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    Upgrade from AMD Radeon HD 7600M

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by renrenners, May 25, 2015.

  1. renrenners

    renrenners Newbie

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    I have a Sony VAOI SVE14A27CXH (full specs here https://docs.sony.com/release/specs/SVE14A27CXH_mksp.pdf) with a Radeon HD 7600M and I was hoping to upgrade to a better graphics card. I'm pretty computer illiterate when it comes to under the hood things, so I'm not even entirely positive this would be possible? I figure it should, but again, I know pretty much nothing.

    What would be a recommended mid-tier upgrade for my specs? Would it have to be an AMD Radeon card or would a NVIDIA work? These are probably really stupid questions, but I'm trying to decide if it would be better to update this laptop (adding 8GB RAM too), or splurge for a newer machine.
     
    renrenners, May 25, 2015
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  2. MahmoudDewy

    MahmoudDewy Gaming Laptops Master Race!

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    You can't upgrade the GPU as your laptop comes with a soldered one & not MXM compatible one.

    If there is another version of your laptop with better GPU, you can do a complete motherboard replacement.
     
    MahmoudDewy, May 25, 2015
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  3. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    There probbably isn't so OP you are out of luck and need to get a new laptop :)
     
    TomJGX, May 26, 2015
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