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    XPS 15 9530 Screen Upgrade

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by onilink67, Apr 1, 2015.

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    onilink67 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just purchased a base model 9530 with no descrete GPU and an i5 CPU, I've already ordered a 91whr battery which I know I'll need to remove my full sized HDD for and also found a good price on the upgraded screen.

    Just wanted to make sure that I can connect the upgraded screen to the base motherboard, I understand I won't be able to play games and stuff at the extreme resolution but the Intel HD 4600 does support the resolution based on it's specs.
     
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    Theoretically, yes. It's just an LVDS cable. In practice? I can't say.

    With the money you're spending on parts, would you not have been better just buying the new one from scratch?!
     
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    onilink67 Notebook Enthusiast

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    No I'm actually still well under 1k I got the 30% outlet deal this morning and then tacked on a 18% discount

    edit : if there was one available in the outlet I probably would have went with that
     
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    onilink67 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just in case anybody is curious I received all my parts in today and everything installed perfectly. I now have a functioning XPS 15 9530 with an i5, 16Gb RAM, 91whr Battery, 256Gb mSATA, and qHD Screen for just under $1000. Still need to give the battery a full charge but should get a little bit better battery life than the top model as well.
     
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    onilink67 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok minor update if you want a 4k screen for web surfing or document editing the i5 works fine but if you want to play 4k videos at all I wouldn't recommend this setup as it maxes out the dual-core i5 and nearly maxes out the i7 750m combo.
     
    onilink67, Apr 14, 2015
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    L33 Notebook Guru

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    Could you possibly tell me the part number for the 4k screen and where you got it? I'm thinking about changing from the QHD+ screen to the 4k (if it doesn't suffer the same overdrive issues). Thanks!
     
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    onilink67 Notebook Enthusiast

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    PN : 6RGW0

    I got it from a local seller looked like a field replacement part. He was a little cheaper than the ones you see on ebay
     
    onilink67, Apr 17, 2015
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