Noob Question: Integrated and External GPU

keegaan

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So I bought my laptop at around Christmas time, and being the tech "genius" that I am, I thought it would be good for gaming because of the amount of RAM and Hard Drive space it had. I had no idea what a GPU was. My question is: Is it possible to disable/remove an Integrated GPU from my Laptop and replace it with a external GPU so that I can properly play games on here without fps lagging?

Laptop specs:
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4510U CPU @ 2.00 GHz 2.00 GHz
RAM: 8.00 GB
System Type: 64-Bit operating system. x64-based processor

HP Envy 15 x360
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
Welcome to the forum!

No. Dedicated GPUs in laptops are mostly soldered to the motherboard these days. If your model didn't come with a dedicated GPU besides the Intel graphics then you are out of luck.

That said, the Intel graphics on that CPU should handle most games although not at highest settings.

EDIT: Lot of good information on your graphics here: Intel HD Graphics 4400 - NotebookCheck.net Tech
 
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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer V3 771G-6443
    CPU
    i5-3230m
    Motherboard
    Acer VA70_HC (U3E1)
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD4000 + GeForce GT 730M
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" Generic PnP Display on Intel HD Graphics 4000
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900 pixels
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250 GB
    ADATA SSD SP900 128GB
    PSU
    90 watt brick
    Mouse
    Bluetooth
    Antivirus
    Comodo
    Other Info
    Asus RT-AC56R dual-band WRT router (Merlin firmware). Intel 7260.HMWWB.R dual-band ac wireless adapter.
The simple answer is no. The HD 4xxx GPU is integrated on the CPU chip itself thus is always there. Some Laptops have an additional Nvidia or AMD GPU but that has to be designed into the Laptop in the first place.
Laptops are designed to be small and portable thus hardware changes are almost impossible apart from maybe the HDD or optical drive if there is one.

No good thinking about this later. The HD 4xxx graphics are quite competent, you will have to lower the fancy graphics effects a bit to maintain reasonable frame rates that's all.

A standard sized Desktop was designed to have additional Graphics Cards and so on, almost every bit in the case can be replaced indeed replacing the Motherboard and you have a new PC.
 

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