Hey there! As the title says i have a "broken" laptop. It is a Hp g series (i don't have it with me right now to post the exact model) and ~2 years ago its on-board graphic card died. I was told (two different technicians agrred) the whole motherboard needed to be replaced which was around 200$ back then. I didn't repair it cause i had a desktop as well and the investment wasn't worth it.
Now i've moved to another house and unfortunately it doesn't include the aforementioned desktop so i decided to make some use out of the old laptop. Moving houses had some more effect on my laptop's state, I seem to have lost the battery charger!
I recall facing heating problems as well (which probably led to the graphic card malfunction) so i had this idea:
1) Buy a cheap tower case.
2) Remove every viable part from the old laptop :hard drive, processor, screen, keyboard*
3) Place them in the case
4) Buy whatever is missing that could make it operative again. I guess a motherboard with decent on board graphic card and some way of power supply would be enough.
In my mind i could be using the laptop's case like i used to (not moving around of course) as its screen and keyboard were the most convinient ones i've ever used. All of its "internal" parts would be connected to a case nearby which would be much easier to cool down. Replacing cost of the motherboard is still an issue but perhaps after 2 years it's not that expensive.
Am i a complete idiot for coming up with something like this? Is there a better way to deal with the 3 problems (new motherboard, heat issues, no charger) of my laptop?
I need to mention that i prefer to keep everything on a low budget.
Now i've moved to another house and unfortunately it doesn't include the aforementioned desktop so i decided to make some use out of the old laptop. Moving houses had some more effect on my laptop's state, I seem to have lost the battery charger!
I recall facing heating problems as well (which probably led to the graphic card malfunction) so i had this idea:
1) Buy a cheap tower case.
2) Remove every viable part from the old laptop :hard drive, processor, screen, keyboard*
3) Place them in the case
4) Buy whatever is missing that could make it operative again. I guess a motherboard with decent on board graphic card and some way of power supply would be enough.
In my mind i could be using the laptop's case like i used to (not moving around of course) as its screen and keyboard were the most convinient ones i've ever used. All of its "internal" parts would be connected to a case nearby which would be much easier to cool down. Replacing cost of the motherboard is still an issue but perhaps after 2 years it's not that expensive.
Am i a complete idiot for coming up with something like this? Is there a better way to deal with the 3 problems (new motherboard, heat issues, no charger) of my laptop?
I need to mention that i prefer to keep everything on a low budget.
