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    Dell Latitude E6420 i7 ?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by mineonenj156, Mar 3, 2013.

  1. mineonenj156

    mineonenj156 Newbie

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    I have a Dell Latitude E6420 that came with intel i5 wanted to know if I can upgrade the cpu toa i7 if so what type of cpu? :confused:
     
    mineonenj156, Mar 3, 2013
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    You can use any of the socketed SB i7s: basically anything that's an i7-2xxx.
     
    Commander Wolf, Mar 3, 2013
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    mineonenj156 Newbie

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    Thank you so much Commander Wolf :hi2:
     
    mineonenj156, Mar 4, 2013
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  4. PatchySan

    PatchySan Om Noms Kit Kat

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    The Latitude E6420 can also run Sandy Bridge Quad Cores too, a friend of mine had fitted an i7-2720QM in his E6420 without too much trouble. I wouldn't really bother going for a Dual Core i7 from a Core i5 as I doubt you would see much performance difference in real terms, especially with the costs involved too.
     
    PatchySan, Mar 4, 2013
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    right now my Dell E6420 is a Intel i5 and its a Sandy Bridge right now. Does that make a differnce when I go to i7?
     
    mineonenj156, Mar 4, 2013
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    tijo Sacred Blame

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    The quad core i7s generate a tad more heat so your fan behavior might be slightly different, but that's about it.
     
    tijo, Mar 4, 2013
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    Prostar Computer Company Representative

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    Right. The TDP of the 2 core models are rated up to 35 W, 45 W for the 4 core, and 55 W for the extreme series.
     
    Prostar Computer, Mar 5, 2013
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    YES!!!
    but it seems to me that the need to upgrade the cooling system.
    I have a e6420 CPU ATG, i7 intel hd GPU + 3000, installed 10 GB ram + 256 ssd + 1T hdd. optical drive rolled)

    delle6420atg-i7.jpg
     
    oxyggen, May 22, 2014
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