Is it possible to replace my GeForce GTX 850m and if not ....

[K1l3rL0oP]

Greetings friends,

Last year I bought this Asus ROG G550JK-CN268D.
I was impressed with its performance at first but then I faced a different set of problems and now the newer games are struggling...cough The Witcher...!

While I was browsing about different GPUs and benchmarks I saw that a GTX970M was being sold separately and I decided to ask you guys if it is possible to make the replace my GeForce GTX 850m with the GTX970m.

If that is possible I'd buy it right away but if not could you please give me a rough estimate of how much my machine would sell for just to make an educated decision before selling it.

Also I am really big fan of Asus ROG laptop but if a change is needed could you suggest me another brand or model that my needs.

Thank you in advance for all your help!

My current rig is:
CPU - Intel Core i7-4700HQ (4-core, 2.4 - 3.4 GHz, 6MB )
GPU - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M (4GB DDR3)
RAM - 12GB (1x 4096MB + 1x 8192MB) - DDR3, 1600Mhz
HDD - 1TB HDD (7200 RPM)
Screen - 15.6' (39.62 cm.) - 1920x1080 (Full HD) IPS, matt
LAN 10/100/1000 Mbps, 802.11а/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
Battery - 4-cell (up to 4 hours 10 minutes)
Weight - 2.36 kg. (incl. battery weight)
Windows 8.1 incl.

 

[Maverick1998]

As a general rule, you cannot replace a gpu in a laptop, sorry. No idea how much it would sell for, i suggest checking ebay