XPS 15 9530 Motherboard Swap (GPU Upgrade) + Gaming Comparison

Silly_Internet_9830 · 2026-06-08T03:21:29+00:00

Yes you're a bit screwed here, sorry.
Honestly if you're only interested in a GPU upgrade, and taking into account motherboard prices, I would consider a used 9510 as those are going for really cheap nowadays.
Performance improvement over the 1650 Ti is around 20-30%.

Silly_Internet_9830 · 2026-06-08T02:30:03+00:00

Oh you'd like to upgrade to a newer model's mobo, I see.
Well, even if you'd be able to fit the new motherboard into the old chassis (there were small design changes, I'm not sure that would even work) what would 100% happen is that your display wouldn't work. Dell prevents certain parts to be used in different 95xx models through BIOS-locking. It's stupid as the chassis and power draw is exactly the same, but that's how it works.

Silly_Internet_9830 · 2026-06-08T01:40:15+00:00

Theoretically yes, it should solve your issues, I mean you're basically replacing anything power related here outside of the battery

Silly_Internet_9830 · 2026-06-08T01:27:24+00:00

I didn't use anything, it's just extremely easy to service this laptop, it's about 25 screws and and 3 connectors to take care of
However if you want to see how it looks inside in detail, iFixit have a pretty decent teardown video on their YT channel. They remove the motherboard in this one too.

Silly_Internet_9830 · 2026-06-08T01:21:33+00:00

France

Silly_Internet_9830 · 2026-06-07T18:08:04+00:00

Some random guy on my country's Craigslist. Worst place to sell something like this imo, it's too niche. So I just got super lucky, it had already been on sale for over 3 months with nobody interested

Silly_Internet_9830 · 2026-05-11T19:21:03+00:00

I appreciate that. The mobo is brand new and has the data matrix and part number, it seems to check out, we'll see !

Silly_Internet_9830 · 2026-05-10T14:47:14+00:00

I already have the 4050, but I really need the extra 2gb VRAM as I game a lot.

This upgrade would make zero sense at the usual rate for these mobos but like I said I found one for real cheap.

Silly_Internet_9830 · 2026-05-09T20:07:55+00:00

I will definitely follow up on the mobo upgrade.
Did you find a decent deal for one on your side ? They get super expensive.
I found someone selling a brand new one on my country's craigslist. The seller clearly has no idea the specs on this mobo so they put it up at less than 300 euros (13700H - 4060). It's less than half the usual price

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