Is it possible to upgrade my new Laptop

[MattScazza]

Hi, I just got given a HP Notebook - 14-cm0029sa to use as a works laptop but I can also use for personal. I wanted to do some basic gaming on there such as Minecraft. The specs are obviously not good enough:

Microprocessor AMD A6-9225 Dual-Core (2.6 GHz base frequency, up to 3 GHz burst frequency, 1 MB cache)

Memory, standard 4 GB DDR4-1866 SDRAM (1 x 4 GB)

Video graphics AMD Radeon™ R4 Graphics

Hard drive 128 GB M.2 SSD

I was wondering if this is a laptop/motherboard that can be upgraded at all or whether it's all soldered in and everything?

Do I have any options with this laptop or will I have to go and buy a separate PC for gaming?

[Riddle_Decipher]

@MattScazza Welcome to HP Community!

Laptops are usually not upgradeable when compared to a desktop, that said, Memory is non-customer accessible/non-upgradeable on your particular laptop,
Also, I checked the system requirements of Minecraft and have listed the minimum requirements below:

• CPU: Intel Core i3-3210 3.2 GHz / AMD A8-7600 APU 3.1 GHz or equivalent
• CPU SPEED: Info
• RAM: 2 GB
• OS: Windows 7 and up
• VIDEO CARD: Integrated: Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge) or AMD Radeon R5 series (Kaveri line) with OpenGL 4.41Discrete: Nvidia GeForce 400 Series or AMD Radeon HD 7000 series with OpenGL 4.4
• PIXEL SHADER: 5.0
• VERTEX SHADER: 5.0
• FREE DISK SPACE: At least 1 GB for Game Core and Other Files

And the game may or may not work with minimum resolution, you could try installing it at your own discretion.

Also, the graphics card and the processor are non-upgradeable because it's soldered into the motherboard, however, you can always upgrade the m.2 SSD slot with a bigger size as per the parts tested and approved by HP: Click here & visit Page. 2 Chapter 1 Product description

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