How can I upgrade my processor and graphics card in my macbook air (mid 2012)

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jakeshug72 Author

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How can I upgrade my processor and graphics card in my macbook air (mid 2012)

Hello Mac community first oh all I'd like to thank you all for your help 🙂

So I have a New Macbook Air (Mid 2012) 13" with upgraded ram (8 gb)

I need to match the system requirments below and I was wondering how/if I can do that.

I am trying to match these:

Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU
Graphics card: DirectX 11 Nvidia or AMD ATI card, Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 or ATI Radeon 6950.
Graphics card memory: 1 GB
Sound card: DirectX compatibl sound card

My current stats are:

Processor 1.8 GHz Intel Core i5

Graphics Intel HD Graphics 4000 512 MB

The main issue is that my graphics card is not up to par, how can I fix that?

Also is my sounds card good or no?

Do I need to upgrade my processor? If so can I? If so How?

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND TIME!!

IM REWARDING THOSE WHO ANSWER WITH MANY POINTS. THANKS!

MacBook Air, iOS 6.0.1, 8gb Ram

Posted on Nov 24, 2012 3:14 PM

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carl wolf

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Nov 24, 2012 4:51 PM in response to jakeshug72

It is not possible to do those upgrades.

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Answer 2

Nov 24, 2012 4:52 PM in response to jakeshug72

Sell it and buy a new one is the only way.

Allan

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dwb

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Nov 25, 2012 10:46 AM in response to jakeshug72

The MacBook Air isn't available in the specs your mention, in fact the requirement of a DirectX compatible sound card obviously means you want to run Windows software. What software is it you have with those requirements and are you sure you weren't reading the Windows specs for that software rather than the Mac specs?

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jakeshug72 Author

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Nov 25, 2012 10:58 AM in response to dwb

I want to play battlefield 3 and other demanding games like cod throught the use of bootcamp. Your thoughts??

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dwb

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Nov 25, 2012 11:11 AM in response to jakeshug72

Allan is right. Sell the MBA and buy a different computer.

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jakeshug72 Author

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Nov 25, 2012 11:22 AM in response to dwb

Maybe ill just keep this and buy a half decent pc for gaming only

how much would that cost

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steve359

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Nov 25, 2012 11:26 AM in response to jakeshug72

I have built PCs from MB, selecting graphics card and CPU for the purpose. You can get away with what you want for about $600 (case, CPU, hi-end STI graphics cards) after consulting to find good MB tha supports STI-graphics. That way you know what is in there and how it will stand up over time and new demands.

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Nov 25, 2012 11:26 AM in response to jakeshug72

Maybe you should ask that on a PC forum instead of here.

Allan

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