Hardware Dell Inspiron 5558?

[Haider Raza]

Can I upgrade my laptop? Does my laptop support graphic card upgrade? What graphic card does it support & where does it fit?

 

[Joe88]

besides putting in more ram and putting an ssd in, no

 

[Navonod]

There doesn't seem to be a slot to put any upgrades. Just spots were your ribbon cables and other cables belong. Did you try google?

 

[TotalInsanity4]

besides putting in more ram and putting an ssd in, no

That one ^^^^

Although, you could theoretically use an external GPU if you're willing to sacrifice wifi and portability

 

[the_randomizer]

Most laptops that have IGPs are soldered to the motherboard, unfortunately.

 

[Haider Raza]

That one ^^^^

Although, you could theoretically use an external GPU if you're willing to sacrifice wifi and portability

How does that work?

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There doesn't seem to be a slot to put any upgrades. Just spots were your ribbon cables and other cables belong. Did you try google?

There are dell 5558 that have graphic card 820m I guess. Do they have different board? I have checked all dell inspiron 5558 have same instructional manual. That's why I was curious about it....

 

[FAST6191]

That one ^^^^

Although, you could theoretically use an external GPU if you're willing to sacrifice wifi and portability

How does that work?

The connection most wifi cards in laptops use these days is a type of PCIe slot. A slow one but one never the less.
You can then fabricate adapters and power supplies such that the graphics card is available to the laptop.

Short version is there's a reason you don't see it done very often these days and there are no simple devices I can link you to do it.

Some also call it eGPU but that term means all different things to all different people.

 

[Navonod]

There are dell 5558 that have graphic card 820m I guess. Do they have different board? I have checked all dell inspiron 5558 have same instructional manual. That's why I was curious about it....

It's soldered on so you'd have to de solder then solder on a better graphics card. If you're wanting a gaming PC, sell this board or the laptop as a whole and put that towards a building $500 PC.

 

[Haider Raza]

The connection most wifi cards in laptops use these days is a type of PCIe slot. A slow one but one never the less.
You can then fabricate adapters and power supplies such that the graphics card is available to the laptop.

Short version is there's a reason you don't see it done very often these days and there are no simple devices I can link you to do it.

Some also call it eGPU but that term means all different things to all different people.

So graphic card is fitted in the wifi slot? & Where's the guide to do these modifications & where can I buy a graphic card for it?

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It's soldered on so you'd have to de solder then solder on a better graphics card. If you're wanting a gaming PC, sell this board or the laptop as a whole and put that towards a building $500 PC.

I already have a gaming desktop. Was looking for putting graphic card in the laptop. So I can use some softwares I need to & can use for gaming reason as well.

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http://downloads.dell.com/manuals/a...iron-15-5558-laptop_reference guide_en-us.pdf

In this guide it says in the video section about the support of nvidia 920m graphic card.

 

[FAST6191]

So graphic card is fitted in the wifi slot? & Where's the guide to do these modifications & where can I buy a graphic card for it?

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I already have a gaming desktop. Was looking for putting graphic card in the laptop. So I can use some softwares I need to & can use for gaming reason as well.

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http://downloads.dell.com/manuals/a...iron-15-5558-laptop_reference guide_en-us.pdf

In this guide it says in the video section about the support of nvidia 920m graphic card.

No, the following 2015 thread shows what most doing it entails
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/315738-exp-gdc-external-pci-e-x16-adapter-for-laptops/
You won't find too many newer than that as the concept died out not long after that.

The reason that manual might mention another card is because Dell (and most other laptop makers) allow it options at the time of purchase, same as you can get ones with more RAM, more hard drive/SSD, a gloss or matte screen....

 

[Haider Raza]

No, the following 2015 thread shows what most doing it entails
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/315738-exp-gdc-external-pci-e-x16-adapter-for-laptops/
You won't find too many newer than that as the concept died out not long after that.

The reason that manual might mention another card is because Dell (and most other laptop makers) allow it options at the time of purchase, same as you can get ones with more RAM, more hard drive/SSD, a gloss or matte screen....

https://www.computershopper.com/feature/2017-guide-the-best-external-graphics-card-boxes-egpus

So it's kind of worthless because of the budget. I would rather purchase second hand laptop that has 4gb card in it for 600$. Only option left is to sell me laptop......

Anyway thanks for the info/help.

 

[Joe88]

pretty much, all those are mostly just built for thunderbolt connectors
not to mention you are gonna have some bad cpu bottlenecking

 

[TotalInsanity4]

The connection most wifi cards in laptops use these days is a type of PCIe slot. A slow one but one never the less.
You can then fabricate adapters and power supplies such that the graphics card is available to the laptop.

Short version is there's a reason you don't see it done very often these days and there are no simple devices I can link you to do it.

Some also call it eGPU but that term means all different things to all different people.

How does that work?

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There are dell 5558 that have graphic card 820m I guess. Do they have different board? I have checked all dell inspiron 5558 have same instructional manual. That's why I was curious about it....

EXP GDC Laptop External PCI-E Graphics Card https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Q4VMLF6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_iXXKAbPV7VCDZ
This is what I was referring to. It's a bit clunky, but it gets the job done supposedly

 

[Haider Raza]

EXP GDC Laptop External PCI-E Graphics Card https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Q4VMLF6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_iXXKAbPV7VCDZ
This is what I was referring to. It's a bit clunky, but it gets the job done supposedly

Does this requires a power supply aswell?

 

[TotalInsanity4]

Does this requires a power supply aswell?

Yes, but not a particularly high wattage one. It has support for high wattage laptop chargers, as well

 

[Haider Raza]

Yes, but not a particularly high wattage one. It has support for high wattage laptop chargers, as well

So power supply is not a must thing? We can use charger instead of power supply?

 

[TotalInsanity4]

So power supply is not a must thing? We can use charger instead of power supply?

Only if the charger is capable of delivering up to 75 watts of power

 

[Haider Raza]

Only if the charger is capable of delivering up to 75 watts of power

& where does the charger connects with? In the laptop charging port or egpu chip?

 

[TotalInsanity4]

& where does the charger connects with? In the laptop charging port or egpu chip?

It would connect to the adapter

 

[Haider Raza]

It would connect to the adapter

What charging port does it requires for the adapter?