Laptop Upgrade

[JonFry]

Hey guys,

 

I bought a hp pavilion dm4 and i was wanting to upgrade the ram and maybe graphics card. Ive never done any upgrades to a laptop and thought i would come here for help. I was wondering if this laptop can even can even hold a gpu and if so what do i need to look for. also wanted to upgrade the ram and maybe a ssd if so that would be the last thing. I first got this laptop for school but id like to play games like skyrim, csgo, and path of exile.

 

share any extra tips if you want to

 

heres the laptop i have

http://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-dm4-1060us-14-1-Inch-Laptop/dp/B003KN3K2E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1441249241&sr=8-1&keywords=pavillion+dm4

 

heres the specs

 

Intel Core i5-430M processor 2.26GHz with Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.53 GHz

4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 DIMM), Wireless Connectivity: 802.11b/g/n WLAN & Bluetooth

500GB 7200RPM Hard Drive, Multimedia Drive: SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support

[gazabi]

Hey guys,

 

I bought a hp pavilion dm4 and i was wanting to upgrade the ram and maybe graphics card. Ive never done any upgrades to a laptop and thought i would come here for help. I was wondering if this laptop can even can even hold a gpu and if so what do i need to look for. also wanted to upgrade the ram and maybe a ssd if so that would be the last thing. I first got this laptop for school but id like to play games like skyrim, csgo, and path of exile.

 

share any extra tips if you want to

 

heres the laptop i have

http://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-dm4-1060us-14-1-Inch-Laptop/dp/B003KN3K2E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1441249241&sr=8-1&keywords=pavillion+dm4

 

heres the specs

 

Intel Core i5-430M processor 2.26GHz with Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.53 GHz

4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 DIMM), Wireless Connectivity: 802.11b/g/n WLAN & Bluetooth

500GB 7200RPM Hard Drive, Multimedia Drive: SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support

You cant really upgrade the gpu on your laptop, it wasn't designed for it. The only way for you to get better graphics is with an external gpu but that is not guaranteed to work. For now I would just upgrade RAM and storage.

[gojetablade]

Hey guys,

 

I bought a hp pavilion dm4 and i was wanting to upgrade the ram and maybe graphics card. Ive never done any upgrades to a laptop and thought i would come here for help. I was wondering if this laptop can even can even hold a gpu and if so what do i need to look for. also wanted to upgrade the ram and maybe a ssd if so that would be the last thing. I first got this laptop for school but id like to play games like skyrim, csgo, and path of exile.

 

share any extra tips if you want to

 

heres the laptop i have

http://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-dm4-1060us-14-1-Inch-Laptop/dp/B003KN3K2E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1441249241&sr=8-1&keywords=pavillion+dm4

 

heres the specs

 

Intel Core i5-430M processor 2.26GHz with Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.53 GHz

4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 DIMM), Wireless Connectivity: 802.11b/g/n WLAN & Bluetooth

500GB 7200RPM Hard Drive, Multimedia Drive: SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support

you can only upgrade ram and hdd..get a nice ssd 250gb ...and maybe 8gb of ram

if you wanna game...gonna need a new pc