kennyks4

Thanks you for the quick response! If I decide to go ahead and try it, I will let you all know how it goes! I'll keep you all posted. - - - Updated - - - Btw, when you say I will need a video card of choice, do you mean gpu of choice? If you do mean video card of choice, will the one already in my computer work?

I am 100% new to this, have not looked into it whatsoever. I do know that I want to put some money into it and create a powerful gaming computer out of the one I currently own. The idea of having something portable for when I need to take my laptop to class and be able to come right back, hook it up, and go enthralls me. HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC Product #: A6Y53UA#ABA Processor: AMD A8-3520M APU GPU: AMD HD Radeon 6620g (http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&docname=c03188483) I would like to use a GeForce GTX 660 TI, or something along those lines. I need to know things like: - Will I need to buy a cooling system? - What cables will I need? - Will I need to take apart my laptop? - Will I need to reinstall windows 7? Is it cost efficient to do this, or should I just go out and build a gaming desktop? How much will this cost me in the end? If anyone could point me in the right direction, I would appreciate it to the fullest! -Kenny