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    new GFX card for Dell Studio 1735

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Jacobian, Dec 2, 2009.

  1. Jacobian

    Jacobian Newbie

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    hey guys,

    i have a dell studio 1735 which is all quite sufficient except for its graphics card...

    at the time i could only get the ATI Mobility 256mb, but i am heavily into gaming and 3D graphic art and the 256mb card does not handle alot of the latest games and struggles while i try to do my 3D works.. so i am looking at getting a new faster card for it.

    i had a look around and you cannot buy anything separately off the dell website.

    so my question is,
    how can i tell which graphics cards are compatible with my laptop?

    because i have found a few from a site called Parts People which sells dell parts but they do not have Studio1735 in the list they are compatible with..

    two i was looking at are a 512mb Nvidia FX2500 or more likely a 1GB Nvidia Quadro FX3700M video card.

    but i do not want to buy it if it will not work with my laptop.

    does anyone know if the above cards will work with a dell studio 1735?

    and if they wont where could i look to find a better one that will be compatible?

    thanks in advanced

    Kind Regards,
    Jacobian
     
    Jacobian, Dec 2, 2009
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    The GPU on the 1735/1737 is soldered to the motherboard. You can't replace it without replacing the motherboard. Even then you cannot buy a 1735/1737 motherboard with a GPU faster than the 3650 because it never shipped with anything better.
     
    Commander Wolf, Dec 2, 2009
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  3. Jacobian

    Jacobian Newbie

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    damn was hoping that wasnt the case with them...

    thanks for the reply Commander Wolf.

    was thinking of getting a desktop anyway ;)
     
    Jacobian, Dec 2, 2009
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