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Ok here are my current specs (ripped from my xfire profile)
Manufacturer:
TOSHIBA
Processor:
Intel(R) Celeron(R) M CPU 520 @ 1.60GHz
Memory:
1014MB RAM
Hard Drive:
80 GB
Video Card:
Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Family
Monitor:
Plug and Play Monitor
Sound Card:
Realtek HD Audio output
Speakers/Headphones:
HD Realtek Sound System
Keyboard:
USB Root Hub
Mouse:
USB Root Hub
Mouse Surface:
Operating System:
Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234)
Motherboard:
Computer Case:
Ok i want to upgrade to:
1TB hard drive (or 500gb if 1tb is too much)
4gb RAM
Highest video card available for my system
Highest proccessor available for my system
My first question is is upgrading my laptops video card and processor possible.
My second question is what is the best ones for my laptop?
(ADDITIONAL INFO: The computers label underneath the laptop says Satalite Pro A200)
Manufacturer:
TOSHIBA
Processor:
Intel(R) Celeron(R) M CPU 520 @ 1.60GHz
Memory:
1014MB RAM
Hard Drive:
80 GB
Video Card:
Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Family
Monitor:
Plug and Play Monitor
Sound Card:
Realtek HD Audio output
Speakers/Headphones:
HD Realtek Sound System
Keyboard:
USB Root Hub
Mouse:
USB Root Hub
Mouse Surface:
Operating System:
Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234)
Motherboard:
Computer Case:
Ok i want to upgrade to:
1TB hard drive (or 500gb if 1tb is too much)
4gb RAM
Highest video card available for my system
Highest proccessor available for my system
My first question is is upgrading my laptops video card and processor possible.
My second question is what is the best ones for my laptop?
(ADDITIONAL INFO: The computers label underneath the laptop says Satalite Pro A200)
More about : upgrade
1TB notebook drives do not exist. 500GB is fine. You need to find out if your disk is SATA or ATA. Check this one out (this one is SATA).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Your maximum memory supported is 4GB, fortunately. You can load your notebook with these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Note that, since you're using windows XP, you will not be able to access all 4GB of RAM, since windows XP is 32-bit.
Your graphics card is not upgradable.
More information about your CPU is needed. There are two steppings of the Celeron you have, which are A1 and B2. One has a 26W TDP, the other has a 30W TDP - this will determine, roughly, the amount of cooling capacity your heatsink has, and will allow us to base a better processor decision off of it.
What is your goal, here? Blindly just maxing out your notebook and not getting the result you want is a sure-fire way to waste money. What do you want your notebook to do?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Your maximum memory supported is 4GB, fortunately. You can load your notebook with these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Note that, since you're using windows XP, you will not be able to access all 4GB of RAM, since windows XP is 32-bit.
Your graphics card is not upgradable.
More information about your CPU is needed. There are two steppings of the Celeron you have, which are A1 and B2. One has a 26W TDP, the other has a 30W TDP - this will determine, roughly, the amount of cooling capacity your heatsink has, and will allow us to base a better processor decision off of it.
What is your goal, here? Blindly just maxing out your notebook and not getting the result you want is a sure-fire way to waste money. What do you want your notebook to do?
frozenlead said:
1TB notebook drives do not exist. 500GB is fine. You need to find out if your disk is SATA or ATA. Check this one out (this one is SATA).http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Your maximum memory supported is 4GB, fortunately. You can load your notebook with these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Note that, since you're using windows XP, you will not be able to access all 4GB of RAM, since windows XP is 32-bit.
Your graphics card is not upgradable.
More information about your CPU is needed. There are two steppings of the Celeron you have, which are A1 and B2. One has a 26W TDP, the other has a 30W TDP - this will determine, roughly, the amount of cooling capacity your heatsink has, and will allow us to base a better processor decision off of it.
What is your goal, here? Blindly just maxing out your notebook and not getting the result you want is a sure-fire way to waste money. What do you want your notebook to do?
Basically i want to play games without any lag, make video rendering faster, make the computer speedup a little at tasks, more space for videos, music etc... and there are more things i want but not that spring to mind.
Your games will lag regardless of anything you upgrade - your GPU is just too weak.
How often do you render video? Is it really worth the task of upgrading your CPU?
The only real thing I can see you doing for this notebook is adding 1GB of RAM and a new hard disk. Aside from that, for your purposes, the performance increase is marginal for the money spent. If you want a gaming/video editing machine, you're better off spending your money on a new notebook or desktop.
How often do you render video? Is it really worth the task of upgrading your CPU?
The only real thing I can see you doing for this notebook is adding 1GB of RAM and a new hard disk. Aside from that, for your purposes, the performance increase is marginal for the money spent. If you want a gaming/video editing machine, you're better off spending your money on a new notebook or desktop.
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