[IPARKER gr]

hp nw9440 upgrade advice

i bought a nw9440 some years ago and now i want to do some gaming with it
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=nw9440&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=8471765385707020326&sa=X&ei=CbYZT8_pBYWDOp_hyacL&ved=0CDoQ8wIwAQit has an nvidia quadro fx1500, 2gb ram and a dual core cpu 2.2

i did some tweaking with rivatuner to the graphic card and i didnt see much difference
i tried playing team fortress 2 but the ram fills up quickly and it usually crashes or its very slow
this laptop was so expensive i think it should be able to play a game like tf2

what kind of upgrades can i do to make it able to play games?
i know i can add ram but will it really make much difference?
can i add a graphic card wtih an express card or something?
is there any way to boost my graphics?

 

[IPARKER gr]

i bought a nw9440 some years ago and now i want to do some gaming with it
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=nw9440&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=8471765385707020326&sa=X&ei=CbYZT8_pBYWDOp_hyacL&ved=0CDoQ8wIwAQit has an nvidia quadro fx1500, 2gb ram and a dual core cpu 2.2

i did some tweaking with rivatuner to the graphic card and i didnt see much difference
i tried playing team fortress 2 but the ram fills up quickly and it usually crashes or its very slow
this laptop was so expensive i think it should be able to play a game like tf2

what kind of upgrades can i do to make it able to play games?
i know i can add ram but will it really make much difference?
can i add a graphic card with an express card or something?
is there any way to boost my graphics?

 

[Wrench97]

Is this the PC you have> HP Compaq nw9440 Mobile Workstation (RM122UT) specifications - HP Products and Services Products

Looks like Nvidia Quadro business graphics, not very good for gaming, in fact it's designed to run slower and produce straighter lines and cleaner graphics for the digital design business not gaming.

 

[IPARKER gr]

thats pretty much my laptop
i used rivatuner nvstrap to turn the quadro to a geforce...
i hear the only differecne is the software otherwise is the same with a geforce...right?

is there any way to add a graphic card?or something with an express card?

 

[dai]

Re: hp nw9440 upgrade advice

laptops not meant for gaming especially older ones

there is very little you can upgrade on a laptop even ram is limited to what the bios supports

 

[Flight Sim Guy]

Try AMD XGP Technology. I just looked it up, so I don't if it will work or not. It would be nice if it did, though.

 

[IPARKER gr]

i looked it up but i didnt find any actual graphic cards which support this technology
i only found it as a concept

...???

i know this model can have up to 4gb of ram
but i am not sure if i can add it myself

also i heard i can add an external graphic card

 

[gcavan]

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[Wrench97]

There is this solution> How to make an external laptop graphics adaptor | News | TechRadar

But by the time you get buying the components needed you might as well add a case, ram CPU and motherboard and have an actual gaming PC that will perform better.

 

[IPARKER gr]

There is this solution> How to make an external laptop graphics adaptor | News | TechRadar

But by the time you get buying the components needed you might as well add a case, ram CPU and motherboard and have an actual gaming PC that will perform better.

i looked into the arcticle but the setup seems a bit tricky and i doubt i can do it myself

the real issue here is the cost
this should cost around 300euros
but buying a good pc from scratch costs around 1000euros

 

[Wrench97]

One the $500(that should be less then 500euro) builds from our building section will still out perform a laptop with any external video card, the laptops run a slower bus speed by design to conserve power and reduce heat. The external connection to a video card will also be a lot slower(less bandwidth) then a lessor card in a desktop.