[SOLVED] Need help finding parts

[UppishGames]

Hello, I need help finding the parts to upgrade my laptop. I don't know what I need to be able to upgrade without destroying my laptop. My budget is under 500 dollars. I am trying to get my laptop to support 16 ram without having to buy a 1000 dollar new pc.

Here are the specs

hp notebook

Processor: AMD A10-8700P Radeon R6, 10 Compute Cores 4C+6G 1.80GHz

Installed Ram: 8.00 GB (7.45GB used)

64bit operating system x64 based processor

 

[Barty1884]

Honestly, I can't think of any workload that would benefit with 16GB, while not being severely hindered by the A10.

Considering something like this:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834316313

Is marginally over budget, that would be a much better use of the funds.

If you just need something for workloads, no gaming etc.....
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIADUM8MF5898

5th Gen i7, 16GB RAM, SSD....

I wouldn't consider putting anywhere close to $500 into that existing laptop.

 

[UppishGames]

Honestly, I can't think of any workload that would benefit with 16GB, while not being severely hindered by the A10.

Considering something like this:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834316313

Is marginally over budget, that would be a much better use of the funds.

If you just need something for workloads, no gaming etc.....
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIADUM8MF5898

5th Gen i7, 16GB RAM, SSD....

I wouldn't consider putting anywhere close to $500 into that existing laptop.

I am needing new parts exactly for gaming and recording. My pc has an extremely difficult time playing any medium graphics games while recording. It can run rpg games great but anything 3d usually has lag. I need to change out the graphics card to support 16 ram however I am afraid of incompatibility or overheating.

 

[Barty1884]

I bet it does struggle. Unfortunately, the APU is just not up to the task of demanding(ish) gaming - and certainly not gaming + recording.

Synthetically, the R6 GPU of that APU is roughly akin to a HD4400 iGP or Haswell-era Intel chips.
In gaming, it's probably a bit better, but falls way, way short of anything particularly demanding.

$500 could be a solid investment, but I would not invest in upgrading* that current laptop for what you want to do


*Besides, beyond RAM and an SSD, there's nothing you could upgrade anyway. GPU is integrated etc.

 

[UppishGames]

Than do you know of any better laptops I can purchase that have a more powerful graphics card? Within a 500 dollar budget that is, It is hard for me to save money these days.

 

[Barty1884]

<$500 is a bit tough, I'll take a look.

If you can afford the downtime, your $500 budget + whatever you can recoup selling that laptop (honestly, I'd be surprised if you can net >$100) might be a better route to go down.