Yes, we've reached the point where you can DIY your own laptop; not only that, your own gaming laptop. Prying open a laptop is still a bit like working inside of a swiss watch, though, so proceed with caution.

"The changes from 2005 to 2006 were significant when it comes to notebooks. Intel started shipping dual-core processors (Yonah) for their Napa based platforms (i945PM/GM) and we finally saw ATI and NVIDIA putting high end graphics in decently sized notebooks."