Upgrading a 2011 Laptop

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I am not sure if it is even worth upgrading considering it being over 4 years old...

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Gateway NV57H58u-2434G50Mib2s Notebook

Would it be worth upgrading this laptop with:
8gb of DDR3 Ram [compared to 4]
1tb SSHD [compared to a 500gb HDD]

Also a new GPU if I am able to upgrade it.

[Separate question: Can someone tell me of any GPU replacements for this laptop?]
 
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Yeah, there;s only the integrated graphics in that laptop - you can't add a GPU.

I guess in theory you could switch out the motherboard to allow a GPU - if you could find another motherboard, of the same dimensions (laptop mobos are not standard) that will accept a discreet GPU.....but between the chances of a motherboard meeting your requirements existing, the time/effort/cost of replacing it and the problems regarding heat etc, you'd be better off all-round (not to mention, cheaper) just to buy a new laptop.

The SSD and RAM upgrades are options for you, absolutely, but those aren't going to improvement your graphic performance.
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Yeah the CPU is still relevant and on par with my friends' computers GHz wise.

I will take your advice and get a 512gb SSD instead of an SSHD thanks.
 
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Graphics chip is holding you back there, although the requirements for that game are very low. Do you have a recent-ish graphics driver on it? Is it running for sure on the dedicated graphics rather than the INtel?
 
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It is Intel which sucks.
 
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It is Intel which sucks.
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Ah. I thought, when reading this initially, that you had the optional dedicated graphics I've seen listed on this model.

No hope for upgrading then, unless you swap the motherboard for the optional one that came with this computer (not worth it). You could try seeing if there are updated Intel HD Graphics drivers available though; sometimes they do make a difference, but yes, they are usually quite terrible in games.
 
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Yeah, there;s only the integrated graphics in that laptop - you can't add a GPU.

I guess in theory you could switch out the motherboard to allow a GPU - if you could find another motherboard, of the same dimensions (laptop mobos are not standard) that will accept a discreet GPU.....but between the chances of a motherboard meeting your requirements existing, the time/effort/cost of replacing it and the problems regarding heat etc, you'd be better off all-round (not to mention, cheaper) just to buy a new laptop.

The SSD and RAM upgrades are options for you, absolutely, but those aren't going to improvement your graphic performance.
 
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Long term purchase/use?

I highly recommend buying a laptop which has got Thunderbolt 3 / USB Type-C, due to the fact that there are upcoming external GPU solutions on the market soon.

Example: http://www.amazon.com/ROG-G501VW-i7-6700HQ-Windows-Notebook/dp/B01DIZF2I8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1462295370&sr=8-1&keywords=Asus+G501VW

The CPU is very powerful, and knowing Intel, we're still seeing 5% improvements every year, besides, CPU is hardly the bottleneck in games.

You're looking at a laptop that'll last 5-6-7 years, because the only thing you have to upgrade is the GPU.
 
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After giving some more thought onto this, I am just thinking of buying a new laptop while selling this one.
 
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Yeah thanks but that laptop is a bit pricy for me.
 
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What budget do you have to work with?
 
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I started up a new thread to answer that
> http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3049255/laptop-years.html <
 
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