I want to know if you can upgrade the GPU of the HP Pavilion dv4-1540us laptop. It comes standard with integrated graphics. Thanks!!!|||Nope. Integrated graphics are, er, integrated on to the mainboard making it impossible to upgrade. You can specify how much of the system RAM is shared between the GPU and CPU in the BIOS, so if your lappie is a bit sluggish then max out the RAM and adjust the shared memory accordingly. This might help http://www.crucial.com and look for the system checker.|||Nope,The Video Ram of the laptop is fixed with the motherboard,and you have to adjust with the one you have got when you bought the laptop.Generally it's impossible to upgrade the video card of a laptop,it's possible only for the gaming laptops like Alienware,Dell XPS but that too costs lot.|||The ONLY 2 things you can upgrade in a laptop is only the memory & hard drive capacity. For the rest, what you bought is what you get.
That is why I always tell all my customers to remember these: The 1st thing you should look for on the computer surface is A LOGO STICKER FOR NVIDIA OR ATI MOBILITY RADEON just below the keyboard. This SHOWS that the laptop has A DEDICATED GRAPHICS CARD (for AutoCAD & Adobe Photoshop). Diablo III, the game I would love most to play is said to run on 3D graphics & is rumored to need at least 1GB GRAPHICS MEMORY (a lower graphics memory = CHEAPER laptop price), so always check the system requirement specs of the game's packaging (ex. SIMS 3; see if your laptop meets all the requirements).
Next important aspect is the RAM (memory). If you're in designing & you need to ran applications like AutoCAD 2007 or softwares used for editing photos and videos, you have to make sure that the laptop has AT LEAST 2GB DDR2 memory modules in it (the more, the better; DDR3 the fastest and newest type of memory modules that came out last October).
But what makes a computer really run fast? It is it's processor! So if you really want your processor to have computing prowess & for you to be able to run different applications simultaneously, make sure it's AS EFFICIENT AS an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor (Centrino 2 is a Core 2 Duo that features power saving capabilities; Quad Core is for gaming fanatics). A Core 2 Duo is like having 2 motors running the computer each independent of the other w/c means for a Quad Core, it's like 4 motors are running the machine (that means it will run faster & more efficient even if its frequency is lower to that of a Core 2 Duo). Intel: Core 2 Duo, Centrino 2, Quad Core & Core i-7 (Core i-5 for desktops only as of now) are all very much faster and better than an Intel: DUAL CORE, PENTIUM, CELERON, ATOM (and their more affordable AMD counterparts). Just make sure that you have AT LEAST 2GHz of speed on your processor. For my computer, I chose an Intel® Core™ i7-720QM Processor (1.6GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB; newest type just came out this Nov) w/c is just the right stuff for the applications I use & games I play.
The average laptop LCD screen size is 15.4". If you want something smaller than that w/ these 3 features I just shed some light on, expect the price to go higher (ex. for 13.3" & 14.1" LCD screens).
The HDD (Hard Disc Drive) should have at least 320GB.
If you've thought of a SMALL, PORTABLE and affordable laptop, the new Sony CW13FX/B Jet Black glossy notebook went on sale @ Fry's about 3 weeks ago (for only $699.99). I checked out the price they had in other stores & Fry's was cheaper by about $200 {go to Fry's Electronics (www.Fry's.com) then type in this # 6029078 (or 6029138 for white & 6029108 for pink) in the search box under Notebooks/Tablets before you click on GO}. Now, after the sale, the price went up by $100, so we are waiting for it to go on sale again after Thanksgiving. Let's say you are on 9th grade.. when buying a computer, you have to consider if you will still be able to use the one you bought for college? For this particular Sony model, I would assure you, you can still use it for college as long as you take good care of it & not break it (for the technology installed on this computer will not be outdated & still be good in 10 years to come, but this is just an example). There's a lot of good brand of computers out there Toshiba, Dell, HP and ACER (w/c owns Asus & Gateway; has affordable computers w/ the newest technology installed), you just need to look for the ones on sale (try display computers on Clearance Sale inside stores like Micro Center, Best Buy and Office Depot). Try http://www.newegg.com/ look for Pavilion dv6-1362nr (sale @ $649.99).
MICROSOFT OFFICE IS AN OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE (so you would need to buy the retail version after the 60-day Free Trial Version that comes with all brand new computers expires, to be able to use the Word, Excel and Power Point applications). Retail version is about $159, but you can get a discounted price of $99 w/ a configured Dell laptop (www.dell.com).
MacBooks, that is on a totally different aspect for Apple has their own OS (Operating System) unlike the common Windows OS (XP, Vista and THE NEWEST WINDOWS 7) that most computers come with.
For the best prices, go to Fry's, CostCo, MicroCenter & BestBuy's web sites for comparison. There are a lot of options & different combinations you can try in customizing your own laptop, just STICK TO THE BARE ESSENTIALS first (www.HP.com). This 15.6" HP laptop I customized & had configured w/ the Intel® Core™ i-7 came to a total amount of $1,455.80 ($136 tax + other sur-charges already included). I chose to pay more to have the newest technology installed so that I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT GETTING OUTDATED WITHIN THE NEXT 11 YRS.|||No.
When you guy the laptop, basically no upgrade is available except the RAM, battery and the Hard drive. In some cases you can not even do that.
As an example, you can not even upgrade the APPLE laptop battery.
Good luck,
Mehdi|||Reese I am sorry to say that u cant upgrade ur laptop graphic card because it comes with whole motherboard.If u want u have to change the whole motherboard.it waste of spending money.Here is the link for your notebook specs..any doubts just mail to me.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/docum…|||Nope u cant upgrade just by buying a new GPU u will have to buy a new mother board with better GPU or new laptop with better GPU that the only ways u can upgrade.if u want a upgradeable laptop then buy a laptop that say non-integrated GPU or video card|||Yes, newer laptops are getting easier and easier to change out the cards. It does depend on your laptop. If you bought it about 3 years ago to now, then yes you should be able to.|||Why not ask HP directly?|||No. Generally you cannot upgrade the graphics card on a laptop.|||No it is integrated|||probly not since hp sucks so much
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