Question Project: Upgrade 10 year old HP G62 Notebook ?

[SethFar]

Hi All,

I know that many factors go into upgrading parts - Architecture, temperature, etc. So I was looking for some expert advice what might be the best/latest compatible upgrades for the (1) Processor (2)Memory (3) Graphics card
My son wants to upgrade my 10 year old laptop as a project.

Here are the current details - Snapshot from the BIOS -
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NKiuKDekSdXLJ4kx6K9NsuCi6bPejFGn/view?usp=sharing

And here is another link of the HW specs -
https://icecat.biz/rest/product-pdf?productId=5800320&lang=en

Not looking to spend more than $150 -$200 range.
Your help is super appreciated!

 

[Koekieezz]

for ram, you could do max 2x4gb of ddr3 sodimm

for storage, you could use an ssd as main drive, since it will fasten up everything in the laptop.

for cpu you couldn't upgrade that sadly.

 

[Bob.B]

Hi All,

I know that many factors go into upgrading parts - Architecture, temperature, etc. So I was looking for some expert advice what might be the best/latest compatible upgrades for the (1) Processor (2)Memory (3) Graphics card
My son wants to upgrade my 10 year old laptop as a project.

Here are the current details - Snapshot from the BIOS -
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NKiuKDekSdXLJ4kx6K9NsuCi6bPejFGn/view?usp=sharing

And here is another link of the HW specs -
https://icecat.biz/rest/product-pdf?productId=5800320&lang=en

Not looking to spend more than $150 -$200 range.
Your help is super appreciated!

Go here and run the scanner.
Crucial

See what they have to offer for ram and a ssd.