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    Upgrading Asus k55vm

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by asdasdqeqe, Nov 9, 2015.

  1. asdasdqeqe

    asdasdqeqe Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, I'm looking for another upgrade to my Asus K55VM laptop. I know it's kinda old but i'm trying to see whether i can extend it's life for a couple more years before finally giving in for a new one.

    Looking to use it for gaming, not high end, but for additional fps on MMOs such as blade and soul, dragon nest etc
    The games run on around 25-35fps, dropping sometimes to 15-20.
    Past upgrades : HDD to a SSD (through recommendations from this forum which was worth every single penny)

    It runs on i7-3610QM @ 2.3GHz with 8GB of ram with Windows 10, Nvidia GT630M 2GB. Was wondering whether it's possible to make an upgrade which would give a significant boost but bursting the budget of a student? Or would i be better off transferring the SSD i have to another newer laptop?
     
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  2. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    No GPU is soldered or sell this and buy a new laptop.. GPU is very very weak..
     
    TomJGX, Nov 9, 2015
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