Ive done a lot of PC builds and started getting into laptop repair/replacement in which is it 10x more simple and easy to work on. Your videos are very educating and are created in a learning friendly manner which is really helping me out to understand more on how laptop parts are assembled in the laptop and etc.
I've upgraded the CPU, RAM, HDD, and OS in my dell precision m4300. Went from a core 2 duo T7500 2.2GHz to core 2 extreme x9000 2.8 GHz, 2 GB of ram to 8 GB, a 120 GB HDD to 2TB Samsung 850 Pro SSD (I know waaaaay overkill), and windows xp to windows 10. I also replaced the main battery and swapped the optical drive with a secondary battery, and added a USB 3.0 express card. Oh and I also upgraded the wireless card so it can use 802.11n wifi and not just g.
Christian Calderon ty for the example.. that's what I'm waiting on parts on my ascer 5810T..just the ram 3 to 8G and HDD350 G to SSD 525+ OS Vista to Win10 enabling the Ram increase.
So happy that I found this video. I was saving up money to buy a desktop then realized that my laptop still have the chance to shine once again thx dude
For me I had kind of a crazy upgrade on my Dell Latitude D620: CPU from Core Duo T2300 32-bit 1.66GHz to Core 2 Duo T7600 64-bit 2.33GHz, RAM from 512MB to 3GB, 80GB HDD to a 240GB Kingston V300 SSD, OS from Windows XP Home SP2 to Windows 10 Pro amd64, Broadcom 802.11b/g Wi-Fi adapter to an Intel 7260 802.11a/b/g/n/ac dual band + Bluetooth 4.0 adapter, added an Ericsson 3G HSPA+ adapter (couldn't find one with 4G LTE though - I might be able to create one myself though using some existing 4G LTE module,) upgraded the LCD panel from 1280x800 to 1440x900 resolution, replaced the main battery, the clogged fan, and replaced the failing optical drive with a second battery. Now I need to fix the display artifact issue (likely a logic board replacement) and I have a 2018-ready machine made in 2004.
Basically a rebuilt system inside the old case. That Core 2 Duo, despite its age, still works fine in most cases. The laptop has a GeForce Go 7300 class graphics card in it and is fully capable of playing back 1080p TH-cam video. I cannot say anything about games due to the age of the graphics card. I have unlimited cellular data so the 4G modem upgrade will worth every cent of it.
I upgraded my 2013 Toshiba Satellite laptop from 4gbs of ram to 16gbs of ddr3l ram (maximum) and then I upgraded the slow 1tb hdd to a 250gb gigabyte branded ssd, but I also bought a dock so I could make use of the 1tb hdd. Finally I upgraded the cpu from a i3 3110m to a i5 3210m (not a lot of different but it has a turbo boost feature and I wanted to play it safe not making my laptop get too hot) I plan to upgrade the screen for a glossy one and get a bigger battery and a new keyboard in the future.
What toshiba satellite laptop you got? I got toshiba satellite a500, my motherboard can only support 8gb ram, not sure if I can upgrade the cpu using the same socket. Can you advice me how I can upgrade ram, cpu like you did??
@@chris01479 I got really lucky at the time, 3rd gen intel by luck sometimes wasn't soldered to the board. Most CPU's are permanently fixed to it, I'd take your laptop apart and check the board first
I upgraded my ASUS K55VM (bought in 2012, came with Core i5-3210M, 8GB DDR3-1333, nVIDIA GT630M, and 750GB 7200RPM HDD) to i7-3630QM (4 core, 8 threads), 16GB DDR3-1600, and put Intel 520 SSD to the original drive bay, remove DVD drive bay to put the old HDD instead. Couldn't upgrade the GT630M due to the size limit even though the card is swapable. Thought upgrading from i5 to i7 would need to change to better power adapter, but it actually worked well with the original one. (Someone upgraded from i5 to i7 has issue because it doesn't have enough power to handle i7) I guess if I add an external graphics card, it would become a decent gaming laptop again.
Hi there! Just update my K55VM 1 month ago. From i5-3210M to i7-3610QM. i thought this i7 was the only one compatible. I also have 480Gb SSD, 8Gb RAM and have a e-GPU adapter from banggoog to connect a GTX 750. nothing special but make the difference in some games. By the way @Jarrod's, in my task manager says that I have 2 of 4 memory slots in use. but I open several time my laptop and never saw more than 2 RAM slots. btw. nice video!
I bought a $350 laptop that was insanely bottlenecked by the storage since it only had a HDD. I installed a $40 128 gb nvme m.2 and moved the OS onto it. Now it is an insanely fast “relative to what I paid for it” laptop.
I see this is an old video, but what the heck... I have a new 2022, Acer Aspire 5, i-5. I installed a 1TB SATA secondary drive. I upgraded from 8 GB RAM to 20 GB (4 on the board and a 16 GB so-dimm in the only slot.) And I cloned the OEM Gen-3 NVME drive to an SK Hynix Gold P31 (500 GB) drive. That was all I could upgrade. Did not see the need to upgrade the Wi-Fi card or the CPU. Cheers! I have viewed lots of your recent videos. Keep 'em coming!
