Budget Gaming Laptop

[Digital Oxide]

I've been looking at laptops lately and I'm really quite stumped as I know nothing about them. My price range is about $1000-$1300 ish and i'm not really sure what to get.

http://forum.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=28717&vpn=90N-SFEA143228ECQL0Y&manufacture=ASUS

That's one of the ones i've looked at, but the processor is lacking a little bit. How do you upgrade the CPU on a laptop? Is it the same? What about thermal paste and all that.

 

[Pkirk618]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8651167&type=product&id=1195599780039

maybe this?

 

[-div-]

upgrading a laptop cpu is not much different from a desktop. I've messed around with my m1210 and only replaced the t.i.m. on the cpu and gpu and cleaned the hsf. coretemp says mine is socket 478/479 and it looked like you drop it in and its secured by a screw.

 

[Pkirk618]

upgrading a laptop cpu is not much different from a desktop. I've messed around with my m1210 and only replaced the t.i.m. on the cpu and gpu and cleaned the hsf. coretemp says mine is socket 478/479 and it looked like you drop it in and its secured by a screw.

there's still a small measure of taking apart your laptop to get to the HSF which IS of course mounted way different than any desktop machine. But you're right, once you get to the CPU, and it's not hardwired to the machine, it is just like changing out a desktop counterpart.

Research first because it's alot of work most times to do this and most laptops are very finicky on what CPU (mostly mobile type) they'll accept. Even then, since BIOS' are severely limited (much of the time with a few exceptions..but growing by the day) so you have to meet a fine line of specs as well.