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    Y470P CPU Upgrade

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by KraZy_SkitZy, Apr 28, 2012.

  1. KraZy_SkitZy

    KraZy_SkitZy Notebook Consultant

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    Has anyone tried it, or know what CPU's it supports?

    Thanks
     
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    What CPU is in it now, and what are you looking/wanting to get?
     
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    it has the 2670qm in it, maybe down the road I would consider a i7-2920XM or i7-2960XM
     
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    Usually, Lenovo has really strict BIOS that doesn't allow certain CPU's, wireless cards, etc. But the data sheet shows the i7-2920XM on it. So you may be in luck. If it were me, I would find a seller that allowed for returns so you're not stuck with a CPU you can't use.

    http://shop.lenovo.com/us/ww/pdf/Y470_datasheet.pdf
     
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    I literally just went from i3-2330 to i7-2630qm today, everything works flawlessly, and temps are lower than they were with the i3 after I re-did the crappy factory paste job.
     
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    video or guide?
     
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    I used this to take apart and reassemble the laptop. It took me about 2 hours in total because I'm not good working with small parts. Didn't break anything, though!

    Please see my post in the Owners' Lounge for more details.
     
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    Looks quite similar to the gate p-6860fx for processor swapping, when I did my gateway it was a piece of cake.


    I'd like to do the 2960xm later in the future, as the price diff between that and the 2920xm is minimal.
    I never understood the hardware locking aspect of the bios, no sensible reasoning to me... I have an Intel 6250, and a pioneer blu-ray drive on the way in for mine, if they don't work I may have to pray to the "bios gods" I hear they do good work... :D
     
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