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JadeKick
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_ 		2. May 2010 @ 17:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
My parents got me a Sony Vaio NW Series laptop about a week ago, and I want it to be able to run games well. Is it possible for me to just upgrade its processor/video card so I can run games well, or will I have to buy a new laptop?
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_ 		3. May 2010 @ 07:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
processor maybe, but not graphics. Laptops can't play games, essentially. If you want a PC for playing games, buy a desktop. Gaming laptops are horrifically expensive and have almost no battery life (which makes them somewhat redundant)
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_ 		3. May 2010 @ 18:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hm so i can upgrade the processor. Cool. any suggestions as to what I should upgrade it to?
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_ 		3. May 2010 @ 18:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
depends what you've currently got.
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_ 		4. May 2010 @ 01:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Some laptops do have upgradable video...but if it is upgradable, then it probably has something decent to start with.

Do know that any CPU upgrades are not going to be a walk in the park...you will have to disassemble most of the laptop to get at the CPU; assuming it is a replaceable (socketed) chip.
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In future please see here about thread titles ~ http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/440385
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