Need to upgrade the m15x graphics cards

Hi all, I have an old Alienware M15x i7 Q840 (1.86 Ghz) with 8 GB of RAM. I no longer play video games and just use the PC for movies and for the work. (I am a business analyst and I work with very large spreadsheets / data tables / VB / SQL etc.)

I just got a new monitor to do work from home a little easier as it is ideal for multi-tasking and has a very high resolution. (34-inch Dell UltraSharp U3415W curved LED.) Problem is that the graphics card on this machine *. (NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M) I have two questions: 1. is there a graphics card I could throw out there that would allow me to get the full resolution of my monitor (3440 x 1440) and how it would be difficult to install? I'm pretty handy and exchanged coins out before but my experience, it is quite limited when it comes to portable computers).

2nd - which is another option if I can find a good deal, it is: are there any sites or companies can I pay Custom build a PC Tower for me? I don't want to spend an arm and a leg, and as I said, I do not play video games... but I am what you call an "advanced user" because of the large data I work with... and would like to get a solid Setup for home use. I wanted to build my own time is no longer available to do yet so thought I'd throw it out there and see if anyone had any suggestions for me.

Side Notes: I had a very good deal on a Samsung SSD 256Go 850 PRO (also have a 4 GB Seagate quick disk Portable HARD drive that I use for all my storage)

Appreciate any input or help thrown my way about these 2 questions! Thank you!

People by Clevo/Dell versions is the vBIOS on the card must be either Dell Clevo. If you get one from MSI, it won't work. MXM is just the form factor, and most of the 7970ms are in MXM.

This link you should be fine.

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