Upgrade CPU Dell Precision M4500

Question

Hi, I have a Dell Precision m4500 i7 M620@2.67 GHz, and would like to upgrade my CPU. can you please tell me what the best processor I can have with my laptop? Thanks

ejn63 · Answer

The 640M (2.8 GHz) is the fastest you can use -- not worth the upgrade.

mcli · Answer

thanks for the reply

my CPU is installed on a socket rPGA989 compatible with socket G1, see:
http://www.cpu-world.com/Sockets/Socket% 20G1% 20% 28rPGA988A% 29.html

you could also install the Intel Core i7-940 XM
I'm wrong?

ejn63 · Answer

The CPU will FIT the socket, yes. It won't run in anything resembling a stable fashion though - you're taking a system designed for a 35W CPU and fitting a part that draws 55W. It'll run too hot, overheat and shut down -- even assuming the system will provide enough power to run the CPU in the first place.

It's an invitation to a stability nightmare.

jtatLatitude · Answer

hello:, sorry to say, that you probably have the best processor for your present system. Depending upon your objective(s) it might be worth your while to jump on the 'net' and check out the main chipset for your motherboard. From there, you should easily be able to determine what (probably just 2) I-7 shots the board will handle. Assuming you are running a 64 bit O/S and the maximum amount of the quickest RAM from my experience it paid me dividends in many quarters to purchase, install and set up a Samsung 840 EVO SSD ( $169 ) and an external H/D RAID set-up which moves my i5 M520 2.40 Latitude 6410, Win 7- 64, 8gig along nicely without a hitch and I am as happy as a pig in a puddle - though it would be nice to have your i7 processor. However, I could not justify the additional cost of that upgrade based on performance percentage gain as function of dollars per horsepower bump in performance. However if you do find another processor to fit your motherboard slot, I'll offer you 60% of the original recommenced price of the i7 if your interested. However, I am not sure how we can arrange this as the medium we are working in is quite restrictive. If your motherboard can handle the socketing of a 3rd or 4th generation i7, your motherboard will not be able to use any of the major benefits of those updated technologies. I was aware of this when I purchased a 4th generation SSD for my 2nd generation SATA connection set-up - did my homework - However, my Crystal Benchmarks give me better than my G3 50% of the throughput when compared to the 6Gig of the current SATA G series and is on par with the G 5 write / read of the USB 3 technology. Do your homework though because when your speed goes up, the heat is sure to follow...life of your system is sure to take the hit somewhere along the way. I've been at this since 1984 and have built a and or modified a hundred systems from scratch and partials as well. It was the same with automotive engines before that. Seems everything has to work together and one modification alone is really impossible -- at the major level without complementing offsets to dissipate the heat. Good luck though . . .