How to upgrade your laptop in simple way : Tech Speakers

Posted by Digital Estate on 0

BEFORE YOU START DOING THIS PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY

   

If your laptop has started to feel sluggish, it might be time to consider some upgrades. Many people incorrectly assume that the laptop is sealed  unit just because it's a portable machine , but there are myriad different options open to you that can increase the performance of your system. While it's true that you don't have the same number of options as yoy would for a desktop, it's usaully possible to easily upgrade the memory and storage of your system as well as add additional connectivity of functionality via PC card devices. The more daring enthusiat could also look at upgrading teh processor or screen of their systems, while some of the larger gaming machines can even have their GPUs replaced. 

These upgrades will require a little more effort but so long as you keep a mental or diagrammatical note of where each screw goes during disassembly , you should be able to ressemble the machine after upgrading its guts without too much effort.

In this guide we will be giving you a step by step on how to upgrade the core components of a typical gaming laptop .Our guinea pig is an MSI GX740, a 17' laptop featuring a dual core Intel Core i5 450M CPU, a mobile AMD Radeon 5870 and a glossy 1680*1050 resolution screen. it also has a 2.5" 500GB 5400rpm hard disk and 4G of DDR3 memory  . It's still a relatively fast machine , but at nearly three years old, it's just approaching   an age where its performance is starting to suffer compared to more contemporary alternatives. for the purposes of this guide we will be upgrading the harddisk to a 256 GB Samsung 840 series  solid-state drive after coling the operating system . We will be upgrading the memory to 8Gb od DDr3 Ram as well as replacing the i5 chip with a quad-core i7  variant and we will have a stab at replacing the GPU . we will also be replacing the glossy WXGA+ screen with a matt variant as the glossy coating, while enhancing the vividness of colours in a darkened  room, makes the machine basically unusable in direct sunlight or outdoors.

Finding upgraded parts for laptops can be tricky , as most mobile CPUs are sold from intel directly to the OEM( original equipment manufacturer) .The most reliable source for parts will therefore be laptop parts   suppliers on eBay ,flipkart or other similiar auction sites. These firms break non-functional laptopsand resell the working parts as apares . Mobile GPUs are even trickier to find ; Once again eBay is your best bet, although there are  a few  firms in the state specialising in Clevo components , who are willing to ship internationally . Fortunately upgrading memory and the storage drive is far apinful.ANy 2.5" SSD upgrade should fit into 99% of laptops and SO-DIMM laptop  memory is no more difficult to find than desktop alternatives. before embarking on any laptop upgrade project it is essential to find out if your proposed upgrades are physically supported by the laptop.

Just because a GPU fits into the same kind of slot, for example, doesn't mean taht it supports the   motherboard of your machine or that its cooling is up to the task.Rather than taking all of the risk yourself , it's therefore wise to let someone else perform the upgrade first and post their experiences on a laptop forum. At least  then if you get into trouble you’ll have someone to ask for advice!

Don’t think you can upgrade a laptop EASILY

Next read : 1.how to replaced laptop memory