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Hi family first post here. I received this laptop from family member, and wanted to know if I can upgrade the cpu on this model. From what I researched it’s a socket 988b rpga and the maximum cpu can be a i7-2640M, and with a maximum of 8 gb memory. I’m not 100% sure if I’m correct. If not what would be my maximum possible upgrade for this laptop? Thanks for all your posts and guidance.
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Hello
From my research only cpu upgrade would be to an i5.. Let’s get more opinions .
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Thank you for your reply. I did see a forum that mentioned a upgrade to Intel Core i5-2540M also on my data sheet I downloaded for this pc it has the i-7 listed as cpu possible upgrade if I read that correctly (see attached photo)Originally posted by veegComment
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Ok,i would suggest that you do a really good research with this and make sure your mobo will work..Comment
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Can I ask why you want to upgrade to i7 what are you hoping to achieveComment
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The answer is NO this website Click On Me shows the i3 2350M socket is a BGA socket (Ball Grid Array)
Which means it is soldered to the motherboard
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PeterOz has confirmed what I was thinking as I was reading down the posts.
also, even if you could, laptops are designed to work with the CPU included, in regards to power demands, thermal loads and heat dissipation.
you’d be tweaking something upstream without considering the downstream affects.
and then of course there would be the expanse, mobile rated CPU’s tend to be in a high price point, and if the unit was a few years old, it maybe worth considering selling it and putting the money towards a model more suited to your current, and future, needs.Comment
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Your picture shows a generic list of G6 notebooks and is not specific to your “hp pavilion g6-1d73us” model.Originally posted by Don02
Even if you were able to remove the present CPU and fit an i7 CPU it will not work as the BIOS will not recognise the i7 CPU, there is no BIOS update to allow you to be able to do this either.
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HP Pavilion g6-1d73us Notebook PCComment
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I’m currently studying for my CompTIA A+ so I’m doing some at home hands on training by getting older pcs and working on them .Originally posted by PeterOzComment
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I agree. From what I was told is that usually laptops cpu can’t upgrade, but doing research I see some can. So I wondered if I can with this model.Originally posted by veegComment
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Thank you for the link. Appreciate your helpOriginally posted by PeterOzComment
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Your right I didn’t consider the downstream affects lol. That’s a big issue with laptop that I see. There’s so much compacted in such a small space. Thank you for your replyOriginally posted by BruceComment
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I didn’t consider the bios compatibility for a upgraded cpu. I see that’s not going to be an option. Thanks for answering my picture from manuel .Originally posted by phillpower2Comment
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Thank you all for your time and I appreciate your help. I know I’m at a novice level, lol but I’m currently studying for my CompTIA A+ and I’m doing some hands on practice for experience. I’m currently doing research on building my first desktop computer. I already did some pc repairs on a couple of laptops from family members so far. Hopefully one day I’ll be on the other end giving advice then askingComment
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One more question. If y’all don’t mind. Im about to order two 4 gb DDR3 Sodimm rams as I see this pc max out at 8 gb. I did notice on my research that this model only accepts 1333mhz version, and if that’s the case then buying a 1600mhz will be downgraded to 1333mhz because of the motherboard. Can you confirm that I’m correct about this? Thanks againComment
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