Upgrading Lappy

[dorkdotdan]

"Yeah, I'd like some Hydraulics, some of those neon lights under my case, and take out the fans, yeah, all of them, gotta fit more speakers."
-No Idea.

Anyways, My laptop has three main problems, 3GB of RAM, 1.5 GB of Graphics Card Memory, and a 1.00GHz CPU Speed. I'm asking you guy because though I could probably install these components, I want to know if the parts I'm searching for are compatible, and what better way to find out compatibility than to ask a forum about a lego game!
Anyways,

I'm not trying to break the bank, as I'm probably only going to buy one part at a time, and would like to find a replacement piece and have it priced about $50-$80. I could go a little more.

Specifications Time.
Laptop Model: Toshiba Satellite C655D-S5200

Operating System: Windows 7 Home Edition 64Bit

Hard Disk Space: 320GB (224GB Free)

Processor: AMD C-50 Processor (1.00GHz CPU Clock)

Installed Random Access Memory: 3GB (2.60GB Usable)

Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 6250 Graphics

Graphics Card Info:
Chip Type: ATI Display Adapter (0x9804)
DAC Type: Internal DAC (400MHz)
Adapter String: AMD Radeon HD 6250 Graphics
BIOS Information: BR39287.bin
Total Available Graphics Memory: 1459MB
Dedicated Video Memory: 348MB
System Video Memory: 0MB
Shared System Memory: 1075MB

Monitor Type: VGA (1366x768)
Is this enough specs? If I put down all the wrong stuff, just tell me what to change. If I forgot stuff, Tell me and I'll get it.

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[dorkdotdan]

Hello? Ethan?

[Skateaton]

laptops cannot be upgraded.
well they can but its like heart surgery.

[dorkdotdan]

laptops cannot be upgraded.
well they can but its like heart surgery.

I know, but I've watched someone build a PC Before, It looks relatively simple, as long as the instructions are followed. You aren't the first one to tell me this.

[dorkdotdan]

Dammit Guys, Can I get some responses?

[dorkdotdan]

Wow, This is probably the first topic I've spent more than 5 minutes assembling and no one gives a damn.

[BlackMod]

Dammit Guys, Can I get some responses?

Well what do you want besides a "cool story bro"?

[Wedge]

Well you might be able to upgrade it but it'd just be easier to install a different OS on it. If you want to play newer games on a laptop you pretty much need to just buy a new laptop. If you just want to browse the Internet faster you could try getting rid of Windows.

Any graphics card most likely won't fit, there's just not space in the case for it. You may be able to upgrade your processor. If so, call up the manufacturer and ask them which you can use and what you should do or read the manual, don't ask us. You're pretty much left with upgrading your RAM and your hard drive. You might be able to put a little extra ram in there (wtf? 3gb? is that 3 sticks?), and you could put in a larger (in terms of drive density, not physical size) drive in there.

[dorkdotdan]

Well you might be able to upgrade it but it'd just be easier to install a different OS on it. If you want to play newer games on a laptop you pretty much need to just buy a new laptop. If you just want to browse the Internet faster you could try getting rid of Windows.

Any graphics card most likely won't fit, there's just not space in the case for it. You may be able to upgrade your processor. If so, call up the manufacturer and ask them which you can use and what you should do or read the manual, don't ask us. You're pretty much left with upgrading your RAM and your hard drive. You might be able to put a little extra ram in there (wtf? 3gb? is that 3 sticks?), and you could put in a larger (in terms of drive density, not physical size) drive in there.

Yes, I figured that the Graphics card thing was out of the ballpark, but I knew that the Ram/Processor stuff might be slightly less radical.

[Ethan]

First thing: 3GB RAM is insanely ahead of the rest of the system.
Second thing: It'd be cheaper and more logical to save your money for a new laptop than upgrading this, if it can even be upgraded. Some laptops have 'features' that stop upgrading of most of the parts that matter. Even if it doesn't, it's still incredibly tricky to upgrade a laptop, and not worth the money.

[Cybertails1998]

Lappy

[dorkdotdan]

Lappy 486 is the name of my computer that shows up on networks.