I've got a HP Pavilion 17, I'm itching to upgrade to faster system components or an entire new laptop. I'd like to go the upgrade route. I do a lot of video editing and graphics design in Adobe Suite. 8GB+ RAM is a requirement going forward. I'm not too savvy on the tech lingo, but I do know I'd need a RAM upgrade, a replacement drive (preferably SSD). I don't if the laptop has dedicated graphics card or not. How exactly do I check to see this info and also how do I know what components are compatible with my motherboard? I'm looking to do a DIY upgrade or an entire new buy of something else. The nostalgia of this HP is it was my 1st laptop I bought and I don't wanna get rid of it just like that. To use it as a secondary system to the incoming one would be perfect.
i upgraded my windows 11 acer laptop and went from 4GB RAM to 16GB RAM i know a bit overkill but i wanted to make sure it can run any game with desent frames
If you have 4 RAM slots and ony 2 are being used, doest it matter which ones? like, 1/2 3/4 or 1/3 2/4? My ASUS TUF F17 came with 16 RAM in slots 3/4 should I change?
yes you should change it to 1/3 which is very good for performance if you put 1/2 or 3/4 only one of them will work which will take all the load and if its full the other will start to take the load but in 1/3 they work equally they both load in and they'll both take responsibility of what program is running which is very good and performance positive
Thanks for info Bro and also my question is: Can ram get older? I mean I have a laptop that I bought 6 years ago and is the time give ram effect any difference or not? Or the ram can be used 10 years and work as well as it was the first day?
Yes but 8gb Ram DDR3 Is 4gb Ram DDR4 so if you want to upgrade you laptop to the best you need a motherboard that's support DDR4 and for Cpu it's really gonna take a lot because you have to find a model that supports laptop
crazy question but can you build a "laptop" from scratch. Buy a MB, HHD, Ram, Mobile CPU etc and spec it all yourself? I have a "modern retro" project in mind, but to fit it in the intended case, I'd need to use Laptop bits I'm sure.
@@JarrodsTech Cheers mate. I kind of assumed that. Will take a look at the video. So really my option is to use components intended for "low form factor" desktop PC's, which is still an option. Just more challenging ;)
Thanks a lot! If you don't mind, I've got a question. I own a Dell G15 5520 laptop with 512GB storage, 16GB RAM, RTX 3060, and a 12th gen Core i7. I'm thinking about upgrading the RAM to 64GB. Is that possible, and if so, will it perform well? I'm eyeing Crucial RAM options:
Crucial RAM 64GB Kit (2x32GB) DDR5 5600MT/s Laptop Memory CT2K32G56C46S5 Which one do you think would be a better fit? Appreciate your response in advance.
This might be a stupid question to you tech-heads but Why is it so uncommon for laptops to be upgradable? Do they not want you to? Or is it just hard to produce an upgradable laptop?
Can you help me? My laptops manufacturers website says that there are versions of laptop with GTX 1650, and I have GTX 1050 in it. Does that mean that I can swap my GTX 1050 into GTX 1650? Or are those different versions of laptops made differently?
in all honesty i only subscribed as im in Aus and finding metabox and clevo reviews are hard but I've still been watching every video since just to support you :) would love to see the new prime S 17inch if you havent already i think it looks badass... out of my budget i feel but still curious
I have an old HP probook 4730s, and I was wondering that I can put slightly newer hp motherboards in there (one with 3rd gen i5 and gt 750m 2gb graphics). Are they inetrchangable if the shape is right or do they all have different connectors?
yeah i asked my brother for laptop and told him that i would mostly play games on it cus im not that good into laptop specs and stuff... He showed me the model he said it was good i trusted his words and gave him the money...After i learned a bit about specs and stuff i realized that this laptop right now has 128 vram which is VERY bad for gaming...Now im looking for some upgrades..
In my case, I''m going to do a motherboard swap with my laptop as mine is the weakest and cheapest model from 2015, it only has DDR3 RAM, but the board swap from the highest end model in the family of my laptop is very cheap of an upgrade, well worth doing, and expands the upgradability of my laptop while spending 1/3 the price of a new laptop. My GPU and CPU are also soldered to the motherboard so the only way to gain speed and power is with a motherboard swap. By doing this motherboard swap, I gain: 16 GB of higher clock speed RAM capacity compared to slower 8 GB of RAM limit. (Still DDR3 but that's fine) 1.6 GHZ turboed 2.2 ghz dual core to a 2.4 GHZ - 2.6 GHZ Quad core 128 mb video memory 12 core GPU to a 2GB Video Memory GPU with 128 cores at a higher clock speed. Worth the price of $100. I'm also upgrading my RAM, HDD, and maybe even my battery and swapping the cells with higher capacity ones. I enjoy projects so this makes sense to me and I only paid $20 for the laptop from a friend so this is an awesome little project.
Maybe, sometimes Windows reports that incorrectly. Better off opening it up and looking, or google searching the model of laptop to see how many it actually supports.
I upgraded from a 1 tb hdd to 250 gb ssd. I put my windows files and applications in the ssd, replaced the optical drive with my hdd and stored everything else there. Also planning to upgrade RAM from 8 gb to 16 gb.
