Upgrade questions?

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AmericanFox15

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Hi everyone, I'm absolutely new to PC gaming and I'm hoping to get a few questions answered. They are:
1. I own a Dell Latitude E6430 and I'm thinking of upgrading it to play games on. I'd like to know where I can get parts that meet/exceed the requirements I post BUT won't break the bank.
2. What parts would you recommend that meet or exceed the following requirements?
- Quad Core Intel or AMD CPU processor
- DirectX 9.0c compatible NVIDIA or AMD ATI video card with 1 GB RAM
- DirectX compatible sound card
3. How well would an external Hard Drive work in PC gaming?

I think my computer has a 2.6 GHz CPU installed and has 8 GB RAM with 256 GB memory capacity. What should I upgrade, where do I get it, and what's the best price I should look for? Thanks ahead of time for your help!
 
There's not too much as afar as upgrading on a laptop. The biggest thing holding you back is the integrated graphics (unless you have the model with 5200M, which is more of a professional card). Since there's no real way to upgrade the video chipset in those, you'd be looking at a new PC.
 
AmericanFox15 said:
Since I'm a noob, how do I find out which graphics (card? driver?) my laptop currently has?
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Go into device manager and look under display adapters and tell us what it says. But as said by beers, you will be looking at getting a new machine.
 
Okay, it says I have Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000. In order to at least meet my posted requirements, which laptop do you recommend that can be upgraded or I could play at this level out of the box? One that won't break the bank?
 
You'll need to drop about $700-$1200 on a gaming laptop from ASUS or MSI.
 
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