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It definitely depends on the laptop. The Toshiba Qosmio X70-A, does allow the user to upgrade both CPU and GPU, but there's always the question of any extra heat these newer cards might create as any extra heat is usually really bad news for a laptop. It is generally the high end Gaming...

Main problem you can face is that most common MBoards are not only single layered. The complexity even a few years back was having multiple layered solder points not just the visable top and underside, but also one or two extra layers in between! So you might be sucessful at desoldering and...

I am lead to believe that 'GPU in the Toshiba Qosmio Gaming Laptop X870' can be replaced I too always thought that the GPU would be soldered to the motherboard by the factory. Asked about a recent warranty repair and told was GPU and a Disk Drive issue, preventing my laptop from turning on...