How to build a gaming laptop. Need some help.

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I want to upgrade both gpu and cpu.
I don't have a "good for gaming purpouses" laptop.
I need help to upgrade it. I already know that I can't upgrade certain things on a laptop, like the gpu, but I can use an external one.
About the cpu, I know nothing about compatibility and other stuff.
If someone can explain me step by step, what do I have to do to get the specs I want..
Cpu Phenom 9650 Quad-Core
Gpu Radeon HD 4850
By the way, I know nothing about electronics, so I don't quit know if there are compatibility problems with my laptop and the specs I want.
Here's a detailed list of the specs of my laptop (I'm sorry, I couldn't find the specs in English):
http://www.toshiba.com.mx/tdmcomputo/detalle/pdfs/C845D-SP4186RM.pdf
 
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If someone can explain me step by step, what do I have to do to get the specs I want..
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Step 1: Take 2/3 of the money you would spend on fixing this laptop, and build a gaming desktop.

What you're asking for can't really be done. That is one of the tradeoffs you accept when you get a laptop.
Portability and size vs performance, price, and upgradability.

Yes, there have been experiments in adding a desktop type GPU to a laptop. In a few cases, it actually worked. But you only end up with a slightly better performing machine, or a badly underperforming 'desktop' substitute'.
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TO be honest attempting to upgrade a laptop (what little can be done) should only be done by a serious computer tech. For most, yours especially, upgrading the GPU is out of the question. Purchasing a mobile GPU is hard enough, but installing one without modifying the card itself to fit is impossible. You may be able to upgrade the CPU but the CPU you speak ofis a desktop, incompatible with a laptop. As for external GPUs on a laptop, its a fun experiment but not at all worth the money (its expensive) and you need to use an external monitor to feed the video to tethering the laptop. You would be MUCH better off purchasing a new gaming PC, purchase one with a dedicated GPU, I recommend a Sager. If you can't get one those perhaps a Lenovo which are a bit cheaper.
 
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If someone can explain me step by step, what do I have to do to get the specs I want..
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Step 1: Take 2/3 of the money you would spend on fixing this laptop, and build a gaming desktop.

What you're asking for can't really be done. That is one of the tradeoffs you accept when you get a laptop.
Portability and size vs performance, price, and upgradability.

Yes, there have been experiments in adding a desktop type GPU to a laptop. In a few cases, it actually worked. But you only end up with a slightly better performing machine, or a badly underperforming 'desktop' substitute'.
 
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