My laptop only has an ssd of 256 gb or sum like that, how can i upgrade my space? I don't need like 1 tb of space but having just 500 gb like most hdd would be nice
@@bananein121 depends on how many drives you have. If you have another to spare then put a second hard drive in that. Or you can just upgrade your ssd.
i downgraded to a pentium 2020m in the end because of the stupid 30 minute shutdown feature built into the hm70 chipset. Still, third gen hd graphics are decent.
when i last opened up my laptop i noticed 2 empty areas witch i assume are for vram chips, iv'e since been wondering if i could weld some new ones in to go from 2 to 4 gb vram is that possible? if so what equipment would be necessary? and where could the vram chips be obtained? note - my laptop is an Acer Aspire E15 E5-575G-511A
Is there any way I am able to de-solder my CPU for my laptop? I recently got a new one, and it's great and all, but.. the CPU kind of holds it back.. a lot. The CPU is at nearly full usage in games, while the GPU is at 20%
Way late to answer your question’ Is it possible ….. yes Your soldering skills need to be off the chart and you’ll want a hot air station and even a microscope would help’ Laptops have never really been user friendly to upgrade’ It’s possible but you need tools and knowledge’ imo it would be easier to find the same model you have then find the next one up’ example you have an i5 get the same exact line but one with an i7 hopefully it will fit in laptop and just swap all parts from 1 to the other’
I have an older Acer Aspire, not sure what is possible for upgrades or if I should take out the parts I can, sell the rest, and build a new computer from scratch
Probably just memory/storage, but depends on the model. If in doubt, google search the CPU/GPU and see if you can buy them individually, that's an easy way to quickly tell if you can upgrade.
My dream idea is to buy a modern laptop motherboard like a 17 inch Alienware laptop's board and install it inside an XPS M1710. Theoretically this could be possible.
Can we change the graphics processing unit in this laptop? Do you know if there is a laptop with an 8th generation or higher Intel processor that supports this feature?
Which one better for doing 1st ? Upgrade ram ddr4 or ssd ? my laptop asus x541uv with already soldier 4Gb ram. And i used it for design graphic also web.
@@JarrodsTech yes i had standart sata hard drive with tosiba brand for 1Tb.. so should i upgrade ssd first for make my laptop faster for work ? Usually i work with multitask programe.. potosop, figma, sublime, google chrome. Is it okay ? I just have money for buy one item now.. so i need to choose wisely which one really better for it. :) Thx
Yeah I think SSD will make a larger difference to all activities, some instances may benefit from more memory but for the most part I think going HDD > SSD is one of the best changes you can make.
I just bought a MSI GF63 8RD at only £370 as the mousepad doesn't work which doesn't affect me as I use a mouse. What upgrades can I make to it? Also, will it be able to run most games at 60fps,medium?
1:29 this information in task manager is not always right in my previous laptop i only had two physical slots for ram. also the supported maximum was according to Samsung 8gb in form of two 4gb ddr3 sticks. however windows kept saying that i had that same 2/4 available as you. laptop in question was samsung Q530 and it had intel i5-450M cpu.
I upgraded my toshiba c855-s5241 laptop from a pentium b970 cpu to an i7-3540m. Ram went from 4gb to 16gb. I put a crucial mx 100 SSD in it too. Unfortunately the gpu isn't upgradeable
hi loved this vid is it possible for u to do a vid about how to manage ur thermal performance to get lower heat on ur laptop eg using thermal paste (liquid metal), replace the stock gpu thermal pads, using a fan cooling pad (u can recommend a good one ) and how to undervolt the cpu, dgpu and the igpu for more thermal performance. maybe even using laptop memory that's low voltage and has heat spreader
I upgraded my Sony Vaio SVE1513JCXW with 1TB MX500 from Crucial. The old HDD replaced the DVD-ROM and i can say its a huuuuuge difference. Now its taking just 15-20 sec to be on windows while with the old HDD, maybe like 3-5 min. I plan to upgrade to 16GB RAM (CT2KIT102464BF160B) from Crucial and maybe upgrade my cpu as well with I7-3840qm(45w) or I7-3940xm (55w)...but idk sure, because my cpu i5-3230m use just 35W TDP
Depends on the CPU, for example the 7700HQ is a mobile chip only and is soldered to the motherboard, while some laptops have desktop CPUs like the 7700K or 8700K.
For metabox laptops where can you find this information about what you can upgraded because I was looking and struggled to find it. Also very helpful video
Hmm not really sure to be honest, as they use the Clevo chassis you could possibly look for information on the Clevo model which may be more likely to give you what you're after. Otherwise I'm sure you could always contact Metabox support who should be able to advise.
i got a hp laptop with a celeron with 4 gb ram and had to swap the 1tera hdd with a 500 ssd because the laptop was literally unusable ,but now im wondering what should i upgrade so that i can game on it💀
most models have them soldered into the motherboard, though only the CPU is upgradable even if it's soldered, you just have to find a one that supports your motherboard
Depends on the operating system and how much you intend on installing. Microsoft recommend 20gb for Windows 10 but I'd probably double that: www.microsoft.com/en-au/windows/windows-10-specifications
I decided to desolder my cpu and solder in a new i7... I7 costed 30€. We will see if the upgrade will be possible because samsung decided to solder the cpu in...
Hey bro I was wondering if you are able to help me over a call on discord for Christmas. I am getting new parts for my laptop and I need help on how to install. The thing is slow as hell and has intel core i7. I think it’s a few years old aswell.
Sorry, I'm not available for a call, but you could become a Patreon member and get access to the Discord server. We have a Questions channel where people are happy to help out. patreon.com/jarrodstech
Nice video bro,but to really find a upgradable graphic card it hard ,only the RAM ,CPU, battery can be increase and sometime it increase the temperature that affect the system So it's a hit or miss.
