I'm a teen gamer, my old laptop was broken so I went to the PC
show to get a new laptop, my Dad wanted to get a Toshiba Satellite,
which isn't really suitable for gaming, I wanted a Qosmio F750 but
it was over our budget.. So I settled for a Satellite P745. On the
brochure it said "Nvidia Geforce GT 525M" for my Satellite P745,
which would allow me to play some of the latest games, unlike my
brother's Intel HD graphic card which lagged (graphically) on most
3D games. I was kinda satisfied. I got home, and did a system
requirements check for Brink, and it failed. Turns out that I got
an "Intel(R) HD Graphics Family" graphic card, totally sucks.
Didn't pass the recommended or minimum settings at all. I'm
thinking of changing the graphic card, but I know don't know
anything about it, I've never done this before. Perhaps someone on
this forum could help me? I'd like to know the average price, steps
on changing the card, where I can buy one, etc. My friend said that
I can't change it if it was "integrated", not sure what that means,
but it says in the DirectX Diagnostic Tool(DxDiag) that it's
"internal'? Can I still change it?
If by any chance you're reading this,
Your laptop has NVidia Optimus technology, meaning that when
you're not gaming, it uses the onboard Intel HD graphics. When you
DO play a demanding 3D game, it switches on your 525M. This way,
you get maximum battery life when you need it, and performance when
you need it as well. You don't need to change it. You might be able
to, depending on the laptop, but you don't need to.