can i upgrade my gt 930m?

[niao196511]

I bought a toshiba satellite laptop recently i5 5200u,ssd evo 250,GB,GT 930m dedicated graphics,
is there anyway i can upgrade the 930? if so whats the best i could upgrade to?

 

[minemarcius]

Laptops are generally non-upgradable unless there's something really special about the one you bought.

 

[photonboy]

I doubt that one can be upgraded. There are a few special laptops with swappable GPU units but they tend to be higher end GPU's.

This one is likely soldered into the motherboard.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Look up the model number of your laptop and find out if the dedicated graphics card is soldered to the motherboard (just a chip) or installed in a slot. If installed in a slot, you'll need to find another slot based graphics card that does not exceed your current card's power and thermal limits (and has drivers for).

-Wolf sends

 

[photonboy]

Look up the model number of your laptop and find out if the dedicated graphics card is soldered to the motherboard (just a chip) or installed in a slot. If installed in a slot, you'll need to find another slot based graphics card that does not exceed your current card's power and thermal limits (and has drivers for).

-Wolf sends

Even if he could (which I doubt) getting a better GPU would drive the fan to spin far louder than it does now. Most fans are too loud in laptops as it is when under load.

I've discovered even a 10% difference over max normal power can make a huge difference in fan noise.