Laptop Upgrade Budget $200

Pr1me

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Dec 6, 2014
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Hi!
I have decided that my 1 year-old laptop is in need of an upgrade.
I mainly use it for games (CS:GO) and I would like an upgrade that will net me the most frames for $200. I get 120-140 FPS on CS:GO lowest settings as of now.
=Laptop Specs=
- Intel Core i5-3337u @1.80GHz
- 6GB installed RAM
- Nvidia Geforce 740M w/2GB dedicated video RAM

My budget is $200.
I am up to doing anything that will not void the warranty of my laptop.

Thanks!
 
Solution
Most laptops cannot have key components like the CPU or GPU upgraded; they are permanently attached to a motherboard that was designed for them and probably couldn't handle a component that dissipates more power.

The usual things to upgrade on a laptop are memory and changing the HDD to an SSD, but the former isn't likely to help frame rates and the latter won't help frame rates.
Most laptops cannot have key components like the CPU or GPU upgraded; they are permanently attached to a motherboard that was designed for them and probably couldn't handle a component that dissipates more power.

The usual things to upgrade on a laptop are memory and changing the HDD to an SSD, but the former isn't likely to help frame rates and the latter won't help frame rates.
 
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