Motherboard/Processor upgrade (Inspiron 15 N5040)

Question

I am planning to upgrade my dell inspiron n5040's motherboard to support an i5 ivy or sandy-bride mobile CPU.  Any motherboards that will work in this laptop that will support a processor like that? and, will it support the power supply? and if possible, where can I buy mobile CPU's like the i5 3570M?

ejn63 · Accepted Answer

There isn't a board to upgrade to - the N5050 model does support newer CPUs but there's no guarantee you'll find it will fit into the system - and even if it does, by the time you buy a $200 board and spend a couple of hundred dollars on a CPU, you'll be well on your way to what a new system would cost anyway.

Sell the existing system and buy a new one.

playahdude · Answer

then would a first generation i5 work in my current motherboard?

ejn63 · Answer

According to Dell - no. These CPUs are supported:

Intel Celeron P4600 (2.0 Ghz, 2 Threads, 2M cache)
Intel Pentium P6200 (2.13 Ghz, 2 Threads, 3M cache)
Intel Pentium P6300 (2.27 Ghz, 2 Threads, 3M cache)
Intel Core i3-380M (2.53GHz, 2 Threads, 3M cache)
Intel Core i3-390M (2.66 Ghz, 2 Thread, 3M cache)

playahdude · Answer

also, preferably with an integrated NVidia graphics card like the 650M

delleerious · Answer

I bought a used N5040 WITH 2.13GHZ and I bought an used cpu i5 M 480 2.67GHZ w/turbo 2.97 GHZ, for 25 bucks

tI runs @ 112 degrees or 44degrees Celsius, the fan runs all the time, it runs fast, I also upt the memory to 6 GHZ, 4+2

It RUNS FAST AND GREAT!!!!!!!!

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