Eventual Changes to Laptop CPU/GPU

[RicDin]

I was wondering if, for chassis that run with a desktop CPU, an eventual upgrade down the line would be feasible. What is you take on this?

What about mobile GPU cards?

Thanks

 

[SpyderTracks]

I was wondering if, for chassis that run with a desktop CPU, an eventual upgrade down the line would be feasible. What is you take on this?

What about mobile GPU cards?

Thanks

With CPU's on DTR's, they are fairly easily upgradeable if they're AMD chips, so long as a: the socket type is supported, and b: the TDP of the chip is within the range of the original TDP output so that the cooling can manage the new CPU. For instance on the Nova with Ryzen 3000 processors, you could happily upgrade to the 5600x which has the same TDP output (65w) and socket type, but not any higher as they have a much higher TDP of 105w. On Intel, it's pretty much a no no, as almost every intel CPU generation requires a specific socket, there are exceptions to this rule, but intel aren't known to be particularly accomodating to keeping the same socket generation to generation.

GPU's are a different bag, it's best to believe that there won't be any upgrade path with a laptop GPU. For one, mobile GPU's are prohibitively expensive:

If we look at a current Intel DTR, the CLEVO X170SM, to buy a new mobile GPU RTX 2080 from an authorised Clevo parts stockist, it's £1164. That's most of the way there to a new laptop.

Unfortunately you'll find that most System Integrators like PCS don't offer mobile GPU upgrades.

Also, you tend to require a compatible BIOS to be able to fit the new GPU, and I'm not aware of any System Integrators that would offer one as it would be a custom job. You can of course resort to custom BIOSes if you have a chassis that's widely supported in those communities, but do be warned this would void your warranty with PCS.

 

[RicDin]

Thank you for your insights!

So I guess this is nothing but a pipe dream for me since I've ordered a Recoil IV with nearly top of the line specs. The only upgrade I could eventually do down the line is from i9-10850k to 10900k.

Out of curiosity. What about retrofitting the CPU to a full-blown desktop motherboard?

 

[SpyderTracks]

So I guess this is nothing but a pipe dream for me since I've ordered a Recoil IV with nearly top of the line specs. The only upgrade I could eventually do down the line is from i9-10850k to 10900k.

Basically yes.

Out of curiosity. What about retrofitting the CPU to a full-blown desktop motherboard?

It's a standard desktop processor so will fit in any motherboard that supports the socket.