mikedmz :
I have a inspiron 15r and was wondering if i could upgrade it somehow to be able to play the newest games like crysis 3 or something
here are some specs
i7 intel core processor
8 gb ram
intel 4000 graphics card
1tb hard drive space
windows 8
dont know what else to put but i when i play games like batman akc or sleeping dogs the laptop starts blowing out hot air anyone have any ideas to help cool it down?
austing :
One way is to crack open the laptop, clean of the heatsink, and replace the thermal paste, then use high-end thermalpaste like Arctic Silver 5 to replace the stock compund.
The only upgrades for an OEM laptop like the 15r are CPU, RAM, and HardDrive
To me the main problem that needs to be fixed is the graphics. The cpu is sound but the 4000 gpu will not do well for the type of game you mentioned unless you don't mind turning off every graphic enhancement so you can have FPS near a playable level. Can you put a discrete video card in that what ever it is you got?
If not you should have went with AMD's newest APU config but that sounds too late as you already have the Intel setup. It's getting to be a confusing world and I still am a solid home PC user that I can upgrade if needed and play on a huge screen. I do not like the way computers are going and fail to understand why anyone would want anything different for games.
the mobile market has it's place in business and the list of other small devices are out there selling but for what overall good they are is a real crazy.
Every new product that has been trying to do away with game pc's has caused the quality of the games to tank, they mix into the PC level market with Xbox's. ...ect and people are complaining about the games but continue to support the reason why they are helping kill the game quality at the same time and it always leads back to the obvious that people are incred. stupid and have always found ways to cut their own foot off as a example. I'm no different, I've done stupid things in my life but at least when it comes to computers I haven't but I've learned the mistakes long ago so it's that much easier to see others doing it.
It's a good laugh. You bought a setup that is not made to play games worth a $%^( and are now asking for help when you should have made use of the information that is spread all over the internet for years. Tough luck... sorry to see though..