Before you know how to upgrade your laptop VGA, you must first know whether the VGA on the laptop can be added or not? If you use a PC, you can upgrade it however you want as long as there is a budget. But what about laptop users? If you are a laptop user, you can't expect much to mess around with it. Why?
As we know bro, VGA on a PC is not the same as on a laptop. PCs or desktops usually have a place to put a VGA Card which is usually called a VGA Card Slot. To upgrade VGA on a PC is certainly easier because you can immediately replace the existing VGA with a new VGA that is more powerful, with a compatible note. Unlike PCs, VGA on laptops uses VGA Onboard VGA type, meaning that VGA is permanently attached to the motherboard or mainboard. To remove VGA from the mainboard requires special tools and skills, it can't be pulled out with your bare hands.
In addition to the complicated process of removing the VGA, reinstalling it is also more complicated. Not only that, you also have to make sure the VGA installed is compatible with the mainboard. Because if you just plug it in, all of your laptop components will be totally damaged. Although in practice, replacing the VGA on a laptop is possible, but it's just replacing the damaged VGA with a new and similar VGA, not upgrading it.
Can it be upgraded?
Being able to follow the development of the game and being able to play it is fun. Playing games on a laptop or PC allows you to adjust the graphic details according to the capabilities of the computer hardware. Who doesn't want to play games with maximum graphics and high frame rates? Of course, enjoying today's games with maximum performance and performance, must be balanced with qualified hardware capabilities, especially VGA. Upgrading VGA on a PC is certainly easy because it has a special VGA slot. But what about laptops? Can the laptop VGA be upgraded?
How to Upgrade Laptop VGA from the Internal Side Sisi
There is a significant difference between VGA in laptops and PCs. On a PC you can find a VGA slot, whereas you can't find it on a laptop. Usually laptops use onboard VGA attached to the mainboard or VGA integrated in the processor. Unfortunately the VGA integrated with the processor is not as strong as the dedicated VGA (onboard). Generally, consumer, business, and entry class laptops don't have onboard VGA, so you can't expect more for a laptop VGA upgrade.
Some laptop brands such as Sager and Clevo allow users to customize as they wish. You can upgrade the components, even the processor. But when compared to PCs, laptop components tend to be much more expensive, bro, and you have to install them at their official store. In addition, as we explained earlier, upgrading a laptop VGA requires special skills and equipment. If you plug it in and choose VGA, the laptop's mainboard can be damaged. Replace the laptop VGA is only possible if the VGA is damaged. Even a damaged VGA can only be replaced with a similar VGA, not a more powerful VGA.
So we can conclude, that the laptop VGA upgrade cannot be done . If you want to upgrade VGA on a laptop, the best way is to sell the laptop and then buy a new laptop with a stronger onboard VGA. But how to upgrade a laptop VGA without selling a laptop? The answer can be by installing an external VGA on the laptop.
How to Upgrade with External VGA
If you don't want to sell your old laptop and still want to upgrade your VGA laptop, don't be sad because there are still many roads to Rome. If you want to play games like GTA V, The Witcher 3, or Crysis 3, you need a laptop with high specifications, right? At least you buy Asus ROG or MSI. But if you're saving money , it's definitely a bit difficult to buy it.
Well, the solution actually already exists, bro. Rapid technological developments allow laptop VGA to be upgraded with the help of an external VGA. External VGA can be the best solution for upgrading a laptop VGA with a more pocket-friendly budget. If you have a laptop with a minimum specification of Intel Core i5 and 8GB RAM, you can install a tool called ViDock Nano. External VGA with a price range of Rp. 8.4 million. ViDock Nano is equipped with a 200 watt power supply and an external PC-style VGA Card made by MSI GeForce GTX 660. After that, you can connect the external VGA to a laptop and monitor screen as an output unit from the ViDock Nano.
Gigabyte Aorus RTX 2080 Ti Gaming Box
If you feel that the ViDock Nano's external VGA is outdated, you can upgrade your laptop VGA with the latest external VGA such as the Gigabyte Aorus RTX 2080 Ti. This external VGA is equipped with the latest NVIDIA RTX 20 graphics card that supports VR (Virtual Reality) based games. This external VGA is also equipped with Thunderbolt 3 with transmission speeds of up to 40 Gbps. To install this external VGA, you need a laptop that is equipped with a Thunderbolt 3.0 port. The full specifications of the Gigabyte Aorus RTX 2080 Ti are:
GPU: Gigabyte Aorus RTX 2080 Ti 11GB
GPU clock: 1545 MHz
Memory clock: 14000 MHz
Memory type: GDDR6
Memory size: 11GB
Digital max resolution: 7680×4320
Monitor support: up to 4 monitors.
How to upgrade a laptop VGA by adding an external VGA Gigabyte Geforce RTX 2080 Ti is quite easy as long as your laptop supports Thunderbolt 3.0. The price of this external VGA is IDR 29,000,000. You can buy it online or at the nearest computer store.
Well, that's the article that discusses how to upgrade a laptop VGA to improve graphics performance on your laptop. For us, buying the ViDock Nano can save you more money than buying a new gaming laptop that costs more than IDR 10 million. But if you have a bigger budget, you can try buying a Gigabyte Geforce RTX 2080 Ti. Before upgrading your laptop VGA, you can learn how to find out the VGA size by clicking here. Interested? Why hesitate to try?
