Laptop Information?

[pyrokin]

Okay, I have a laptop. It's a fairly decent one, but it can't really run things such as Left 4 Dead, Amnesia, or anything even relatively new. Hell, I can't even run Minecraft very well without Gamebooster. My question is, is it at all possible to replace the Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family? It's installed in a Hewlett-Packard G60 Notebook PC model.
I asked 2 different guys at Best Buy, one said you can't, and the other said you could. I'm kinda believing the one who said it can be, just because the guy that said they couldn't was a pure console gamer, but I'm still not sure.

 

[ruben6f]

I had the same problem, and I still don't have a good answer from my local IT store, but even if you can replace parts from a laptop the number of choices you had wold be very limited.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

My question is, is it at all possible to replace the Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family? It's installed in a Hewlett-Packard G60 Notebook PC model.

Just the chipset? No.

You could, theoretically gut the laptop and, if you can find parts that fit, rebuild it... but the way laptop components are priced, when you can find sources for them, it will cost most than a new laptop would.

If you were a computer systems engineer with a few months to spare and well appointed workshop it's possible you might be able to swap the chipset but you'd need to basically rebuild the entire motherboard from scratch; right down to etching a new PCB, right up to writing custom firmware and all steps in between.

 

[pyrokin]

My question is, is it at all possible to replace the Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family? It's installed in a Hewlett-Packard G60 Notebook PC model.

Just the chipset? No.

You could, theoretically gut the laptop and, if you can find parts that fit, rebuild it... but the way laptop components are priced, when you can find sources for them, it will cost most than a new laptop would.

If you were a computer systems engineer with a few months to spare and well appointed workshop it's possible you might be able to swap the chipset but you'd need to basically rebuild the entire motherboard from scratch; right down to etching a new PCB, right up to writing custom firmware and all steps in between.

I think I might just go with getting a relatively reliable and cheap desktop, and then just have the majority of the parts replaced. I don't really know I'm only 14 with absolutely no computer engineering experience, so chances are I'd just screw the whole thing up anyways.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

I think I might just go with getting a relatively reliable and cheap desktop, and then just have the majority of the parts replaced.

If you're going to upgrade as you can afford various parts it might be the way to go... but if you're looking at doing it all at once it's kind of pointless because you'll only end up keeping $50-100 worth of parts from the cheap rig, at best, and tossing the rest. Might as well save the money and build from scratch - it's a lot easier than most people think. Hardest part of building your own PC is researching the parts on what you want Vs what you can afford Vs compatability with all the other parts you want/can afford/have.

 

[Hyperrhombus]

in short, no; normally the chip is soldered to the board anyway. The three things that are remotely upgradeable are the RAM, which is quite easy, followed by the Hard drive, also easy, and finally, the CPU, which requires a bit more work; depending on the laptop it can be as easy as upgrading RAM, or you may have to completely dismantle the laptop to get at the CPU. A CPU upgrade *may* help speed games up, but it sounds like it may be time to consider getting a new laptop...

What CPU does your laptop use, btw?