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    Dell xps 15 Upgrade

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by PClover69, Nov 19, 2014.

  1. PClover69

    PClover69 Newbie

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    Dear Forum,

    I am rocking A dell xps 15 (4th gen intel core i7-4712HQ processor (6 MB cache, till 3,3 GHz))
    graphic card is Nvidia Gfore GT 750m and i have 512GB ssd.

    And my question was is it possible to upgrade these things(proccesor,GPU) because i do not got a spare 2000$ laying arround but i have the money to spend on some parts if I can change any.

    Kind regards,
    PC LOVER
     
    PClover69, Nov 19, 2014
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  2. GreaseMonkey90

    GreaseMonkey90 Notebook Evangelist

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    The GPU and CPU are soldered. You cannot upgrade it. Since you bought the 512GB version, you can only upgrade the SSD and RAM. If you bought the 64GB with 1TB HDD version, you could upgrade the HDD as well.
     
    GreaseMonkey90, Nov 19, 2014
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  3. KCETech1

    KCETech1 Notebook Prophet

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    can still upgrade it's drives but you need to also buy the smaller battery. we do this trick all the time with the pro version of the XPS 15 ( M3800 ) you remove the large battery, install the smaller battery and you have your 2.5" drive access back.

    as for CPU and GPU, you are stuck, most thin and lights can not do these upgrades as they are soldered on. and outside of some MSI, Clevo, Alienware gaming units and DELL/HP workstations very few GPU's can be changed.
     
    KCETech1, Nov 19, 2014
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  4. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Probably better off selling this and getting a proper gaming laptop IMO...
     
    TomJGX, Nov 20, 2014
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  5. TheDane

    TheDane Notebook Guru

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    Or go with an e-GPU solution.
     
    TheDane, Nov 20, 2014
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