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    Replacing i3 CPU in E520 with i7 2630QM or 2820QM are this is possible ?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Veco359, Jun 6, 2012.

  1. Veco359

    Veco359 Newbie

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    Hello to all,

    I have in plan to buy ThinkPad Edge E520 NZ3K3SC

    and I have question:

    Can its i3 CPU be replaced with i7 Quad Core 2630QM or 2820QM?!

    I will use this computer for gaming and study and Dual Core i3 is too weak.

    I know that for gaming is better to buying notebook from ASUS, HP, DELL but I like ThinkPads!!:)

    I haves 2 ThinkPads R60 & SL510 in last 6 years (with upgraded CPUs T7200 and P9500) and I be very pleased with Lenovo quality and these notebooks never made me hardware problems like Compaq and MSI notebooks which I have before ThinkPads.

    My option is that Radeon 6630M with 2 GB is quite good GPU if it have support from Quad Core CPU.

    Ahoy
     
    Veco359, Jun 6, 2012
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  2. vēer

    vēer Notebook Deity

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    Im not sure whether it helps or not, but Ive seen some E520 and some EliteBooks sold on Ebay with after market quad core i7 upgrades.
     
    vēer, Jun 6, 2012
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