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Hi, I have a Dell Inspiron 7559 and I used a user benchmark to determine if there were any compatible GPU's for my laptop and I came across the Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB. I'm reading a lot of forms that says it's impossible for the most part to upgrade the GPU in a laptop due to it being attached to the motherboards, then I'm seeing videos of people with my exact laptop with the GTX 1060 in them and I also see a video titled "Dell puts GTX 1060 graphics into the Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming Laptop", so something tells me that is it possible for me that I could upgrade if I wanted to. I just want to be sure cause I don't want to get my hopes up.
My point about an external GPU is that you will essentially turn the system into a desktop -- it will be non-portable thereafter. That's why I suggested buying a desktop system for high performance GPU -- that's the least expensive way to do gaming, or other GPU-intensive applications.
For anything other than entry-level gaming, you're looking north of $1,500 -- probably nearer or over $2,000 - for a notebook capable of gaming at even moderate settings. The entry level is the nVidia 1060 -- and even it's not capable of running many games at their "normal" settings. You need to move to a 1070 or 1080 for that - particularly with a 4K screen - and that's going to shift you toward a $2,000+ system.
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remember many comments here are giving prices that are RETAIL....there are bargains on NEW parts out there...you just have to be patient and search for them....
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There are many versions of the 7000 series, and yes - the newer ones do have 1060 GPUs onboard. You can't just plop a new mainboard into your older system - the internal designs are very different (and in fact it's highly likely the 7559 was even manufactured by a different company than the newer, say 7577 sysetms).
As for the rest, hacking the system apart to install an external GPU is not a practical solution unless you plan to leave the system in pieces - you can't reinstall the keyboard, base cover or both once you do this, and the external GPU will only work with an external monitor - meaning you sacrifice your notebook and turn it into a desktop system. You'd be better off simply keeping the notebook as is and buying a desktop system with the better GPU - if that's what you're looking for.