2024 update - I made a much newer upgrade guide with way more info here: th-cam.com/video/Fud7IU8i3w8/w-d-xo.html
I upgraded from i3 8100 to a calculator processor!!! amazing what 100 megahertz can get you.
Seems legit
Lol
Hey men how can we upgrade cpu
@@Aqral lol he didnt do
@@RD8_ ok thanks to inform
Ive done a lot of PC builds and started getting into laptop repair/replacement in which is it 10x more simple and easy to work on. Your videos are very educating and are created in a learning friendly manner which is really helping me out to understand more on how laptop parts are assembled in the laptop and etc.
Ur so richt man everything is so easy to get apart
I've upgraded the CPU, RAM, HDD, and OS in my dell precision m4300. Went from a core 2 duo T7500 2.2GHz to core 2 extreme x9000 2.8 GHz, 2 GB of ram to 8 GB, a 120 GB HDD to 2TB Samsung 850 Pro SSD (I know waaaaay overkill), and windows xp to windows 10. I also replaced the main battery and swapped the optical drive with a secondary battery, and added a USB 3.0 express card. Oh and I also upgraded the wireless card so it can use 802.11n wifi and not just g.
Wow nice, that's a massive upgrade! Should be good for a while to come I imagine :) what about the graphics?
Jarrod'sTech the GPU isn’t upgradable in this model :(
Bro - EXP GDC. You should be able to upgrade your GPU with that.
Christian Calderon ty for the example.. that's what I'm waiting on parts on my ascer 5810T..just the ram 3 to 8G and HDD350 G to SSD 525+ OS Vista to Win10 enabling the Ram increase.
Why not just buy a new laptop since you’re upgrading a lot
*cries in 8gb soldered ram*
You don't have a dual ram slot?
I upgraded Ram 4GB to 16GB and HDD 500GB to SDD 250GB but still use the hdd for games!
Nice one! The SSD should make a huge difference 😃
And the ram should make a huge difference too 4gb to 16 is a huge difference
@@ifitsfreeitsforme2913 is 8 to 12 or 16 is a difference ?
@@akhilalexg YES
@@pata5188 8 to 12 definitely not much difference
So happy that I found this video. I was saving up money to buy a desktop then realized that my laptop still have the chance to shine once again thx dude
No problem! Good luck with the upgrade 👍
if you want to play video games on it, a pc is better and cheaper
@@gabrielf03d welp i am using it for school and other stuff so a laptop would be good for me :) 👍
@@beansaresodelicious my laptop sounds like a tractor, so its impossible to use in class, gl tho 😅😅
@@gabrielf03d try reducing cpu or memory use by closing apps through task manager. usually works for me
Thank you so much! It’s a quick video that gave me the best answers as someone that’s new into upgrading my laptop
For me I had kind of a crazy upgrade on my Dell Latitude D620: CPU from Core Duo T2300 32-bit 1.66GHz to Core 2 Duo T7600 64-bit 2.33GHz, RAM from 512MB to 3GB, 80GB HDD to a 240GB Kingston V300 SSD, OS from Windows XP Home SP2 to Windows 10 Pro amd64, Broadcom 802.11b/g Wi-Fi adapter to an Intel 7260 802.11a/b/g/n/ac dual band + Bluetooth 4.0 adapter, added an Ericsson 3G HSPA+ adapter (couldn't find one with 4G LTE though - I might be able to create one myself though using some existing 4G LTE module,) upgraded the LCD panel from 1280x800 to 1440x900 resolution, replaced the main battery, the clogged fan, and replaced the failing optical drive with a second battery. Now I need to fix the display artifact issue (likely a logic board replacement) and I have a 2018-ready machine made in 2004.
Wow that's quite an upgrade! Basically a completely new system 😀
Basically a rebuilt system inside the old case. That Core 2 Duo, despite its age, still works fine in most cases. The laptop has a GeForce Go 7300 class graphics card in it and is fully capable of playing back 1080p TH-cam video. I cannot say anything about games due to the age of the graphics card. I have unlimited cellular data so the 4G modem upgrade will worth every cent of it.
For how compact everything is in there I don’t see why nobody makes a decent car pc these days.
Tesla kinda did
@@statomic Can it game, render, or run programs? Short answer no, long answer because it doesn't make money.
@@vincenzopromedia It can now
@@cobalt_damian4159 when and where?
Underrated TH-camr
Thanks!
Jarrod'sTech I only speak the truth lol 4k subs is really too low for this quality , I think you should deserve at least few 100 k subs
+Zolexius hopefully we'll get there one day!
Jarrod'sTech I don’t know if you noticed but you are at 170k
@@JarrodsTech yeah here we aare 100k eheheh
I upgraded my 2013 Toshiba Satellite laptop from 4gbs of ram to 16gbs of ddr3l ram (maximum) and then I upgraded the slow 1tb hdd to a 250gb gigabyte branded ssd, but I also bought a dock so I could make use of the 1tb hdd. Finally I upgraded the cpu from a i3 3110m to a i5 3210m (not a lot of different but it has a turbo boost feature and I wanted to play it safe not making my laptop get too hot) I plan to upgrade the screen for a glossy one and get a bigger battery and a new keyboard in the future.
