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Pavilion 15

HP Pavilion Notebook-15-ab277cl (ENERGY STAR)

 

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 - 5500U CPU @ 2.40GHz  2.39

64x-based processor

1TB hardrive

HD display

WIndows 10 Home

NO Pen or Touch Input

5500 Intel Graphics.

 

I'm a big time gamer and wan't to know if i can get an external graphic card, or just a new graphic card. I can run something like Batllefront farely well, but GTA5 is a very big and complex game and my computer has trouble rendering it all. What can I do to make it run better?

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Hi,

 

No, unfortunately this is not an option for many laptops (could be over 95%)  including yours.

 

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Hi,

 

No, unfortunately this is not an option for many laptops (could be over 95%)  including yours.

 

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so is an external graphic card possible?

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@Thesdamos wrote:

so is an external graphic card possible?


Hi,

 

Almost anything is possible with cost. I would never try

 

    http://www.pcworld.com/article/2984716/laptop-computers/how-to-transform-your-laptop-into-a-gaming-p...

 

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why should i not try?

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@Thesdamos wrote:

why should i not try?


Hi,

 

Sorry, the statement is for me. Upgrading this way, laptop would become a desktop and with that amount of money I can build a much better desktop for games in term of price/performance.

 

For you, you can try, it's your money.

 

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theoretically, could i take my laptop apart, and move and add stuff to make it a desktop?

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@Thesdamos wrote:

theoretically, could i take my laptop apart, and move and add stuff to make it a desktop?


Hi,

 

I have not done that but I believe this is possible.

 

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