New Graphic Card: I want upgrade my graphic card in my Dell Inspiron SE 7720. I read that the card I have is soldered to the mother board and cannot be upgraded. Does anyone know if...

cfhelz45 Loc: The Villages, Florida

I want upgrade my graphic card in my Dell Inspiron SE 7720. I read that the card I have is soldered to the mother board and cannot be upgraded. Does anyone know if this is correct?

Thanks

throughrhettseyes Loc: Rowlett, TX

Oh, that's a big question. If your computer has it's video card built in the motherboard and you have an extra or open pic slot then yes you can upgrade.

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

Many systems come with an INTERNAL graphics card that is part of the motherboard and most allow for a separate graphic card to be installed and even have a way to shut down the internal one. I would suggest that you contact Dell and ask about your specific machine. Be sure to have the individual serial number first as you'll need to provide it on the call. My 'best bet' is that you CAN upgrade. Best of luck and happy holidays.

NCMtnMan Loc: N. Fork New River, Ashe Co., NC

It appears you may have a laptop. If that is true, then no you cannot upgrade the graphics. Unfortunately, this is one of the drawbacks of having a laptop. They do not have expansion slots for add on cards like desktops.

Haydon

NCMtnMan wrote:

It appears you may have a laptop. If that is true, then no you cannot upgrade the graphics. Unfortunately, this is one of the drawbacks of having a laptop. They do not have expansion slots for add on cards like desktops.

Brokenland

5+ year old computer, then I'd suggest looking into the purchase of a new computer. As states above, if the video system is integrated into/onto the mother board this would limited any possibilities of upgrading, even though there could be slots open for such an upgrade. I've used HP for nearly 20 years and have upgraded (purchased new) approx every 5 years.

cfhelz45 Loc: The Villages, Florida

You are probably right. Laptop or Desktop?

NCMtnMan Loc: N. Fork New River, Ashe Co., NC

cfhelz45 wrote:

You are probably right. Laptop or Desktop?

Unless you need the portability of a laptop, then I would recommend a desktop. Up-gradable and usually more bang for the buck. You can still use your laptop for other things.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

cfhelz45 wrote:

I want upgrade my graphic card in my Dell Inspiron SE 7720. I read that the card I have is soldered to the mother board and cannot be upgraded. Does anyone know if this is correct?

Thanks

It has an NVidia GeForce GT650M with 2 gb, which may not be upgradeable. However, what is it that you hope to get by upgrading the card? Are you a gamer?

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

NCMtnMan wrote:

It appears you may have a laptop. If that is true, then no you cannot upgrade the graphics. Unfortunately, this is one of the drawbacks of having a laptop. They do not have expansion slots for add on cards like desktops.

Just because a computer is a laptop that does not automatically rule out swapping out the graphics card. There are some older systems that allow this from Toshiba, Lenovo, Asus, MSI, etc. It just so happens that this laptop does not have a swappable graphics card. Most of the newer machines do have soldered in place graphics modules.

NCMtnMan Loc: N. Fork New River, Ashe Co., NC

Gene51 wrote:

Just because a computer is a laptop that does not automatically rule out swapping out the graphics card. There are some older systems that allow this from Toshiba, Lenovo, Asus, MSI, etc. It just so happens that this laptop does not have a swappable graphics card. Most of the newer machines do have soldered in place graphics modules.

Yes, you are correct. They were few and older and not applicable in this situation.

cfhelz45 Loc: The Villages, Florida

No: I use Topaz Studio which runs but a little slow processing. I am thinking about a desktop with a 4-6 gb graphics card. I have always used Dell computers. Any recommendations?

Country Boy Loc: Beckley, WV

Not to be smart, but Dell is the best place to ask that question. However, as suggested before, I would consider a total PC replacement if your machine is 5 years old. This gives you a chance to upgrade the speed and RAM as well.

cfhelz45 Loc: The Villages, Florida

I have asked and it is non upgradeable.

Brokenland

HP Pavilion 690-0020 Desktop Computer
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G Processor 3.6GHz;
AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB GDDR5; 8GB DDR4-2666 RAM;
1TB 7,200RPM Hard Drive
Total: $700.00 Microcenter

This computer will last you approx 6 years if carefully maintained.