Upgrading Lance

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   Hello,

I bought a Lance back in 2014, and was thinking about making some upgrades to it for gaming.  I'm not really familiar with hardware, so any help would be appreciated!  

Can I just look at the specs for the laptops they're selling now to get an idea of what hardware can be used, or is there more to it then that?  I started looking at CPU upgrades, and then got into the weeds of maybe needing to upgrade the motherboard, so I figured it might be better to get some input.

Here's the current configuration of my laptop:

Chassis Model: Digital Storm Lance 15.6 Inch Laptop (Model: S:8258)

Display: 15.6 Inch (16:9) (Resolution: 1920 x 1080) (Anti-glare) LED-Backlit Display

Processor: Intel Core i7 4810MQ (Up to 3.80Ghz) (Quad Core) (6MB Cache)

Thermal Compound: Stock CPU and GPU Thermal Compound

Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz

mSATA SSD: - No Thanks

Storage Drive 1: 500GB Solid State - Samsung 840 EVO

Storage Drive 2: - No Thanks

Wireless Card: Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 + Bluetooth 4.0

Graphics Card(s): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M 6GB with NVIDIA Battery Boost + NVIDIA Optimus

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eliannora Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 29 Jul 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Quote Reply Topic: Upgrading Lance Posted: 29 Jul 2020 at 2:55pm
	Hello, I bought a Lance back in 2014, and was thinking about making some upgrades to it for gaming. I'm not really familiar with hardware, so any help would be appreciated! Can I just look at the specs for the laptops they're selling now to get an idea of what hardware can be used, or is there more to it then that? I started looking at CPU upgrades, and then got into the weeds of maybe needing to upgrade the motherboard, so I figured it might be better to get some input. Here's the current configuration of my laptop: Chassis Model: Digital Storm Lance 15.6 Inch Laptop (Model: S:8258) Display: 15.6 Inch (16:9) (Resolution: 1920 x 1080) (Anti-glare) LED-Backlit Display Processor: Intel Core i7 4810MQ (Up to 3.80Ghz) (Quad Core) (6MB Cache) Thermal Compound: Stock CPU and GPU Thermal Compound Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz mSATA SSD: - No Thanks Storage Drive 1: 500GB Solid State - Samsung 840 EVO Storage Drive 2: - No Thanks Wireless Card: Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 + Bluetooth 4.0 Graphics Card(s): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M 6GB with NVIDIA Battery Boost + NVIDIA Optimus

Cretae Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS Veteran Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7330	Quote Reply Posted: 30 Jul 2020 at 4:52am
	As far as I understand, laptops are not engineered to be very upgradeable at all. That's especially true the older the laptop. They are designed specifically to cram as many parts THAT FIT into a uniquely designed space. As time goes on and tech advances, the same configurations of things like motherboards and hard drives are usually nothing like they were years before. I might guess it's not impossible to do, but how you would know what fits your 6 year old "box" would seem to be nearly unknowable.

SnowandSand Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 21 Jan 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 278	Quote Reply Posted: 30 Jul 2020 at 9:43pm
	My first purchase from DS was a Laptop back in 2013 and I had planned on upgrading to a 2nd GTX 680M in the future until I realized how much more laptop parts cost. I believe the storage is easy but anything else is a bit harder and costly.
	Hailstorm II(Retired) R7 2700x 16GB Team Dark Pro @ 3200 CL14 Asus x470 CH VII Hero Corsair Hx1000i 1000W PSU 250GB Samsung 850 EVO 1TB & 6TB WD - Black Edition 2x GTX 980TI Strix Hydrolux Stage 3

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