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Laptop CPU Upgrade
I have an Inspiron 15 3521 laptop with an i3-3217U cpu in it. I was curious about the possibility of replacing the i3 processor with a better one (i5 maybe). I understand that i would need to find a CPU that would be compatible. My question is in two parts. 1) Is it even possible to upgrade the processor on this laptop. 2) if I put in a processor with a higher clock speed that puts out more heat would the computer be able to handle it? Current TDP of the processor is 17W.
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July 20th, 2017 04:00
The CPU is soldered to the system board - so any upgrade requires replacing the entire mainboard. There are likely boards with faster or more featured CPUs -- but the fact that you must replace both the CPU and board will raise the cost of the upgrade.