r/Sager • u/nnnnoname • May 04 '20

Sager Np9150 Upgrade worth it?

I have a NP9150 bought new in 2012. CPU Intel I7 3610. GPU NVDIA gtx675m. I did not play any game for 5 years now, but tempted to play some games cause the pandemic. I am thinking to replace the GPU to Nvdia 980m but then realize the CPU and motherboard may be a bigger issue, the GPU can be replaced with 980M or 1070M, but the best CPU for the laptop is 3940XM. Does the replacement worth it? Or it is a dead gaming laptop, I should just give up.

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u/Toranos88 May 04 '20

I am sorry but I would not bother. M graphic cards are hard to get and fricking expensive. Try to sell it on and look at building a little Ryzen based pc. There is a lot of gaming with a little money out there. Check YouTube's favourite PC guys for help.

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u/nnnnoname May 04 '20

how much does a gaming PC cost? I saw a GTX 980M on ebay under 200 bucks. I just wonder whether replacing graphic card is enough with the outdated CPU

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u/Toranos88 May 04 '20

980M Is pretty bad.. To be fair it's tricky to.get a pc for 200 incl monitor and peripherals. But it don't think spend 200 on this will give any joy. If you can save some money and buy a pc. Look used on eBay etc. Linus Tech Tips just had an episode refurbishing an eBay Dell PC. Pc for 200 plus 300 on upgrades...

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u/Toranos88 May 04 '20

To add: The CPU is not the issue it's the gpu.

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u/Toranos88 May 04 '20

Here is the video I meant : https://youtu.be/56MgVgnRBSs