Laptop upgrading(some techie plz help)

[Kavin1234]

So I'm really new to this and I need to know how to make my laptop's performance better...

I play fortnite on my intel inside core i5 (it has two cores that's all I know bout it)laptop and I get maximum of 25fps that's very rare.

So I need to know if I can add anything externally or internally to improve performance.

please help.

Or atleast send a video link u know would help me...

PLEEEEASE......

And thank u so much!!!... 

[Donut417]

6 minutes ago, Kavin1234 said:

So I'm really new to this and I need to know how to make my laptop's performance better...

I play fortnite on my intel inside core i5 (it has two cores that's all I know bout it)laptop and I get maximum of 25fps that's very rare.

So I need to know if I can add anything externally or internally to improve performance.

please help.

Or atleast send a video link u know would help me...

PLEEEEASE......

And thank u so much!!!... 

We need more specs than that. Like how much ram? Specifically what i5? What GPU? Maybe even the model number of the laptop itself. 

 

 

[machin3gir1]

Try lowering the resolution of your laptop's screen. The quality will be hurt but you may get more FPS.
Additionally, if you prop your laptop up with something and allow the cooling to breathe a bit better, then you may see better or more consistent performacne (don't quote me on this)

[Biomecanoid]

8 minutes ago, Kavin1234 said:

So I'm really new to this and I need to know how to make my laptop's performance better...

I play fortnite on my intel inside core i5 (it has two cores that's all I know bout it)laptop and I get maximum of 25fps that's very rare.

So I need to know if I can add anything externally or internally to improve performance.

please help.

Or atleast send a video link u know would help me...

PLEEEEASE......

And thank u so much!!!... 

If you don't know much about computers you will possibly make more harm than good if you mess with your laptop better go to a computer shop to get it upgraded.

 

*The easier thing to upgrade is RAM and  HD to SSD that is if your laptop has removable panels to access the hardware.

 

* The most difficult thing is to upgrade the CPU because you need to take the whole laptop apart and even if you do that many newer laptops don't even have a socket for the CPU.

 

* External GPU are very hard to setup and have compatibility problems you will need expert assistance.

[machin3gir1]

1 minute ago, Biomecanoid said:

* External GPU are very hard to setup and have compatibility problems you will need expert assistance.

And thunderbolt 3 support which has thankfully seen a rise in recent years

[Kavin1234]

9 minutes ago, Donut417 said:

We need more specs than that. Like how much ram? Specifically what i5? What GPU? Maybe even the model number of the laptop itself. 

 

 

here u go

[Biomecanoid]

5 minutes ago, Mounika said:

And thunderbolt 3 support which has thankfully seen a rise in recent years

I think we are talking about an old laptop without thunderbolt and the other solution is to add an external GPU via mini pci-e

[machin3gir1]

1 minute ago, Biomecanoid said:

I think we are talking about an old laptop without thunderbolt and the other solution is to add an external GPU via mini pci-e

Ah, right, didn't know about that one.
I'm assuming that it would be hard to hook up to a laptop?

[Kavin1234]

Just now, Biomecanoid said:

I think we are talking about an old laptop without thunderbolt and the other solution is to add an external GPU via mini pci-e

true this doesn't have thunderbolt but can u tell me more bout that second thing ur talking about

 

[Biomecanoid]

4 minutes ago, Kavin1234 said:

true this doesn't have thunderbolt but can u tell me more bout that second thing ur talking about

 

It's hard for someone who is not into computers.

 

* you need to take apart your laptop

* remove your wifi

* replace it with a mini pci-e to pci

* get a USB WiFi

* get a PSU to power the GPU

* find some sort of case to put everything in and tidy all the cables

* Pray that you have done everything correctly 

* Connect GPU to external Monitor

 

Even if you do everything correctly your laptop may not support a GPU in the place of the WiFi, there is no compatibility list about that.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Kavin1234]

2 minutes ago, Biomecanoid said:

It's hard for someone who is not into computers.

 

* you need to take apart your laptop

* remove your wifi

* replace it with a mini pci-e to pci

* get a USB WiFi

* get a PSU to power the GPU

* find some sort of case to put everything in and tidy all the cables

* Pray that you have done everything correctly 

* Connect GPU to external Monitor

 

Even if you do everything correctly your laptop may not support a GPU in the place of the WiFi, there is no compatibility list about that.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

god that really is confusing....

but thank u so much...

 

[Kraken_05]

@Biomecanoid@Mounika Will repasting the CPU and adding more ram help?

[Biomecanoid]

3 minutes ago, Kraken_05 said:

@Biomecanoid@Mounika Will repasting the CPU and adding more ram help?

Re-pasting the cpu can be hard because you need to take the whole laptop apart.

* Adding more Ram is easy IF your laptop has access panels.

*Also replacing the HD with SSD will give you a huge performance boost again,  IF your laptop has access panels.

 

This is what i did to my laptop:

 

 

[Kraken_05]

9 minutes ago, Biomecanoid said:

Re-pasting the cpu can be hard because you need to take the whole laptop apart.

* Adding more Ram is easy IF your laptop has access panels.

*Also replacing the HD with SSD will give you a huge performance boost again,  IF your laptop has access panels.

 

This is what i did to my laptop:

 

 

I guess you just need to be lucky enough to have a replaceable ram, storage and a socket for the cpu...

[Donut417]

48 minutes ago, Kavin1234 said:

here u go

You might be able to upgrade the RAM. But that’s an old Laptop and Intel’s iGPU isn’t the best for gaming. That CPU is 7 generations out of date. While it would work for some tasks, without a dGPU your kinda sunk for getting g better gaming performance. 

[Kavin1234]

15 minutes ago, Donut417 said:

You might be able to upgrade the RAM. But that’s an old Laptop and Intel’s iGPU isn’t the best for gaming. That CPU is 7 generations out of date. While it would work for some tasks, without a dGPU your kinda sunk for getting g better gaming performance. 

Thank u soo much...

[Biomecanoid]

7 minutes ago, Kavin1234 said:

Thank u soo much...

There lots and lots pretty good games you can still play

[Kavin1234]

Just now, Biomecanoid said:

There lots and lots pretty good games you can still play

Like???

[Biomecanoid]

TF2

Half Life

Unreal

Open Arena

Counter Strike

 

Any 5 year old game should play fine. There are still many older games that look awesome

[Kavin1234]

1 minute ago, Biomecanoid said:

TF2

Half Life

Unreal

Open Arena

Counter Strike

 

Any 5 year old game should play fine. There are still many older games that look awesome

Thnk u once again