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    M17x mobo i5 the same as i7?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by RedViking, Oct 27, 2010.

  1. RedViking

    RedViking Notebook Guru

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    If this is somewhere else, please direct me to the correct place.

    I was curious to know if I purchase a new R2 with a 520m will it have a compatible mobo that can be upgraded to an i7? I know sometimes there are chipset differences between the two but I don't know if there is at Dell.
     
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  2. Porter

    Porter Notebook Virtuoso

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    I sure as heck hope so because I just ordered one with an i5 and my 940xm is sitting on my counter waiting for the laptop to arrive!
     
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    LMAO!!!!! But it is a good question, cause that would also mean the m11x can have a i7920xm?
     
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    Lol! That's exactly why I'm asking. :) I know the i5 chips are different because they have a on-die gpu and their mem controller is only 1066. But as far as the chipset it technically possible to use an i5 in the same board an i7 is in.
     
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  5. RedViking

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    That is in the realm of possibility.
     
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    Yeah they both use same socket PGA988 ,R2 motherboards are all the same. ;)
     
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    So could the m11x use a 720-940XM?
     
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    not in a thousand years
     
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    The M11x use's different socket BGA1288 & is embedded i.e ball grid array & is soldered into Mobo & not removable . ;) Even if you could the M11x would not have much battery life with one of them proc's in it .
     
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  10. Porter

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    Wow, thanks! I almost had a heart attack!
     
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    No need, my machine came with an i5 520m and now has an i7 720QM so no need to sweat it! :cool:
     
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  12. DR650SE

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    I ordered with a 520M and have used an i5 540M, i7 720M, i7 920XM and an i7 940XM ES in my system. No worries.
     
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