Sounds like some pretty good changes!
What toshiba satellite laptop you got? I got toshiba satellite a500, my motherboard can only support 8gb ram, not sure if I can upgrade the cpu using the same socket.
Can you advice me how I can upgrade ram, cpu like you did??
@@chris01479 Man this was years ago, it's a C50 A 1DV, still works fine today
@@FIetch2002 Yeah I know that. I need your advice whether if I should upgrade cpu and what cpu I should get for my laptop??
@@chris01479 I got really lucky at the time, 3rd gen intel by luck sometimes wasn't soldered to the board. Most CPU's are permanently fixed to it, I'd take your laptop apart and check the board first
In some models, the gpu uses the RAM the computer has, like the Intel HD Graphics 620, it can use 32GB like VRAM
not that it will handle that tho
What about the Intel hd 3000?
@@justken3😂😂😂😂 dude buy a new one😂😂💀💀
@@Stephenasare672 oh no I have a high end desktop pc, I was just curious since I want to take apart an all-in-one pc for an experiment
This laptop is rebranded as Illegear S5 in some regions. The 3-fans setup instantly reminded me of it.
I'm still confused on how to pick a CPU because apparently some motherboards are different
You’re not wrong
I upgraded my ASUS K55VM (bought in 2012, came with Core i5-3210M, 8GB DDR3-1333, nVIDIA GT630M, and 750GB 7200RPM HDD) to i7-3630QM (4 core, 8 threads), 16GB DDR3-1600, and put Intel 520 SSD to the original drive bay, remove DVD drive bay to put the old HDD instead.
Couldn't upgrade the GT630M due to the size limit even though the card is swapable.
Thought upgrading from i5 to i7 would need to change to better power adapter, but it actually worked well with the original one.
(Someone upgraded from i5 to i7 has issue because it doesn't have enough power to handle i7)
I guess if I add an external graphics card, it would become a decent gaming laptop again.
Nice! Sounds like a pretty good overall upgrade, too bad about the GPU though!
Where do u buy laptop cpu?
on ebay.
Hi there!
Just update my K55VM 1 month ago. From i5-3210M to i7-3610QM. i thought this i7 was the only one compatible.
I also have 480Gb SSD, 8Gb RAM and have a e-GPU adapter from banggoog to connect a GTX 750. nothing special but make the difference in some games.
By the way @Jarrod's, in my task manager says that I have 2 of 4 memory slots in use. but I open several time my laptop and never saw more than 2 RAM slots.
btw. nice video!
wow, you from the old videos sounds so much different!
I bought a $350 laptop that was insanely bottlenecked by the storage since it only had a HDD. I installed a $40 128 gb nvme m.2 and moved the OS onto it. Now it is an insanely fast “relative to what I paid for it” laptop.
Nice one!
I see this is an old video, but what the heck...
I have a new 2022, Acer Aspire 5, i-5. I installed a 1TB SATA secondary drive. I upgraded from 8 GB RAM to 20 GB (4 on the board and a 16 GB so-dimm in the only slot.) And I cloned the OEM Gen-3 NVME drive to an SK Hynix Gold P31 (500 GB) drive. That was all I could upgrade. Did not see the need to upgrade the Wi-Fi card or the CPU. Cheers! I have viewed lots of your recent videos. Keep 'em coming!
Love your vids mate!
Thanks!
I've got a HP Pavilion 17, I'm itching to upgrade to faster system components or an entire new laptop. I'd like to go the upgrade route. I do a lot of video editing and graphics design in Adobe Suite. 8GB+ RAM is a requirement going forward. I'm not too savvy on the tech lingo, but I do know I'd need a RAM upgrade, a replacement drive (preferably SSD). I don't if the laptop has dedicated graphics card or not. How exactly do I check to see this info and also how do I know what components are compatible with my motherboard? I'm looking to do a DIY upgrade or an entire new buy of something else. The nostalgia of this HP is it was my 1st laptop I bought and I don't wanna get rid of it just like that. To use it as a secondary system to the incoming one would be perfect.
so imagine I've opened the laptop, now how can i know if I can add a graphics card? what connection should I look for?
I think most use an MXM connection, you can probably google search for "mxm graphics card" or similar.
Is it possible if i can change my GTX960m to something better on my Dell laptop?
i upgraded my windows 11 acer laptop and went from 4GB RAM to 16GB RAM i know a bit overkill but i wanted to make sure it can run any game with desent frames
I've upgraded ram and hdd. About to do an SSD and CPU upgrade. Lenovo and Samsung
Why did you skip the cpu upgrade? I wanted to see how to remove it.
Can I upgrade my gpu if my computer has integrated graphics
hdd to ssd swap , Works like 50x faster because disk was constantly at 100% in the hdd . Also going to replace 2x4g to 2x8g :)
If you have 4 RAM slots and ony 2 are being used, doest it matter which ones? like, 1/2 3/4 or 1/3 2/4? My ASUS TUF F17 came with 16 RAM in slots 3/4 should I change?
yes you should change it to 1/3 which is very good for performance if you put 1/2 or 3/4 only one of them will work which will take all the load and if its full the other will start to take the load but in 1/3 they work equally they both load in and they'll both take responsibility of what program is running which is very good and performance positive
Thanks for info
Bro and also my question is: Can ram get older? I mean I have a laptop that I bought 6 years ago and is the time give ram effect any difference or not? Or the ram can be used 10 years and work as well as it was the first day?
