I know it sounds a little crazy, but I would like to remove the mainboard from my notebook (Toshiba Satellite P200-19B) and install a newer one. I currently have Windows 10 Home on it and a maximum of 4GB RAM and so it doesn't necessarily run great. I would like to tune this notebook into a gaming notebook because the speakers are actually still quite great and I would like to continue using this notebook instead of buying a new one.
I would very much like to replace the following:
-Processor
RAM at least 16 GB to max. 64GB
-instead of the 6 USB 2.0 ports 6 with at least USB 3.0
-a different graphics card
-and possibly a Blu-ray drive instead of a DVD
The rest of the existing connections can then actually remain. The drive should only be replaced if there are any that could be installed there.
And also a little question. Is it also possible to replace the current screen with a better one of the same size?
Would it be fundamentally feasible with the necessary know-how and craftsmanship?
Since laptops are so limited and technically they don't leave much space, the only thing you can usually change is the RAM.
Especially not the mainboard!
If you want to choose all this, build a tower.
Almost every laptop has its own special motherboard, so you will not find a suitable motherboard for your laptop, except for the one that is already installed.
And even if it did, the device would certainly not have the cooling capacity and corresponding power supply to cope with high-end components.
And since the processor and graphics card are mostly soldered to the mainboard, they can't normally be replaced.
Let's summarize: Most laptops can't be upgraded, if you can expand RAM and memory, you are already well off.
I have already expanded the hard disk space with a 1 TB HDD hard disk and also the RAM up to the maximum possible 4 GB. Only the RAM is not enough to make everything run a bit smoother.
Then you probably need a new computer, because more will not work there.
