i was looking for a laptop advice section but couldn't find it.
maybe someone could direct me with a response..or just help me here
Well first off i got a lot of response from my OP for building my first gaming rig. and so i would like to say thanks to all who messaged and responded.
But in the end, i ended up going with a gaming laptop
Depends on the chipset. Probably not to be fair, because the cooling setup won't be sufficient. As far as performance goes that laptop isn't bad, it's just a shame the screen is so poor - I'd expect better from a 17", but perhaps not for that price.
While upgrading laptops cpu's and what not is do-able, it is very bad thing to do. Besides voiding your warranty there is just a plethora of things that could go wrong, your better off just buying a machine that already has the parts you want installed. For example I just picked up a dell laptop that has a 17 high-def resolution monitor, 2.0 ghz core 2 duo @ 800mhz, 8600 gs, 2gb ddr2, 320 gb harddrive, for $1,000 flat. This machine can play many modern games at respectable framerates and there are cheaper machines that you could go with that are comparable.
Things to look for include at least a 667mhz fsb, preferably 800mhz fsb. And 2.0Ghz would be the optimal speed, 1.8*Ghz would also do.
Well now in most cases i would agree with you about just buying something that already has what im looking for, but seeing as i have alrdy purchased my laptop umm yah.
The graphics card in that laptop is excellent PeainAPod. The CPU should be a lot better and the choice they've made is inexplicable, but there we go.
As for what could go wrong, see Pea's previous post - there are many potentially unpleasant side effects to changing your laptop's CPU.
your right sammorris. I never actually checked the laptop to see what videocard it had, I just replied and then went to bed. But now after checking it I must say that yes it does have quite a powerful graphics card and is a slick looking machine. But unless you really need the extra power and are very sure in your ability to switch out the cpu's,which is much harder than the same operation on a desktop machine, then I suggest you don't swap them at all or what as long as you can before doing it. Perhaps after the warranty expires?