Yes but 8gb Ram DDR3 Is 4gb Ram DDR4 so if you want to upgrade you laptop to the best you need a motherboard that's support DDR4 and for Cpu it's really gonna take a lot because you have to find a model that supports laptop
@@suntzu3405 ok
How to know if your laptop is compatible for cpu upgrade?
crazy question but can you build a "laptop" from scratch. Buy a MB, HHD, Ram, Mobile CPU etc and spec it all yourself? I have a "modern retro" project in mind, but to fit it in the intended case, I'd need to use Laptop bits I'm sure.
Nah it's not really an option, this video explains it quite well: th-cam.com/video/YLTUfuveyv4/w-d-xo.html
@@JarrodsTech Cheers mate. I kind of assumed that. Will take a look at the video. So really my option is to use components intended for "low form factor" desktop PC's, which is still an option. Just more challenging ;)
No problem, yeah I suppose so!
After 4 years I gave me laptop a good clean and got him some new thermal paste I also upgraded from 8 to 16 gb of ram I am planning on a new gpu
Thanks a lot!
If you don't mind, I've got a question. I own a Dell G15 5520 laptop with 512GB storage, 16GB RAM, RTX 3060, and a 12th gen Core i7. I'm thinking about upgrading the RAM to 64GB. Is that possible, and if so, will it perform well?
I'm eyeing Crucial RAM options:
Crucial RAM 64GB Kit (2x32GB) DDR5 4800MT/s CL40 Laptop Memory CT2K32G48C40S5
Crucial RAM 64GB Kit (2x32GB) DDR5 5600MT/s Laptop Memory CT2K32G56C46S5
Which one do you think would be a better fit?
Appreciate your response in advance.
This might be a stupid question to you tech-heads but
Why is it so uncommon for laptops to be upgradable?
Do they not want you to?
Or is it just hard to produce an upgradable laptop?
bit of both
Can you help me? My laptops manufacturers website says that there are versions of laptop with GTX 1650, and I have GTX 1050 in it. Does that mean that I can swap my GTX 1050 into GTX 1650? Or are those different versions of laptops made differently?
in all honesty i only subscribed as im in Aus and finding metabox and clevo reviews are hard but I've still been watching every video since just to support you :) would love to see the new prime S 17inch if you havent already i think it looks badass... out of my budget i feel but still curious
Thanks! I got the Metabox PA70HS-G on Monday this week, I have a few other things I need to work on first but it's not too far away!
- Cooling upgrade
- Ram 16GB DDR3L
- SSD KZ512 SATA3
- CPU fixed Clock, Undervolt, TPL setting
- Update Bios, Graphic Driver, Chipset Driver
- Integrated Intel GPU reg edit
- Force Windows 10 to be lite ver.
next project
- Mod Bios
- OC
I have an old HP probook 4730s, and I was wondering that I can put slightly newer hp motherboards in there (one with 3rd gen i5 and gt 750m 2gb graphics). Are they inetrchangable if the shape is right or do they all have different connectors?
yeah i asked my brother for laptop and told him that i would mostly play games on it cus im not that good into laptop specs and stuff... He showed me the model he said it was good i trusted his words and gave him the money...After i learned a bit about specs and stuff i realized that this laptop right now has 128 vram which is VERY bad for gaming...Now im looking for some upgrades..
I upgraded my Dell Inspiron 5559 from 4 to 8GB of RAM so far. :D
Nice! Is it making a noticeable difference for you?
Yes, I can open many chrome tabs now while playing games with some memory to spare. :D
Sweet! Enjoy 😁
👌😁
Games are running smoother or, are just the same?
In my case, I''m going to do a motherboard swap with my laptop as mine is the weakest and cheapest model from 2015, it only has DDR3 RAM, but the board swap from the highest end model in the family of my laptop is very cheap of an upgrade, well worth doing, and expands the upgradability of my laptop while spending 1/3 the price of a new laptop. My GPU and CPU are also soldered to the motherboard so the only way to gain speed and power is with a motherboard swap. By doing this motherboard swap, I gain:
16 GB of higher clock speed RAM capacity compared to slower 8 GB of RAM limit. (Still DDR3 but that's fine)
1.6 GHZ turboed 2.2 ghz dual core to a 2.4 GHZ - 2.6 GHZ Quad core
128 mb video memory 12 core GPU to a 2GB Video Memory GPU with 128 cores at a higher clock speed. Worth the price of $100.
I'm also upgrading my RAM, HDD, and maybe even my battery and swapping the cells with higher capacity ones. I enjoy projects so this makes sense to me and I only paid $20 for the laptop from a friend so this is an awesome little project.
Hope it goes well!
@@JarrodsTech It Did! Now I'm Modifying the Battery to have a longer runtime. It now runs games and such it couldn't before for only $100!
Can u upgrade your hp laptop GPU for a better gaming experience if u can please tell me
My processor is an Intel i5-9300H @2.40GHz. I'm on the Acer Nitro 5. Am I able to upgrade the CPU?
Hey Video Creator, what is a Brand and Model of the Laptop, do you used on your Video?😊
It says I’m only using 1 of 4 ram slots so I could put 3 more cards????
