How to replace a video card on a laptop?
Many of us today also have laptops. If you compare a laptop and a desktop computer, both the first and the second have their pros and cons. Desktop computer easy clean from dust and it is not very difficult to change any part in it. But with a laptop you will have to tinker in this regard. Today we will talk about whether it is worth changing video card in laptop to a more powerful one or it is more profitable to purchase a new device. On a desktop computer, replacing a video card is not that difficult. If you are not satisfied with the power of the old one, then you need to purchase a more powerful video card and replace it yourself or with the help of a specialist. But when it comes to a laptop, everything is different.
Remember the size of video cards in a desktop computer. They are quite large in size. A laptop is a portable device, in which the video card is significantly smaller in size.
The very first problem in replacing a video card with a more powerful one is the type currently used. If your laptop uses a so-called integrated video card, then it is unlikely to be replaced. In this case, the graphics system is built into the central processor and cannot be changed separately. But replacing the processor itself costs a lot of money, and it will take a lot of time.
As for the integrated video card, in almost all cases it is not possible to replace it with a more powerful one. In such a situation, it is better to choose a more powerful laptop model, as this will be more profitable financially.
And, of course, there are laptops with discrete video cards. The very word discrete indicates the possibility of replacing the video card itself. But here, too, not everything is so simple. Very often, discrete laptop video cards are soldered into the motherboard. That is, to replace it, you need to unsolder the old video card from the motherboard, and then solder the new one. In most cases, only experienced specialists can do this. And it is not difficult to guess that due to the high complexity of replacement, the procedure itself will be expensive.
You are lucky if your laptop has special connectors for an MXM video card. It is with this connector that you can change the video card yourself, but do not forget that you must have at least some experience in this area. As a result, we can say that before replacing a video card, you need to find out which one is in your device. If the video card is integrated, then replacement is almost impossible, but if it is discrete, and even with MXM connectors, then replacement is quite possible. To replace a video card yourself, you must have experience in this field.
