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larvayne_dragon

Hello,

To whoever is reading this i need with how to upgrade my laptop. I bought this laptop Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15.6" Touch-screen Laptop Notebook i3 8GB 256GB SSD Blue 81WR000FUS. I am hoping if someone might know of a way to upgrade this so that i can run decent games, and hopefully watch videos without overloading my CPU. I already upgraded my ram to a 20GB in total, and i am planning to upgrade the SSD to a 512 or more. I will take any ideas on how to make this better.

Thank you.

GoatForHire

There isn't much you can do for this realistically, laptops aren't really that easily upgradable outside the RAM on some laptops and hard drives. Simply, if you want portability and gaming, look for a laptop made for gaming with a good processor and video card.

larvayne_dragon

What would you say be a good laptop for gaming and watching vods would a i5 be ok to where i cam not getting lags, or should be safe and go for a i7?

Ian

https://community.microcenter.com/discussion/comment/42734#Comment_42734

Greetings, what is the budget range you would be looking at?

larvayne_dragon

no range at the moment, but i asking for which is better for what i am looking for a i5 or i7?

Ian

https://community.microcenter.com/discussion/comment/42736#Comment_42736

i7 is going to be better than i5 unless they are a couple or more generations apart.

If you're comparing the same generation processor, then an i7.

Gaming more relies on the GPU, so any higher-end i5 or i7 paired with a video card is the best thing to look for.

larvayne_dragon

ok thank you for this info i greatly appreciate it, i know very little when it comes to computers.

Ian

https://community.microcenter.com/discussion/comment/42738#Comment_42738

You're welcome. If you have any other questions, please let us know.