Maybe, sometimes Windows reports that incorrectly. Better off opening it up and looking, or google searching the model of laptop to see how many it actually supports.
Ok thankyou
I have an intel core i5 from 2020. I may buy an i7 or an i9 when I have the money. I’m currently saving up for it
I upgraded from a 1 tb hdd to 250 gb ssd. I put my windows files and applications in the ssd, replaced the optical drive with my hdd and stored everything else there. Also planning to upgrade RAM from 8 gb to 16 gb.
My laptop only has an ssd of 256 gb or sum like that, how can i upgrade my space? I don't need like 1 tb of space but having just 500 gb like most hdd would be nice
@@bananein121 depends on how many drives you have. If you have another to spare then put a second hard drive in that. Or you can just upgrade your ssd.
my mans got an eluktronic pro
OOOOOH GOD, I OPENED THIS VIDEO JUST FOR SEEING THE GRAPHICS CARD UPGRADE!
I upgraded my cpu from a celeron b830 to an i5 2520m (WAAAAAAY better)
That does sound like quite a nice upgrade! I did similar with my qnap Nas, from ceneron to i5 😀
yeah, especially the intel hd 3000 graphics made games sort-of playable
Always a good thing!
Even I want to😥...but I don't know if I can
i downgraded to a pentium 2020m in the end because of the stupid 30 minute shutdown feature built into the hm70 chipset. Still, third gen hd graphics are decent.
when i last opened up my laptop i noticed 2 empty areas witch i assume are for vram chips, iv'e since been wondering if i could weld some new ones in to go from 2 to 4 gb vram
is that possible? if so what equipment would be necessary? and where could the vram chips be obtained?
note - my laptop is an Acer Aspire E15 E5-575G-511A
Is there any way I am able to de-solder my CPU for my laptop? I recently got a new one, and it's great and all, but.. the CPU kind of holds it back.. a lot. The CPU is at nearly full usage in games, while the GPU is at 20%
Way late to answer your question’
Is it possible ….. yes
Your soldering skills need to be off the chart and you’ll want a hot air station and even a microscope would help’
Laptops have never really been user friendly to upgrade’
It’s possible but you need tools and knowledge’ imo it would be easier to find the same model you have then find the next one up’ example you have an i5 get the same exact line but one with an i7 hopefully it will fit in laptop and just swap all parts from 1 to the other’
Are there like limit?to upgrade our gpu?
Amazing. I will upgrade
I have an older Acer Aspire, not sure what is possible for upgrades or if I should take out the parts I can, sell the rest, and build a new computer from scratch
Probably just memory/storage, but depends on the model. If in doubt, google search the CPU/GPU and see if you can buy them individually, that's an easy way to quickly tell if you can upgrade.
Can you just swap those ram pieces or do you need to reinstall programs on your laptop?
No need to reinstall, everything will still work the same.
@@JarrodsTech I put in new compatible cpu, but my laptop doesn't recognise it.Still showing old one, any thoughts? thank you
Not really, don't have any experience with swapping CPU, if it powers on though and actually works with the new one in it's probably all fine.
Thank you! So which laptops have the option to upgrade the graphics card?
The Framework is the only current option.
I have a dell inspiron 5406
Can i upgrade it’s gpu?
My dream idea is to buy a modern laptop motherboard like a 17 inch Alienware laptop's board and install it inside an XPS M1710. Theoretically this could be possible.
Let us know how it goes 😁
Can we change the graphics processing unit in this laptop? Do you know if there is a laptop with an 8th generation or higher Intel processor that supports this feature?
so, i have a question i have A cpu AMD Ryzen 3 5425U with vega graphics does that means i can't put any gpu in the laptop????
Can a normal laptop be a gaming laptop if we change the components?
I just changed an old laptop's processor from a Pentium T4500 (2.3Ghz 1Mb L2 Cache) to a Core2Duo T9400 (2.53Ghz, 6Mb L2) and it came back to life LOL
I've been useing an MSI Prestige 15 laptop and the CPU is on its way out and things are slowing down, is it possible to replace or upgrade the CPU
Can't you technically swap a modern laptop motherboard on an older shell? That would make everything upgraded.
If you have a laptop model that was sold with several different motherboard/cpu soldered combos, can you usually drop in any of those motherboards?
No. For the most part, you can't upgrade a laptop other than RAM and SSD.
where is the graphics upgrade?
What laptop do you use?
Can I upgrade gpu on my IdeaPad 320-14ast (Lenovo) ?
Nope...
To upgrade my HDD to SSD on my laptop do I have to clone? If I don't clone will I able to install window like that?
Which one better for doing 1st ? Upgrade ram ddr4 or ssd ? my laptop asus x541uv with already soldier 4Gb ram. And i used it for design graphic also web.
If you have a standard hard drive at the moment then I think going to the SSD will make a larger noticeable difference.
@@JarrodsTech yes i had standart sata hard drive with tosiba brand for 1Tb.. so should i upgrade ssd first for make my laptop faster for work ? Usually i work with multitask programe.. potosop, figma, sublime, google chrome. Is it okay ? I just have money for buy one item now.. so i need to choose wisely which one really better for it. :) Thx
Yeah I think SSD will make a larger difference to all activities, some instances may benefit from more memory but for the most part I think going HDD > SSD is one of the best changes you can make.
