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    i5 3210m to i7 3610qm

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by zvag, Jan 6, 2016.

  1. zvag

    zvag Newbie

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    Hello. I have a Lenovo Y580 with i5 3210m and GTX660m. My use is gaming mostly. Will the CPU upgrade to i7 3610qm give me any performance boost? Is it worthy?
     
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    In CPU dependent games, of course it would.
     
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    yes it will. There might be quite a lot of games where your processor is holding you back. I did a similar upgrade myself (from 3210m to 3720qm), only thing you have to watch out for is the extra heat your quad core will generate. I would advise to repaste everything with good paste.
     
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    Yes i think ill use MX-4 or 5. The only doubt i have is screwing up and destroying my laptop. But i wanna try it myself rather going to a professional.
     
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    ignore the 36xx series, go for the 37xx and higher. You will get more MHZ with XTU -> more fps in game.
     
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    Yes i know that. I want the 3820qm but its way more expensive, and for 0.4 more GHz i dont think its worthy. If i find a better deal i will surely take it.
     
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    only works with the right bios i think.

    IMO just get the best deal out there, weather that is a 3630, 3610 or 3940
     
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    What do u mean it works only with the right bios?
     
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    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Your BIOS should have the microcode for the CPUs... The 3720QM/3820QM should work.. The 3920/3940XM probably won't work!
     
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    Oh i see. Not a problem cause i will buy 3610qm or 3630qm
     
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    i mean to be able to overclock the 37xx, 38xx series you need to have an unlocked bios
     
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    I would never try to overclock on a laptop especially mine that gets very hot.
     
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    Processor not give as much as boost in performance if you want performance boost change your graphic card and RAM then all your game run with great performance.
     
    drues1986, Jan 7, 2016
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    I cannot upgrade my GPU, the only upgrades i can do are Ram ( which already did ) and CPU
     
    zvag, Jan 7, 2016
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    so your laptop with the i5 already runs very hot? (what temps)

    and then you think its a good idea to upgrade to a quad core?
     
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    With a stress test i just did my CPU: 70-71C MAX
    All these without a stand/cooler.( Stress test was for 15min. )
     
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    That is not hot. :)

     
    tilleroftheearth, Jan 7, 2016
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    Thanks for saying that cause i dont know so much about temps.
     
    zvag, Jan 7, 2016
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