ALIENWARE 17 GPU question

[JADOLLA]

Hey guys, so my ALIENWARE 17 has 2 graphic cards: a intel HD graphics 4000 and a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880m. So is it possible to replace the intel HD graphics 4000 with an additional 880m and enabling SLI ? If yes, where can i purchase a GPU, other than eBay ?

PS:i don't live in the US, so i need to know where can i purchase a mobile GPU (internationally)


BTW: ALIENWARE laptop GPU's ARE removable (MXM)

 

[MeteorsRaining]

The Intel HD Graphics are on die with CPU, removing it means to remove the CPU. HD graphics are onboard graphics, 880m is the dedicated GPU.

 

[TheAlphaMaleGamer]

No for 2 reasons, your mobo will probably not have 2 slots for a graphics card and intel HD graphics are integrated into the die of the cpu. So if you try to remove the HD graphics you will remove the CPU itself.

 

[JADOLLA]

So you mean, if i need to replace the GPU, i also need to replace the CPU ?

 

[TheAlphaMaleGamer]

So you mean, if i need to replace the GPU, i also need to replace the CPU ?

No because they are two seperate chips, just watch out for socket compatibility when looking for a new gpu or cpu

PS: What country: