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Thanks to some convincing from a long-term PC gamer friend of mine—and my PS4's stellar imitation of a commercial plane on take-off—I've decided to start PC gaming.

The thing is: I only have a laptop. A Dell Inspiron 3135, to be exact. I'm wondering if Fallout 4 and Skyrim: Special Edition need 8GB of RAM each, or if the 8GB RAM is a base both games can run on.

Is it even possible to replace the RAM and processor in my laptop?
 
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So, your Laptop is a weak POS no matter what you do to it. It's not really a "PC." It's just a terminal so you can access the internet.

You can upgrade the RAM on most laptops without too much trouble, but in your case, it won't help.
You can extremely rarely upgrade the CPUs in laptops, and not on any modern ones.

If you want an actual gaming PC, get $500 together.
 
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Example build for $500 budget (No Operating System):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($62.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI - B250M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($73.47 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($59.92 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.44 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($129.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: EVGA - 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $481.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-05 00:31 EDT-0400
 
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