Is graphics card removable?

[Mr.CookieMonster]

Hi guys,

I have the Dell XPS L502X and i would like to know if the graphics card in the laptop is removable. I have the Nvidia GT 525M 1GB DDR3 in this laptop and it is struggling to play DirectX 11, and DirectX 10 games.

If i can't, what can I do to improve the performance?

 

[Voicy]

Depends how good your soldering skills are.

 

[Mr.CookieMonster]

Depends how good your soldering skills are.

Ive never soldered anything in my life So it is definately removable if I send it to some computer shop to change it?

 

[TJ99]

Ive never soldered anything in my life So it is definately removable if I send it to some computer shop to change it?

Laptop graphics cards are usually replaceable yes. Quite easy actually. Finding a replacement, not so much. It won't be cheap either.

 

[zll]

Laptop graphics cards are usually replaceable yes. Quite easy actually. Finding a replacement, not so much. It won't be cheap either.

He's trying to upgrade, not replace. Sorry OP, you're outta luck. Unless you get one of those rare external graphics cards, your stuck with what you have. That's the problem with using laptops for gaming. When your graphics gets too slow you gotta buy a new one.

 

[Gtx Gaming]

not on that dell, alienware , and most clevo and highend laptops you can change it , its same as pcie gfx card , just use a mxm slot that you slide in, just some cards use different heatsinks etc, some oke got g73 with hd6970m that he soldered and modded heatsink of alienware to fit inside the g73

 

[TJ99]

He's trying to upgrade, not replace. Sorry OP, you're outta luck. Unless you get one of those rare external graphics cards, your stuck with what you have. That's the problem with using laptops for gaming. When your graphics gets too slow you gotta buy a new one.

That's what I meant, replace with a better one. They are very rare in SA.

 

[Nerfherder]

I rather look at upping your RAM if you can.... perhaps even put in a SSD hard drive.

Otherwise just turn down the graphics on the game.

 

[Mr.CookieMonster]

I saw this video on youtube about Replacing graphics card on Motherboard of Dell XPS M1710. Would the replacing of the GPU with a beeter one be similar to that?

[video=youtube;I3ELiv6P3EU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3ELiv6P3EU[/video]

 

[agentrfr]

This assumes the bios of your laptop is new enough to talk to the new chip. Also assuming the soldering is done correctly. Assuming also you don't damage anything else in the process. Assuming too that none of the pins get bent. Assuming it's the same slot also.

That's an awful lot of assumptions. Buying a PC is less risky, more fun, and is better in the long run.

 

[spiderz]

Cheaper to buy a new laptop...or just a gaming pc

 

[The_Unnamed]

Cheaper to buy a new laptop...or just a gaming pc

^This.

MXM cards are very expensive!

 

[Mr.CookieMonster]

This assumes the bios of your laptop is new enough to talk to the new chip. Also assuming the soldering is done correctly. Assuming also you don't damage anything else in the process. Assuming too that none of the pins get bent. Assuming it's the same slot also.

That's an awful lot of assumptions. Buying a PC is less risky, more fun, and is better in the long run.

Yoh, so many assumptions! Laptops are risky.

 

[Tun@]

Looks like its not MXM anyway
http://forum.notebookreview.com/del...hether-new-xps15-l502x-graphics-mxm-port.html
http://www.pcrepairandconsulting.com/images/photogt540m.jpg

Guess the options are
1)buy something differant or
2)investigate if the same chassis laptop came with a higher spec-ed GPU & replace the mobo

I've done option 2 before & option 1 is probably the more sensible option.

Some notebook GPU info maybe of interest here:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Games-on-Laptop-Graphic-Cards.13849.0.html

 

[The_Unnamed]

Get the Gigabyte Q2532

 

[Mr.CookieMonster]

Looks like its not MXM anyway
http://forum.notebookreview.com/del...hether-new-xps15-l502x-graphics-mxm-port.html
http://www.pcrepairandconsulting.com/images/photogt540m.jpg

Guess the options are
1)buy something differant or
2)investigate if the same chassis laptop came with a higher spec-ed GPU & replace the mobo

I've done option 2 before & option 1 is probably the more sensible option.

Some notebook GPU info maybe of interest here:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Games-on-Laptop-Graphic-Cards.13849.0.html

Option 2, There are higher models that has the same chassis with better specs, wont that cost too much (enough to buy another laptop)?

 

[bdt]

Looks like its not MXM anyway
http://forum.notebookreview.com/del...hether-new-xps15-l502x-graphics-mxm-port.html
http://www.pcrepairandconsulting.com/images/photogt540m.jpg

Guess the options are
1)buy something differant or
2)investigate if the same chassis laptop came with a higher spec-ed GPU & replace the mobo

I've done option 2 before & option 1 is probably the more sensible option.

Some notebook GPU info maybe of interest here:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Games-on-Laptop-Graphic-Cards.13849.0.html

Good input there, specially with the chassis. FWIW I usually go to mxm-upgrade for my info.

 

[Tun@]

Option 2, There are higher models that has the same chassis with better specs, wont that cost too much (enough to buy another laptop)?

Work out what you can go to & get a Mobo quote.
Whats the highest GPU you can step up to doing a mobo swap tho - a 540M ?
Looks hardly worth the effort if that's the case
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Games-on-Laptop-Graphic-Cards.13849.0.html