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    Hq cpus?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by DumbDumb, Jan 7, 2015.

  1. DumbDumb

    DumbDumb Alienware !Wish money wasn't the problem.

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    ok what form is the 4980HQ in? would it fit the 18?

    also what other cpus are in the line?
     
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    DumbDumb Alienware !Wish money wasn't the problem.

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    never mind..found my answer..
     
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    All "HQ" chips are soldered to the board. You're never getting a HQ chip in an Alienware 18. It is essentially a 4900MQ with a higher default 2-core and 1-core turbo boost and iris pro 5200 graphics instead of HD4600 graphics. The OC limits are the same; 4.2GHz max like a 4900MQ. 4910MQ can go to 4.3GHz on 4 cores, so it is superior in that respect.
     
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    ratchet916 Notebook Consultant

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    SOLDERED. JUNK. All part of the new "Applienware" line!
     
    ratchet916, Jan 7, 2015
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    jlyons264 Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't that is fair to only name apple in this... almost everyone uses bga pieces of crap...
     
    jlyons264, Jan 7, 2015
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    pathfindercod Notebook Virtuoso

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    Apple kinda started it though, well they always have been soldered on the apple laptops. But they also started soldering in ram also :/
     
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    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist®

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    Shhh! Don't give them any ideas.
     
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    Rum Notebook Geek

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    WHAT
    dunno how many times i had to replace ram in my previous desktops, i mean it sure happens more often than a cpu or a gpu,but really? ram? and people still buy macbooks?
     
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    Hey! That's their job. They have to sell parts! Expensive ones with extra parts welded on. j/k ;)
     
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