upgrade graphic card on hp pavilion 15?

[Biancorvo]

Can i upgrade my graphic cards/ram?
i think i could, but i m not sure about it, and which graphic card i should buy
right now i m startng to have troubles with games that requires more than 6gb RAM

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[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

There are no graphics 'cards' in your notebook.

There is a GPU which is soldered and integrated onto the motherboard.

The only way to upgrade the graphics, would be to replace the motherboard with one listed in the service manual which may have better graphics.

This is normally an expensive and labor intensive project.

The maximum amount of memory you can install according to chapter 1 of the service manual is 12 GB.

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03939658

[Biancorvo]

thank you for the reply

what would you suggest to upgrte it to 12gb?
which rams i could get? 2x6gb? and which one?

will that help me with FPS problems on games?( i m asking that because looking at Task Manager while playing the only thing that goes high is the memory, while CPU is always low)

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

There is no such thing as a 6 GB memory module.

They go double in size exponentally from 1 GB.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16...

So what you would do is to buy an 8 GB memory chip with the same specs as the 2 GB chip you have now, replace the 2 GB chip, keep the 8 GB chip and you will have 12 GB.

it should help a little, but I don't think you will see a world of improvement.

I'm not sure why you are having issues with the games not playing well.

Your notebook was top of the line for the processor and graphics at the time.

[Biancorvo]

Thank you for your reply

now i m gonna ask you, how do i know what kind of memory is card? what model is it?
Luckily it s a stick on it that tell me which one is the 2, and wich one is the 4, but how do i know what model my ram is?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

I have zipped up and attached a free utility that you can run below.

Close out of the summary window.

On the left side of the program window, click to expand the memory section.

Then click on each module, and on the right side of the window, it will tell you just about everything there is about each module.

[jonrobrt]

DIY Perks shows a method that uses a PCI to laptop adapter,allowing you to use an external GPU - a nice solution for your application:

https://youtu.be/bP_8EYQ-2RA