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Graphics Card for Blockland
Popeye (T.S.M.):
I'm gonna return to your original inquiry. All computers and laptops are assembled, and therefore can be taken apart. Generally, this voids the warranty, however, your computer sounds old enough where your warranty is gone already. The i3 processor which is pre-installed in your laptop acts as the graphics card. I think currently, they sell i7, maybe even i8 chips which are amazingly better. I'm running an i5 on my laptop and blockland works beautifully. Clearly though, a better chip would work better. I recommend you consider purchasing an i5 or greater processor for your laptop, open up your laptop, and replace the old one. I had an old Toshiba and did a similar fix, but I was fixing a detached piece on the motherboard. Your laptop is most likely a bunch of screws, a few pieces of tape, and a couple wire detachments away from your goal. If you need assistance with this job, there are a plethora of videos and tutorials specific to both what you're trying to do, and with your specific laptop. Good luck!
SpreadsPlague:
--- Quote from: Popeye (T.S.M.) on January 08, 2013, 12:36:14 AM ---I'm gonna return to your original inquiry. All computers and laptops are assembled, and therefore can be taken apart. Generally, this voids the warranty, however, your computer sounds old enough where your warranty is gone already. The i3 processor which is pre-installed in your laptop acts as the graphics card. I think currently, they sell i7, maybe even i8 chips which are amazingly better. I'm running an i5 on my laptop and blockland works beautifully. Clearly though, a better chip would work better. I recommend you consider purchasing an i5 or greater processor for your laptop, open up your laptop, and replace the old one. I had an old Toshiba and did a similar fix, but I was fixing a detached piece on the motherboard. Your laptop is most likely a bunch of screws, a few pieces of tape, and a couple wire detachments away from your goal. If you need assistance with this job, there are a plethora of videos and tutorials specific to both what you're trying to do, and with your specific laptop. Good luck!
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Please don't listen to this guy as he has no idea what he's talking about. Thanks.
fawkes..:
--- Quote from: Popeye (T.S.M.) on January 08, 2013, 12:36:14 AM ---I'm gonna return to your original inquiry. All computers and laptops are assembled, and therefore can be taken apart. Generally, this voids the warranty, however, your computer sounds old enough where your warranty is gone already. The i3 processor which is pre-installed in your laptop acts as the graphics card. I think currently, they sell i7, maybe even i8 chips which are amazingly better. I'm running an i5 on my laptop and blockland works beautifully. Clearly though, a better chip would work better. I recommend you consider purchasing an i5 or greater processor for your laptop, open up your laptop, and replace the old one. I had an old Toshiba and did a similar fix, but I was fixing a detached piece on the motherboard. Your laptop is most likely a bunch of screws, a few pieces of tape, and a couple wire detachments away from your goal. If you need assistance with this job, there are a plethora of videos and tutorials specific to both what you're trying to do, and with your specific laptop. Good luck!
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Don't do this.
Altiris:
Note, don't buy a PC yet, a new processor line from intel called "Haswell" will be released sometime around June, they will be a bit faster than ivy bridge and require a new socket type (the socket is where the processor goes in the motherboard) which means new motherboards will have to be made.
curiosblockland6:
You can still get an i7 or Ivy Bridge for a fairly decent CPU. Besides, Intel's new processors will probably be far away from his price range.