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7710 I5 to I7 upgrade?
Dell 7710 I5-6300HQ
AMD FirePro W5170M, 2GB GDDR5
No Thunderbolt port
91w battery
Hi all. Quick question from a pc novice/tinkerer. After a liquid spill killed my main board I'm trying to compile a shopping list of parts needed to upgrade the above Dell to an I7-6820HQ or I7-6920 HQ.
I'm assuming, perhaps unwisely, I can buy an I7 board/cpu and install it to work with other components of the I5.
Would the screen, battery, charger, I/O port boards, memory, and GPU be compatable with an I7 board?
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ejn63
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March 29th, 2021 04:00
The answer is yes, the board will work with your existing components (subject to there not being a Thunderbolt port aboard, for which there's no opening in your current chassis).
ItsComeToThis
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March 29th, 2021 07:00
Thanks very much for the reply.
I figured some main boards, specifically those shipping with TB might expect an I/O board with a TB port and won't function until It found one.
Sounds like I only need to order a main board, thx for the help.
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March 29th, 2021 04:00
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