Vista - Can I upgrade the graphics of my laptop?

**julzx94** · 01-18-2009

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

**AstaLaVista** · 01-18-2009

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

**thepizzaman** · 01-19-2009

idt that you can....... not in a gateway...... your better of to buy a barebone kits for pretty cheap and use that

**lordbob75** · 01-19-2009

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

**thepizzaman** · 01-20-2009

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

**AstaLaVista** · 01-20-2009

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!

**lordbob75** · 01-20-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by AstaLaVista

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!

I would take a desktop too. I can understand why some people want to game on laptops, but its not practical...

~Lordbob

**thepizzaman** · 01-20-2009

lol yea....... actually i think its a 19inch...... but not sure....

**calcium** · 01-20-2009

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.

01-18-2009	#1 (permalink)
julzx94 Vista Home Premium 64-bit 26 posts	Can I upgrade the graphics of my laptop? 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 System Specs

01-18-2009	#2 (permalink)
AstaLaVista Vista x64 + Windows 7 x64 (Ultimate) 1,213 posts	Re: Can I upgrade the graphics of my laptop? 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 System Specs

01-19-2009	#3 (permalink)
thepizzaman Vista Home Premium 32bit and Ubuntu 9.10 32bit 1,287 posts	Re: Can I upgrade the graphics of my laptop? idt that you can....... not in a gateway...... your better of to buy a barebone kits for pretty cheap and use that
My System Specs

01-19-2009	#4 (permalink)
lordbob75 Windows 7 x64 build 7100 & Ubuntu 9.04 1,672 posts	Re: Can I upgrade the graphics of my laptop? 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 System Specs

01-20-2009	#5 (permalink)
thepizzaman Vista Home Premium 32bit and Ubuntu 9.10 32bit 1,287 posts	Re: Can I upgrade the graphics of my laptop? 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 System Specs

01-20-2009	#6 (permalink)
AstaLaVista Vista x64 + Windows 7 x64 (Ultimate) 1,213 posts	Re: Can I upgrade the graphics of my laptop? 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!
My System Specs

01-20-2009	#7 (permalink)
lordbob75 Windows 7 x64 build 7100 & Ubuntu 9.04 1,672 posts	Re: Can I upgrade the graphics of my laptop? Quote: Originally Posted by AstaLaVista 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! I would take a desktop too. I can understand why some people want to game on laptops, but its not practical... ~Lordbob
My System Specs

01-20-2009	#8 (permalink)
thepizzaman Vista Home Premium 32bit and Ubuntu 9.10 32bit 1,287 posts	Re: Can I upgrade the graphics of my laptop? lol yea....... actually i think its a 19inch...... but not sure....
My System Specs

01-20-2009	#9 (permalink)
calcium Vista Ultimate 32bit 5 posts	Re: Can I upgrade the graphics of my laptop? 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 System Specs

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