Upgrading my laptop

[SolarCharged985]

So I was thinking about upgrading my laptop, and I was wondering, is it possible? My model is a Gateway NV57H Notebook. It uses Intel HD 3000 and an i5-2430m. I looked at the support site and it listed the laptop with other parts. Would it be possible to upgrade my laptop? http/

 

[USAFRet]

You can change/increase the RAM.
You might be able to change the CPU
You almost certainly can't change the graphics subsystem.

 

[jaguarskx]

You should be able to upgrade the CPU since it is not soldered into the motherboard. The hard drive can be upgraded as well as RAM, however, that is the extent of it.

The graphics cannot be upgraded because they are soldered into the motherboard. I suppose if you know of someone who knows what they are doing and you can get a hold GT 540m it is possible to solder it in. However, I am not sure if the BIOS would recognized even if it is soldered in properly. There may not even be a port / pin holds to solder in the graphics chip to begin with in the motherboard if yours did not initially have a discrete graphics chip.