How to replace graphics card?

iXenite · February 1, 2017

Yeah, you sadly cannot game on that laptop - and it is not going to be upgradable. You can however build your own PC for a similar price to that laptop and get incredibly good performance for your dollar. It won't be the best PC there is, but it would certainly be better than any laptop at the same price.

This build is a little more expensive than the laptop you linked, but it would certainly be better. It includes the full build + peripherals + an OS. Compromises were made to keep things cheap, but overall it should actually be a very nice starter PC. You would have course need to put the parts together yourself though, there are tons of guides both written and in video form on the internet that teach you how to do this if you don't know how.

If you don't want to build your own PC though you could also just buy a gaming PC from Best Buy or a PC boutique store online. That or a gaming laptop, but be ready to spend a lot more than what you did on that laptop.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($75.00 @ B&H)

Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($71.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: Corsair 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($49.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.33 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 460 2GB Dual OC Video Card ($97.99 @ Newegg)

Case: DIYPC P48-W ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: EVGA 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($37.89 @ OutletPC)

Monitor: AOC G2260VWQ6 21.5" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Keyboard: Logitech K360 Wireless Mini Keyboard ($28.98 @ PCM)

Other: Windows 10 Home OEM Key ($25.51)

Other: VicTsing MM057 2.4G Wireless Portable Mobile Mouse ($9.99)