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HP PROBOOK 450 GO
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Hello,

 

I have a hp probook 450 go(i3,8gb ram, 1tb), and i`m wondering if i cand upgrade my motherboard with a graphic card. Is it possible? My motherboard is Hewlett-Packard 1949 (U3E1).

Thank you!

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The 450 G0 has either Intel HD 4000 or it can have Radeon 8750M switchable discrete, but if you have the former you would have to replace the whole motherboard to get one with the Radeon graphics. That can be prohibitively expensive but is theoretically possible. Can you do the replacement your self? Parts will run a few hundred and labor a couple hundred (dollars). You would need the motherboard and a new heatsink/cooling fan. Processor, memory wireless card could be swapped over. Also your Windows would have to be reactivated and possibly you would have to purchase a new Windows license (that part not 100% the case) but Microsoft generally considers it a different computer if you swap out the motherboard.

 

if still interested we can walk you through the details.  

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The 450 G0 has either Intel HD 4000 or it can have Radeon 8750M switchable discrete, but if you have the former you would have to replace the whole motherboard to get one with the Radeon graphics. That can be prohibitively expensive but is theoretically possible. Can you do the replacement your self? Parts will run a few hundred and labor a couple hundred (dollars). You would need the motherboard and a new heatsink/cooling fan. Processor, memory wireless card could be swapped over. Also your Windows would have to be reactivated and possibly you would have to purchase a new Windows license (that part not 100% the case) but Microsoft generally considers it a different computer if you swap out the motherboard.

 

if still interested we can walk you through the details.  

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Thank you for your response.

My solution will be to buy a new laptop that has a separated graphic card.

Once again, thanks for the support!

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The HP Zbook G3 Mobile workstation and Zbook Studio both have optional removeable video cards and are quite impressive machines.

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