Hi guys, so I apologise if this is in the wrong place, or if I could find this info elsewhere. There's just a bunch of stuff I'm not sure of so thought it would be easiest to ask it all in one place.
So I have a HP dv9000, bought it maybe 3-4 years ago. It only has 1GB RAM (lol) and has an Intel Core 1.8 Ghz processor. Basically, I am looking to hook up an extra 22-25 inch monitor and want to upgrade anything necessary to make it run smooth (but do it as cheaply as possible). Wanna run the external monitor at the same time as my laptop display obviously. I'm running Windows 7.
So the first thing is RAM, I'm assuming 2.5GB RAM is enough to run smoothly, so I figure just buy a 2GB stick since this computer has 2 500MB sticks. This all right or is 2.5 kinda on the small side these days? Clearly, 1GB sucks and my computer is fairly slow haha.
The rest is where I lose any certainty. The stock graphics card is a GeForce Go 7600, and I have one VGA connection and an expansion port.
Do I need to replace the video card, and if so do I need to buy some kind of connector to have a second monitor? I have hooked up a monitor before but I could only use that or the laptop, not both at the same time. Is a 1.8Ghz processor enough for what I wanna do?
Pretty much anything I need to do to safely upgrade the computer so it can handle an extra monitor, and as cheaply as possible. Can you help?
Thanks in advance for replies. If there are any more details you need let me know!
edit: Just thought I'd chuck in I'm not really using it for intense gaming. I play online poker, and watch movies on my computer and that's pretty much it except for word processing etc.
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