@@JarrodsTech thanks alot
Can i upgrade my intel i5-7200U from my hp laptop
to any higher one? If yes please tell some recommendations please
nice work that will be great full
I am looking to buy Clevo p650 with 7700hq and gtx 1060 . How do you think the thermals and the screens are ?
I've mostly found the screens pretty good in the ones that I've tested, temperatures have also always been acceptable in the ones I've had.
Jarrod'sTech thank you. I would have gone with newer 850 ones but poor thermals.
No problem, yeah fair enough they are a bit thinner and warmer due to less cooling space.
Jarrod'sTech What do you think about Asus Tuf FX505DT AMD Ryzen 5 3550H Nvidia GTX 1650 4GB Graphics 1TB HDD 256GB SSD?
I just bought a MSI GF63 8RD at only £370 as the mousepad doesn't work which doesn't affect me as I use a mouse. What upgrades can I make to it? Also, will it be able to run most games at 60fps,medium?
Is it possible to upgrade my very old hp compaq 6910p that I found in my garage
1:29 this information in task manager is not always right in my previous laptop i only had two physical slots for ram. also the supported maximum was according to Samsung 8gb in form of two 4gb ddr3 sticks.
however windows kept saying that i had that same 2/4 available as you. laptop in question was samsung Q530 and it had intel i5-450M cpu.
I like how u say CPU
I upgraded my toshiba c855-s5241 laptop from a pentium b970 cpu to an i7-3540m. Ram went from 4gb to 16gb. I put a crucial mx 100 SSD in it too. Unfortunately the gpu isn't upgradeable
Wow that's still quite a nice upgrade :)
Jarrod'sTech thanks man
what happens if I change my laptop CPU from Intel Core i5 to i7. Is it really work?
yes it will work with any cpu, just as long as it has the right chipset, don't forget the chipset
Hey what are virtual machines and what do you use them for?
hi loved this vid is it possible for u to do a vid about how to manage ur thermal performance to get lower heat on ur laptop eg using thermal paste (liquid metal), replace the stock gpu thermal pads, using a fan cooling pad (u can recommend a good one ) and how to undervolt the cpu, dgpu and the igpu for more thermal performance. maybe even using laptop memory that's low voltage and has heat spreader
+miguel virgo that's a good idea, I'll add it to the list of things I want to do!
I upgraded my Sony Vaio SVE1513JCXW with 1TB MX500 from Crucial. The old HDD replaced the DVD-ROM and i can say its a huuuuuge difference. Now its taking just 15-20 sec to be on windows while with the old HDD, maybe like 3-5 min. I plan to upgrade to 16GB RAM (CT2KIT102464BF160B) from Crucial and maybe upgrade my cpu as well with I7-3840qm(45w) or I7-3940xm (55w)...but idk sure, because my cpu i5-3230m use just 35W TDP
Nice!
What processors are compatible to laptops? Mostly the processors I know is only for desktop😕
Are the processors for laptops and PCs same??? Or there are CPUs especially for PCs and especially for laptops? Is there any difference?
Depends on the CPU, for example the 7700HQ is a mobile chip only and is soldered to the motherboard, while some laptops have desktop CPUs like the 7700K or 8700K.
where can i buy graphics cards for a laptop? everywhere i look they're for all PC's...
For metabox laptops where can you find this information about what you can upgraded because I was looking and struggled to find it. Also very helpful video
Hmm not really sure to be honest, as they use the Clevo chassis you could possibly look for information on the Clevo model which may be more likely to give you what you're after. Otherwise I'm sure you could always contact Metabox support who should be able to advise.
So I don't understand I can just melt the sodder and attach a new cpu?
i got a hp laptop with a celeron with 4 gb ram and had to swap the 1tera hdd with a 500 ssd because the laptop was literally unusable ,but now im wondering what should i upgrade so that i can game on it💀
Sorry why can't upgrade cpu and gpu ?
most models have them soldered into the motherboard, though only the CPU is upgradable even if it's soldered, you just have to find a one that supports your motherboard
Is a all laptop can upgrade cpu?
just upgraded a i3 from a 4gb to16gb ram and from a 500gb hhd to Kingston ssd 480gb
If Im going to partition my storage , how much should I give for OS 's Drive?
Depends on the operating system and how much you intend on installing. Microsoft recommend 20gb for Windows 10 but I'd probably double that: www.microsoft.com/en-au/windows/windows-10-specifications
I decided to desolder my cpu and solder in a new i7... I7 costed 30€. We will see if the upgrade will be possible because samsung decided to solder the cpu in...
What is the laptop in the video
Hey bro I was wondering if you are able to help me over a call on discord for Christmas. I am getting new parts for my laptop and I need help on how to install. The thing is slow as hell and has intel core i7. I think it’s a few years old aswell.
Sorry, I'm not available for a call, but you could become a Patreon member and get access to the Discord server. We have a Questions channel where people are happy to help out. patreon.com/jarrodstech
Nice video bro,but to really find a upgradable graphic card it hard ,only the RAM ,CPU, battery can be increase and sometime it increase the temperature that affect the system So it's a hit or miss.
Thanks, yeah graphics upgrades are definitely way less common, but are possible if you've got MXM, usually only in thicker laptops though.
Jarrod'sTech ohhh thanks noted
Are you using the same ram?
No, but it was the same size/timings/speed.
@@JarrodsTech thanks mate
Is it possible for me to upgrade my graphics card