No, that doesn't change the prospect of a CPU the system cannot identify working (or not working), and it doesn't change the fact that the 2960XM draws far more power than the voltage regulators on the board were ever designed for (and that's when they were brand new, not over a decade old as they are now).
There is no harm in trying, but I wouldn't spend much on the CPU as your experiment has a far higher probability of failure than it does success. Either way, report your findings back -- someone may decide to try the same experiment.
It's unlikely -- the system was never shipped with that CPU, so it may well not power up at all with that CPU onboard. Even if it does, you'll be putting a 55 W CPU on a system designed for a 35W CPU -- whether the voltage regulators (which are aged) can deliver that is open to question. And even if they can, the system isn't designed to dissipate that much heat, which will at best lead to throttling, which will make the new CPU slower than a standard i7 model that the system is designed to handle.
I neglected the CPU you listed -- the 3940 or Ivy Bridge. That generation of CPU is not supported by your system -- it only supports Sandy Bridge (2xxx).
Whether or not an XM CPU will work is still very much up in the air, but the third generation models will not.
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No, that doesn't change the prospect of a CPU the system cannot identify working (or not working), and it doesn't change the fact that the 2960XM draws far more power than the voltage regulators on the board were ever designed for (and that's when they were brand new, not over a decade old as they are now).
There is no harm in trying, but I wouldn't spend much on the CPU as your experiment has a far higher probability of failure than it does success. Either way, report your findings back -- someone may decide to try the same experiment.
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It's unlikely -- the system was never shipped with that CPU, so it may well not power up at all with that CPU onboard. Even if it does, you'll be putting a 55 W CPU on a system designed for a 35W CPU -- whether the voltage regulators (which are aged) can deliver that is open to question. And even if they can, the system isn't designed to dissipate that much heat, which will at best lead to throttling, which will make the new CPU slower than a standard i7 model that the system is designed to handle.
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July 19th, 2023 10:00
wonder if it can run it forgeting the heat problem that would occour with the normal laptop* if not what is the highest performance cpu can i get
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I neglected the CPU you listed -- the 3940 or Ivy Bridge. That generation of CPU is not supported by your system -- it only supports Sandy Bridge (2xxx).
Whether or not an XM CPU will work is still very much up in the air, but the third generation models will not.
Jawoss
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July 19th, 2023 10:00
i have cooling mods i am running open air setup with the motherboard only i just wonder if the bois drivers can recognize it and run it
Jawoss
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July 19th, 2023 13:00
So all of the sandy bridges cpu's all supported?? if yes thanks very much and ill accpet your next awnser as solution
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July 19th, 2023 13:00
also that means Core i7-2960XM works right?