Hp probook 4330s with i7-2820qm

Hey guys,

Just wondering if anybody has tried to put an i7-2820qm into a Hp probook 4330s.

It shares the same Bios and chipset as the 4430s and I know there are a few of you that have dropped an i7 quad into that.

I have checked the part numbers as listed by HP for both models and, not surprisingly, almost everything is identical (aside from the chassis). I double checked the fan and heatsink specs and they have identical part numbers for the 4430 and 4330, so I assume cooling 'should' be the same.

The only thing im worried about is the power draw but the part numbers for the AC adapters are also the same but offering a 65W and 90W version.

I dont really care to much about the battery life and I will have an extra laptop cooler to help out with the extra heat.

FYI all part numbers can be found at
HP ProBook 4430s Notebook PC- HP ProBook 4330s/4331s/4430s/4431s Notebook PC - Spare Parts - c02794672 - HP Business Support Center

 

Alright, so Im gonna try it.
Ordered and waiting for the chip and if EMS loves me this will be my xmas project!

Was wondering if anyone knows if I have to flash the bios after upgrading the CPU?

 

just got my i7 in the mail! now waiting for the thermal paste!!

 

Do you have any news?

 

sadly, i had to RMA my probook because i noticed the trackpad would make a slight hum when i touched it. that was 2 weeks after i got it and now its taking almost 3 weeks to get a new machine

but HP says it should be at my door "early next week" so im keeping my fingers crossed it will be monday.

but as soon as i get it and make sure all is well, i will finish this thread!!

 

deleted to support nando4.

 

Thanks for this! I may just do the same to my 4430s that has an i5, cause I want the i7 Quad Core! So it doesn't seem to overheat much then?

 

not that i can tell. it hasnt gone over 80C and thats just a spike for a few seconds.

i cant believe how efficient the i7's are. when its in idle mode, the cpu runs at 798mhz and when i put it under load i get about 3.3ghz. idle the cpu says 1-3% load and max i have seen so far is 60-70% load across all cores.

im not sure if its the thermal paste or if its just a pretty decent cooling system. but whatever ju-ju magik is working. im stoked.

just be sure you dont over apply the thermal paste as i read this can decrease the effectiveness of the thermal paste.

happy upgrading!

 

+rep. That's great news on your upgrading. Now we can be sure about i7-quad on all of the 4x30s series. Since you got an 2820QM which is supposed to work with 1600MHz are you interesting in joining this thread regarding RAM?

Your i7-2820QM is supposed to work with 1600 and you will have a great boost with your intel HD. You don't have to buy new ram but all you have to do is flash one of your previously owned modules.

 

cool thanks. i will check it!

 

So after a few days of running on battery (on high performance setting) I get about 3 - 3.5 hours of life.

that is with an ssd, hdd and the i7.

not the greatest but im totally ok with it. the price to pay to have an ssd, hdd and i7 in a 13.

 

You can do better than that if you don't use the high performance setting. You'd want to apply core parking and enable AHCI link management as described here. A 2560P owner with a i7-2820QM confirming very lower power consumption after doing similar steps here.

 

sweet! thanks. i will see if i can get my battery life up

 

thanks for the link

i tweaked the power settings and now im getting about 4-4.5hr of life. i tried putting the settings on super minimal when battery powered and didnt like how slow my machine was.

im sure one could probably get over 5 hours but i didnt want to sacrifice the cpu power.

 

Operation performed in less than 10 minutes:
Memories from 4GB to 8GB capacities
Intel i5 CPU series 2450m turbo 2.1 GHz 3.1GHz Intel brought 2860QM turbo 2.5 GHz 3.5 GHz
fabulous the final result:




look !!!
for those who want to have available 2450m Intel i5 (new)

 

Feeling myself like a necroposter, but I think Intel SB is still alive
Tried out i7-2630QM on my HP ProBook 4330s. It runs very well. Firstly i got overheat and throttling, but that was caused by old thermal paste.

Limiting CPU speed to 99% in windows power management actually disables turbo caches.

Without turbo boost:





With turbo boost:





And the CPU-Z:



So, we got complete quad-core CPU in 13.3-inch laptop. Without any overheat or throttling.