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    Easiest parts to upgrade

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by nickj_101, Dec 7, 2008.

  1. nickj_101

    nickj_101 Newbie

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    I'm wondering what are easy parts that I can upgrade myself so I could save money and not pay extra money for something I could have done myself for half the price. Is there any brand that has easy acces parts??
    I don't know that much about laptops and I really need your help!
     
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  2. exiled

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    you could upgrade the ram and hard drive yourself. if you do a bit of researching and you dont care about the warranty you can upgrade the processor too. if you want to upgrade gfx just call the manufacturer or find one on ebay. finding one on ebay might void your warranty too. the manufacturer should just send it and you install by yourself. ram and hard drive are the easiest. gpu and cpu just takes a bit more time but it isnt really difficult.
     
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  3. Full-English

    Full-English Notebook Deity

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    What notebook do you have, some other parts other than the hdd and ram may be an option if they are easily accessable.
     
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    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    RAM and HDD are usually very simple, as is the optical drive. CPU is not easy, but possible. on newer, high-end machines, the GPU can be upgraded as well, at significant cost.
     
    whizzo, Dec 7, 2008
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  5. duksandfish

    duksandfish Notebook Consultant

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    In an Acer aspire 5315, RAM, and CPU upgrades are VERY easy.
    Look in the thread in the Acer forum.
     
    duksandfish, Dec 7, 2008
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