Custom Laptop GPU Upgrade possible?

Manga115 · Mar 9, 2016

Hey,

I brought this Laptop on 30-06-2011 and its done well so far. I know the GPU is in a custom bracket for that card, but I wanted to know if its possible to upgrade the graphics card as this really is the only bottleneck I have. As the laptop was built by PC Specialist and I was hoping someone could give me an idea on what I can do to upgrade the GPU. As this is a custom built laptop in a fairly big case, I would hope this is a possibility.

Here are the specs:

Chassis & Display Vortex II: 17.3" Glossy Full HD LED 16:9 Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-2820QM (2.30GHz) 8MB Cache
Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card 1.5GB nVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 470M - DirectX® 11 (17.3" Vortex II)
2nd Graphics Card NONE
Memory - Hard Disk 250GB INTEL® 510 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 500MB/sR | 315MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk 750GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD7500BPKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
RAID NONE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive SONY BD-5730S 6x BLURAY WRITER & CYBERLINK SOFTWARE
Memory Card Reader Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)
Sound Card Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ HD - Audiophile-Grade Notebook Sound

Thanks

Laptop_Nerd · Mar 9, 2016

Hi,

May we know the complete model of your laptop itself so we can assist your better?

You can also refer to this thread about GPU upgrades with a laptop:
http

/www.tomsguide.com/forum/id-2942719/laptop-upgrades-cpu-gpu-upgraded-replaced.html

Manga115 · Mar 9, 2016

It was a custom build so there is no actual make for it.

Here are more details of my laptop:

Dimensions & Weight
Dimensions (W x D x H) 412mm x 276mm x 41.8~45.4mm
Weight 3.9KG including 76.96WH Battery
Chipset
Chipset Mobile Intel® HM67 Express Chipset
Processor Support 2nd Gen Intel® Core™ CPUs
Memory
Memory Type Supports DDR-III 1333MHz (1600MHz with Core i7)
Number of Modules 4
Maximum Supported Memory 16GB
Hard Drive Capacity
Hard Drive Type 2 x 9.5mm 2.5" S-ATA Hard Drive Support
Display & Graphics
Graphics Choice of graphics cards - refer to configurator.
Screen Size 17.3 inch Widescreen
Native/Maximum Resolution 1920 x 1080
Backlight LED
Audio
Chipset Intel High Definition Audio
Channels 5.1 Channel Analog Output
Connections Audio Jack Stereo x 1 (Line in / Line out) / SPDIF
Speakers Built in 5 Speakers
Subwoofer Built in one Subwoofer
Integrated Microphone Yes
Communications
LAN Gigabit LAN
Wireless Support Wireless LAN 802.11B/G/N Half Mini Card module
Bluetooth Support Bluetooth V4.0 module support
Webcam 2.0MP Webcam
Firewire (IEEE 1394) 1 x IEEE 1394a
Expansion Slots
PCI Express Card N/A
TV Tuner N/A
Keyboard & Mouse
Keys Full size isolated keyboard with numeric pad
Language Support Multi-Language support
Pointing Device | Touchpad Mouse Built in touch pad with multi-gesture and scrolling function
Memory Card Reader
Memory Card Reader 9-in-1 Card Reader
Ports
HDMI Ports 1
USB 2 x USB 3.0 Ports & 2 x USB 2.0 Ports
USB/e-SATA 1
Display 1 x DVI-I OUT port
Microphone-IN 1
Headphone-OUT 1
DC-in 1
LAN 1 x RJ-45 jack
Firewire 1 x IEEE 1394a
S/PDIF 1
Kensington Lock Yes
Webcam
Webcam 2.0MP Webcam
Battery & Power Lead
Battery Type 8 Cell Smart Lithium-ION Battery Pack - 76.96WH
Typical Battery Life 150 Minutes with Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 470M
Power Lead & AC Adpater 1 x Power Lead included with AC Adapter
Security
Fingerprint Scanner Yes
Kensington Lock Yes

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