Upgrading from gt 555m (asus n55sf laptop)

[wayfray]

Hello, I'm looking to upgrade the video card on my laptop for content creation in Unreal Engine 4. I want to check that this is possible, and if so, whether a suitable card could be purchased for around $200.

As mentioned in title, the laptop model is Asus n55sf.
Processor: i7-2670 QM (8 CPUS) with integrated intel hd3000
video card: gt 555m
8 gb RAM

 

[Deleted member 217926]

I see no reference to your graphics being upgradeable. The GT555m seems to be the only graphics option for the entire N55SF line no matter what CPU you have so I imagine like with most laptops the graphics chip is soldered to the motherboard and it's not upgradeable.

http://www.asus.com/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/N55SF/specifications/

Laptops with upgradeable graphics are usually high end gaming specific and they will have an MXM module.

 

[wayfray]

Thanks for answering. I had thought my laptop was upgradeable since it has both an integrated chip and a secondary video card, but I guess not.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Nope, sorry. Too many variables like voltage and heat regulation to make any but the highest end dedicated gaming laptops upgradeable.

 

[Pr3di]

I don`t like to resurrect dead topics, but just in case anyone stumbles here, I want to mention that the GPU on this laptop is not soldered in. I actually took it apart from the laptop last night while replacing the TIM.

 

[magz1990nine]

I'm aware this thread is a bit dated but I had to interject my two cents based on what I know of the N**SF line by ASUS. I have an N75SF, and Not only is the GPU not soldered onto the board, it's in a mini pcie 2 slot and changing it couldn't be easier, on the N75SF, I mean. I'm of the opinion that the 55' is proibably similar. As far as "high end" goes, the N75 sold for around $2,500 USD when it debuted, just a pinch cheaper than the 14" Alienware, for the 18" Asus. I've gone so far as to build a quickly detachable watercooled dock area, and frequently overclock mine to around 15% boost of the base 675/900/1350 clocks with stable results, never cresting above 65 C. I've discussed this in detail with some other Forum-goers on another thread. If I anyone has vbios for this config of 555m with a voltage break please pm me. It's 555m 10DE 1247 - 1043 2051 for reference and is the exact same chip and config as the 635m from my understanding. I'll run this gpu until I brick it, or I find a good price on a 560m to fill the slot. Nearly 5 years of running it far beyond it's "capabilities" and not a dent in it. People only say "can't" about things they lack the imagination to make reality.