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Dell Inspiron n5010 processor upgrade core i7 640m
I want to upgrade my old dell 15r, it came with a core i3 380m, i want to change it to a core i7 640m or if it not possible to a core i5 580m. My chipset is an intel ibex peak-m hm57, intel ironlake-m.
I want to know if my bios may be a problem or can i swap the processor and will work. They are all pga988a, tdp 35w.
Ty
ejn63
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November 18th, 2017 03:00
These shipped with 620m CPUs -- those will definitely work. The 640m should work but there are no guarantees since the system never shipped with those.
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November 18th, 2017 04:00
So, the i7 620m should work ?
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November 18th, 2017 09:00
It was shipped with that model, so it will work.
That said, if you leave everything else the same, it may not boost things as much as you'd think -- if the system still has a conventional hard drive in it, you'll get a much bigger bang for your buck out of replacing that with a solid state drive than you will upgrading the CPU.
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November 18th, 2017 11:00
Ty, i will get the core i7 620m. I have 6gb ram, its enouth, the os never use everything, but i will consider changing the hd.