So about a year ago, I bought a Toshiba Satellite L955-S5370 laptop, and it has a Core i5-3317U. I have not opened the laptop in fear of breaking something, as I have very little experience with tinkering with the insides of laptops. I am now starting to realize that I need more graphics power than the Intel HD Graphics 4000 unit the laptop currently has can offer, and my CPU gets extremely hot when I run any strenuous task. So I looked at the market of mobile graphics cards.
Before I consider anything, I would like to know if my laptop can use a dedicated graphics card, and of it can, I would like to know of any limitations so that I buy the right card the first time.
If the graphics card can be upgraded, I have about $70 to spend on a card.
Before I consider anything, I would like to know if my laptop can use a dedicated graphics card, and of it can, I would like to know of any limitations so that I buy the right card the first time.
If the graphics card can be upgraded, I have about $70 to spend on a card.