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    Can I upgrade my Envy 14 CPU?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by kevineugenius, Jun 16, 2012.

  1. kevineugenius

    kevineugenius Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a 14T-1100 Beats and it has an i5 420M processor. Can I put an i7 720QM into it instead?

    Will it give me heat issues?
    How badly will it hurt battery life?
    Does the laptop support it / is it compatible?
     
    kevineugenius, Jun 16, 2012
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  2. Ice H4wk

    Ice H4wk Notebook Consultant

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    No switching a laptop cpu or gpu isnt possible as they are solderer on the mother board. You best option is to buy a new laptop if an upgrade is that important.
     
    Ice H4wk, Jun 16, 2012
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  3. kevineugenius

    kevineugenius Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm going to end up sounding rude here but...

    Wow, really?

    A huge percentage of laptops have swappable CPUs and a small percentage of them have changeable GPUs. Only a small group of laptops, of which I surmise almost all of them are netbooks, have soldered CPUs. I've changed the CPU in multiple laptops myself, and if you still don't believe me, check out page 76 of this beast http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c02835360.pdf that details how to remove the CPU from its socket.

    I truly don't mean to sound rude, but imagine if I didn't actually know any better. You would have just given me completely false information and I would have believed you. Please make sure you are right before you tell someone something. That said, I am glad you at least have a helpful attitude and wish to share information with people.
     
    kevineugenius, Jun 16, 2012
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  4. notebooko

    notebooko Notebook Consultant

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    Yep, Ice H4wk is totally wrong about the soldering part. However, you can't switch it from a dual core to a quad core because i7 quad cores don't do switchable graphics. You would have to replace the whole motherboard if you wanted a quad core. I'm not sure if a dual core i7 might work though like the i7 620 or 640m. It's good that you do your research before asking a question and I agree that people shouldn't give information if they aren't sure.
     
    notebooko, Jun 16, 2012
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    Pobthiti Notebook Consultant

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    amen. Well said man.
     
    Pobthiti, Jun 17, 2012
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    kevineugenius Notebook Enthusiast

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    This is late in coming but thanks for the reply. Makes sense.
     
    kevineugenius, Jun 21, 2012
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    Heretikos Newbie

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    Maybe you should do your research before answering a question? I7 quad cores CAN have switchable graphics. And to this persons question, go with Ivy, all the crap is the same and it won't run so hot.
     
    Heretikos, Sep 17, 2012
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