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I recently bought this laptop from eBay, with the intention of using it for gaming, as well as for uni work, however before I made the purchase I was unaware of how (apparently absolutely terrible) the graphics card is. I did a bit of research today but I can't seem to understand the necessary steps I need to take in order to be able to play games requiring higher graphics card specs. From what I could tell from looking online, please correct me if I'm wrong, my graphics card is soldered on, and therefore un upgrade able. Guides are telling me the only way to upgrade is by replacing the motherboard, so I have a few questions.
The laptop is a quad core i7 with what I think is a good cpu? Will I lose these features? Will it be expensive? What parts will be replaced if I get a top end motherboard? Any necessary upgrades if I was to get a new motherboard? And also how can I upgrade ram from 8-16gb?
CThanks heaps in advance.
Wanting to play games like League of Legends/CSGO but would like other options
This is the laptop I bought.
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Provide your full specification, by the way the link is broken.

For them games you can run them off integrated Graphics.

Download speccy and post the specs here that's assuming you have the Laptop.

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TypeNotebook
Processor TypeIntel Core i7 4th Gen
BrandDell
Processor Speed2.00 GHz With Turbo Core Up To 3.10 Ghz
Product LineInspiron
Graphics Processing TypeIntel HD Graphics 4400
Model17R
Memory8 GB
MPN17R
Hard Drive Capacity1 TB
Operating SystemWindows 7
Operating System EditionProfessional
Screen Size17.3" LED Backlit Display with Truelife and HD+
Optical DriveDVD+/-RW




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Dwightyy wrote I recently bought this laptop from eBay, with the intention of using it for gaming,

Oh, that's a shame..


Dwightyy wrote as well as for uni work, however before I made the purchase I was unaware of how (apparently absolutely terrible) the graphics card is. I did a bit of research today but I can't seem to understand the necessary steps I need to take in order to be able to play games requiring higher graphics card specs. From what I could tell from looking online, please correct me if I'm wrong, my graphics card is soldered on, and therefore un upgrade able. Guides are telling me the only way to upgrade is by replacing the motherboard, so I have a few questions.
The laptop is a quad core i7 with what I think is a good cpu? Will I lose these features? Will it be expensive? What parts will be replaced if I get a top end motherboard? Any necessary upgrades if I was to get a new motherboard? And also how can I upgrade ram from 8-16gb?
CThanks heaps in advance.
Wanting to play games like League of Legends/CSGO but would like other options

There is no graphics card. It's integrated graphics. It's a laptop, there is no room for an actual GPU in there. If you want to do any real gaming, build a desktop or be ready to drop a lot of money on a new laptop with actual 'decent' specs. Upgrading RAM will do nothing for gaming performance.
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