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    L701X CPU upgrade

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by modmon, May 27, 2011.

  1. modmon

    modmon Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    I can't seem to find the answer to this in the forum.....

    I have an L701X with an i5 560m CPU, the motherboard is the one with 2 DIMM slots, the chipset is HM57 so can I upgrade the CPU to i7 with this board?

    TIA
     
    modmon, May 27, 2011
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  2. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    If your machine is configured with Optimus you can only go to another Arrandale processor as Optimus' final display is done through the Intel GPU and Clarksfield i7s do not have the Intel GPU on die.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, May 27, 2011
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  3. Lakshya

    Lakshya Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah right. So the maximum you can go is the i7 640M. Upgrading to clarksfield isn't possible, as clarksfield has a different architecture.
     
    Lakshya, May 28, 2011
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  4. The Bozz

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    Sorry to revive this thread, but I wanted to hear some opinions on this upgrade. See, I have a L701X with a Core i3 380m processor and I've been thinking of upgrading it to an i7 620m or 640m, but first I want to make sure I won't have problems. Has anyone done this with this laptop, and if so, how did it go?
     
    The Bozz, Aug 24, 2011
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  5. alaariadh

    alaariadh Notebook Enthusiast

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    u cant upgrade the chipset does not support the sand bridge cpu
     
    alaariadh, Aug 24, 2011
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  6. grimreefer1967

    grimreefer1967 Notebook Evangelist

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    :confused: Who said anything about SNB? Clarksfield and Arrandale processors are not Sandy Bridge CPU's.
     
    grimreefer1967, Aug 24, 2011
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