Possible Upgrades?

[Themistocles Konstantinou]

So, I have a laptop (Lenovo T530) with (Dual slot) 8 GB of 1600 MHz RAM and an i5 3320M. I play a couple of games there till computer parts get cheaper. What upgrades should I do?

I play CS:GO and Fortnite, in the future I will be playing some other low-end games to! I am running Windows 10 Pro.

 

[JaredWare]

You can try adding another RAM stick to the additional slot located behind the keyboard.

 

[Vic 40]

See with those games if that is really necessary, so check ram usage. An ssd might make a difference for windows too if you don't already use one. You could keep what you use now and swap again when you would build that pc you want, or add the ssd if there is an extra slot.

 

[Themistocles Konstantinou]

You can try adding another RAM stick to the additional slot located behind the keyboard.

Already at full slots (2)

 

[Themistocles Konstantinou]

See with those games if that is really necessary, so check ram usage. An ssd might make a difference for windows too if you don't already use one. You could keep what you use now and swap again when you would build that pc you want, or add the ssd if there is an extra slot.

So, I decided to buy an extra 2tb hdd as external and put games in it, then I willinstall it in my future pc. I was thinking of increasing ram or upgrading cpu. Don't know what to choose

 

[Vic 40]

With that laptop there likely will be no chance you can upgrade the cpu. Haven't looked, but they usually are soldered to the motherboard.

 

[Themistocles Konstantinou]

With that laptop there likely will be no chance you can upgrade the cpu. Haven't looked, but they usually are soldered to the motherboard.

As I see, it is not. Here is a link: https://support.lenovo.com/gr/en/so...d-specifications-thinkpad-t530-t530i-and-w530

 

[Vic 40]

With the lower end laptops is it hardly usefull to upgrade a cpu anyway, just hold on to your money and spend it on a new pc.

 

[Themistocles Konstantinou]

Thanks a lot for the answers!!! I will propably keep my money, even though I predict that I will not buy a PC in the near future :/