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What Graphics Card and Processor can my Motherboard support?

I have an ASUS M51V laptop, and I want to upgrade my graphics card and CPU. Unfortunately, I know nothing about motherboards and upgrading. What is the best graphics card and CPU (I was hoping for quad core?) that my motherboard can support?

Heres some data I managed to get from EVEREST Home Edition

CPU Type Intel Pentium III Xeon, 2533 MHz (8 x 317)

Motherboard ID ASUSTeK Montevina

Motherboard Properties

Motherboard ID 64-0100-000001-00101111-090408-Cantiga$M51V0210_BIOS DATE: 09/04/08 VER: 210.000

Motherboard Name Unknown

Front Side Bus Properties

Bus Type Intel AGTL+

Bus Width 64-bit

Real Clock 317 MHz

Effective Clock 317 MHz

Bandwidth 2533 MB/s

Tell me if you need more info. Thanks!

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  • Adam
    Lv 5
    9 years ago
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    Nearly all graphics processors are soldered to the motherboard in laptops making it so you can't change them. The exception is that some use a standard MXM socket to allow upgrades. I looked for you and your laptop model does not use this, so you are stuck with what you have.

    You can upgrade the processor however, but it is likely you are better off buying a new machine and selling the one you have. You can use T5000 series Intel processors and possibly T6000. It is socket PPGA478.

  • 9 years ago

    i would seriously not recommend trying to upgrade parts in your laptop.

    its hard to find the right parts for laptops especially GPUs and even when

    you can get the parts the can work theoretically, they don't always work in practice.

    putting more power hardware in a laptop also means more heat. you won't be able to upgrade

    cooling in your laptop and with the limited space available you could and up putting in the new parts

    having them work and then they overheat and burn out because they aren't cooled sufficiently.

    you also have to worry about whether the power requirements for the new components can aren't too

    much for the hardware in your laptop.

    i don't think the amount of time you need to spend on this and the risk involved is worth the little performance you can gain from doing it.

    hope this helps

  • TomB
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    Keyword - Laptop...

    Sorry but,

    You've got what you've got, you are limited to adding ram and maybe a bigger hard drive.... If you want an upgradable computer, next time get a desktop.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    it helps LGA 775 CPU additionally noted as socket T Pentium 4 It additionally has PCIE and PCIE sixteen whenever you get a PCIE card, you are able to desire to appreciate what the ability standards are for it via fact your power furnish desires to be sturdy sufficient to run the cardboard and all your different aspects

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  • if you go to the manufacturing site of your laptop they would have more of the info you need and if you put tag number it should tell you everything

    Source(s): i have alittle knowledge that i learned from taking apart computers and laptops
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