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Is it possible to replace the Intel HD graphics card in a laptop?

Liberty3400 Posted messages 4 Status Member -  
Liberty3400 Posted messages 4 Status Member -
Hello,

I was wondering: Is it possible to replace my current Intel HD Graphics graphics card with a more powerful one on a laptop?
Indeed, I'm not able to run recent games on it due to its very limited performance.

I have a HP Pavilion Notebook 11t-n000 x360

System:

Operating System: Windows 8.1 Professional for Education 64-bit

RAM: 4.00 GB DDR3 @ 666 MHz (9-9-9-24) (I plan to take an 8GB RAM stick, I
have informed myself about the voltage and everything related)

Processor: Intel Pentium N3540 @ 2.16GHz

Motherboard: Hewlett-Packard 2209 (CPU 1)

Is it worth changing it? Or is it impossible/complex? (considering that I can disassemble a PC without any problem)

Thanks for your feedback!

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    AluMinioume Posted messages 3107 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   582
     
    Hi,
    Unfortunately, it's impossible.
    The "Intel HD Graphics" is integrated into the processor, so it's not even a real discrete GPU, it doesn't have its own dedicated VRAM, etc...

    Even with laptops that have a real GPU, it's almost always impossible to change it, so in this case, it's not even an option.
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  2. Liberty3400 Posted messages 4 Status Member
     
    Hello,
    I see… :/
    And if I change the processor, will it become feasible? (power supply, etc...)
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    1. AluMinioume Posted messages 3107 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   582
       
      You also can't change the processor, as it is soldered to the motherboard.
      In any case, there are very few components in laptops that you can replace, aside from storage and RAM (and even then... sometimes we get surprises).

      This PC is not suited for gaming and will never have good graphics performance.

      If you want a decent gaming PC, you will need a new one, with a custom-built desktop PC being recommended.
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      1. Liberty3400 Posted messages 4 Status Member > AluMinioume Posted messages 3107 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         
        Alright, I'll look to get the components one by one for a future PC then!
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