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    Switching my laptop CPU

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by kuram, Sep 26, 2009.

  1. kuram

    kuram Notebook Consultant

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    Hi I've got the dell XPS M1530 laptop with a 2.0ghz t5750 CPU in it, and I was browsing the market for CPU's I could upgrade to. I know the CPU in the laptop is interchangeable, but I'm not sure which other CPU's will fit (same shape/size) as the t5750. Which CPU's are available as choices to me? (I have a laptop cooler to handle the extra heat).
     
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    You can use any Socket P processor with an 800MHz or slower FSB. 45W Core 2 Extreme processors may or may not work. The fastest processor that's guaranteed to work is the T9500. There's a complete list of such processors in the guide in my sig...
     
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