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Rasool Hamza

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April 5th, 2017 04:00

Processor upgrade

Hi,

I have laptop Dell Inspiron 15R n 5110. My laptop has processor Intel core i7 2630qm and I want to upgrade it to Intel core i7 2860qm. I saw the detail of both processors that both have same socket support i.e., FCPGA988.

Please help me.... Thanks 

  • ejn63

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    Posted April 5th, 2017 04:00

    While it should work, you will need a higher capacity power adapter if your current one is 90W or below.  It will also cause your system to run hotter and reduce the battery runtime significantly.  Unless you're doing heavy duty calculations on the system, the quad CPU isn't necessary - the only other application that could use four cores (gaming) would be out of the question on this old model.