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January 30th, 2020 18:00
Dell E7440 upgrades
Hi, I have a Latitude E7440 with the i5-4310u, SK hynix SH920 mSATA 256GB drive & 8GB of RAM. I did recently wipe the computer clean and installed a fresh version of windows 10.
I'd like to speed up the computer if possible. What upgrade would help most?
Can I upgrade the cpu from i5-4310u to a i7-4600U cpu?
And if yes are they available anywhere? and is it a easy process?
will 16Gb of RAM help much?
would an upgraded SSD drive help?
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January 31st, 2020 12:00
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Kbel
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January 31st, 2020 15:00
Thank you. I have replied. I am looking for community help.
ejn63
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February 1st, 2020 12:00
The CPU can only be upgraded by replacing the entire mainboard; it's hard soldered and not separately replaceable. If you're comfortable with a $200-300 board replacement plus a major tear-down, it is possible.
Adding RAM generally does little or nothing to speed.
Installing a faster NVMe SSD will help greatly.
Kbel
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February 3rd, 2020 18:00
Thank you for the feedback. I am by no means an expert and I do not want to spend $200 on a new mother board. I am willing to upgrade the SSD. Do you have a suggestion on a specific drive to upgrade to?
Thank you.
NeuroPsyche
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March 7th, 2022 11:00
If the CPU is a part of the motherboard can it be unsoldered and a new one installed?
I have a Latitude 7440 that just 'sizzled' for no reason at all. I turned it on and I heard a bizz sound and the thing just died. I looked at th epower supply and the light was out. I pulled the power supply out of the outlet to reset it. It seems the laptop now has a hard fault short.
I really liked that laptop a lot!
ejn63
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March 7th, 2022 12:00
The CPU cannot be replaced -- anyone with the formidable skills to do the job won't agree to try, and it would cost far more than just replacing the entire board along with the CPU. Anyone who would agree to try is probably a hack -- and you have no way of knowing exactly what's damaged (it could just be the CPU, but more likely other components failed first).
The boards are under $200 even for an i7 CPU -- if you can replace the board yourself, it won't be inordinately expensive. Even if you can't, the repair should be under $350 all in, labor included.
No one capable of doing the soldering would come that cheap.