What upgrades should I do to my HP computer to play Crysis Warhead or GTA IV?
by geekjr192 on August 11, 2009Q: I just recently got a new computer (HP F761US) and would like to try to play games with it.
Since I have a PCI Express x16 slot on my motherboard, could I upgrade to a ATI/AMD Radeon 3800?
What else would I have to upgrade to run Crysis Warhead or GTA IV?
The HP F761US appears to be a laptop PC. If this is the case you won’t be able to upgrade the video card at all.
Mark (Uber Geek) says: on August 12, 2009 at 7:49 am
i should be able to put a new video card in it, it uses a PCI Express x16 slot
geekjr192 (Newbie) says: on August 13, 2009 at 12:39 am
Are you sure HP F761US is the correct model number then? Can you find it on the HP website and submit a link to it because all our research shows that the HP F761US is a notebook and not a desktop.
matt (Geek) says: on August 13, 2009 at 7:07 am
yes it is a notebook, but you should still be able to upgrade the graphics card. its not like its permanently attached in there
geekjr192 (Newbie) says: on August 13, 2009 at 11:34 am
Actually it probably is permanently attached/embedded in the motherboard. There are very few laptops on the market that allow for a video card upgrade. If you’d like some more detail on this you can real this article: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Upgrade-Replace-a-Notebook-Video-Card.3236.0.html
Mark (Uber Geek) says: on August 13, 2009 at 11:51 am
well could i atleast play americas army 3? i checked the specs and its fine , just need more RAM
geekjr192 (Newbie) says: on August 15, 2009 at 3:17 pm
Since America’s Army 3 is a free game, I suggest you download it and try it out.
Mark (Uber Geek) says: on August 16, 2009 at 8:30 pm
i have already downloaded it and tried it but its laggy. i am running vista with 1gb of ram, and i am trying to move for 2gb soon
specs are: 1.9GHz AMD 64 Athlon X2
1GB RAM
Vista Home Premium
Nvidia Geforce 7100M
geekjr192 (Newbie) says: on August 16, 2009 at 11:34 pm