a 17" screen, that thing is so heavy is not even funny, then again, I guess being over 40 yrs old doesn't help either... I'll take an awesome PC desktop for 3K thank you very much! ;) :D
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Q9650 w/CM V8 Cooler...
    Motherboard
    EVGA 780i SLI FTW... Latest Bios & Drivers
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator 8GB (4 x 2GB) PC2-8500C5D
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX260
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Def Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 22" LCD Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Velociraptor 160GB
    Samsung Sata 750GB
    Maxtor External 160GB
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750w Silencer
    Case
    Thermaltake Speedo Advance
    Cooling
    Air Cooled... See CPU
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G7
    Internet Speed
    Comcast 6MB Broadband
    Other Info
    Linksys WRT54G router
AstaLaVista said:
I can't understand why you want to game on a laptop with such a small screen, and even if you have a 17" screen, that thing is so heavy is not even funny, then again, I guess being over 40 yrs old doesn't help either... I'll take an awesome PC desktop for 3K thank you very much! ;) :D
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I would take a desktop too. I can understand why some people want to game on laptops, but its not practical...

~Lordbob
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM
    Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
lol yea....... actually i think its a 19inch...... but not sure....
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
    Memory
    2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" Acer X223 Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 X 1050
    Hard Drives
    320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10)
    500gb Seagate SATA II
    1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
    PSU
    ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
    Case
    NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
    Cooling
    1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder X6
    Mouse
    Microsoft Sidewinder X5
    Internet Speed
    6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
    Other Info
    AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner
    Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
If you're interested in building a gaming rig, you can easily build a decent desktop for sub $700 that will handle most any game you throw at it.

But yea, you can't upgrade the graphics processor on your notebook. Only a VERY few number of laptops can do that and those I don't call laptops. :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Intel Q6600 OCed to 3.2Ghz
    Motherboard
    GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45
    Memory
    4GB Crucial DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon HD4670 512MB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 2342BWX
    Screen Resolution
    2048x1152
    Hard Drives
    750GB WD SATA
    320GB Seagate SATA
    160GB Seagate SATA
    PSU
    CMPSU-450VX
    Case
    Rosewill R5604-TBK 0.8mm Japanese Cold Rolled Steel
    Cooling
    ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm
    Internet Speed
    6Mbit
    Other Info
    Homebuilt computer completed in Dec 08 for ~$800
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