DV6TSE CPU Upgrade

Good Evening Everyone,

I have been the proud owner of a DV6TSE with an i5-450m. I am currently finding myself using my laptop now more so then my desktop. I do graphic work, as well as programming and was looking at purchasing the Dual Core i7-640m.

It can be had on eBay for about $280. Specs on the chip are:
2.8-3.46Ghz ~vs~ 2.4-2.66GHz
4MB ~vs~ 3MB Cache
Same Socket and TDP

Oh, and it has the Intel HD built in

I dont see why it would not work, from a hardware standpoint it is plug and play. Plus, HP is using the chip in the Elitebook, and DM4 series.

My question is if it will be BIOS blocked or do you think it will work.

Thanks for stopping in...

 

Do you really need to upgrade? I mean is your often running at %100?

 

Often during compiling I will see 100% usage, and it never falls below 90%. However, even a Six Core i7 will show this usage, the difference is it will compile faster.

Plus, it will put more life into the laptop being that the 640m is on par with the Sandy Bridge series of chips. Granted not clock for clock, but it does bump up the performance.

Anyone know if the DV6 will boot with this chip????

 

Just wanted to Update this:

I made the plunge and purchased the i7-640m, wow what a difference. Worked without a hitch, It is running 5-10*c Cooler as well. Though, this is most likely due to my application of a decent paste (HP globs that crap on).

Just going to throw my i5-450m on ebay and re-coupe some currency.

 

Is there a difference in the wattage between the two chips? I would imagine that a more powerful CPU might consume more power. Perhaps put stress on the PSU under load? I dunno. I just know that you cannot, for example, put a quad-core CPU onto an HP motherboard that was configured for a dual. Not that they not indentical boards, other than HP simply not equipping dual-core boards with the means to handle the extra juice consumed. Seems like somewhat of the same principle might apply.

 

That does remind me to mention this for anyone wanting to swap out chips. The chip I purchased is an i7, however, it is just a super fast i5 as it is a Dual core, not a Quad core. The TDP is 35w just like the i5, and has the onboard Intel HD graphics.

However, what I did notice when I removed the heat sink, is that the copper place is matched to the size of the main die and vga die. The i5's have a larger die and a smaller die right next to each other. The i7 (Quad's) have a single large die. You would need to purchase a new Quad heat sink from HP to use that chip. As the stock unit is for i5's if that is what you initially purchased.

Just a heads up if you are looking to upgrade to Quad, I just wanted the fastest Dual core possible, hence the 640m