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    upgrade for CPU and GPU

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by usmc362, Mar 27, 2011.

  1. usmc362

    usmc362 Notebook Consultant

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    I have a studio xps 1647 with an i5-430m cpu,ati mobility radeon 4670. Is it possible to upgrade these to an i7-840QM and an ati 5870? Where would suggest I go to purchase these and is the mobo compatible? off hand I don't know what mobo it has. Thanks
     
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    veenie Notebook Enthusiast

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    i guess the heat will be a big issue for your system.
    so i dont think you can upgrade it. at least not to such high specs.
     
    veenie, Mar 27, 2011
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  3. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    GPU is soldered onto the motherboard, not upgradable without swapping out the motherboard.

    You should be able to go to the Clarksfield i7s.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Mar 27, 2011
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    gpig Notebook Deity

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    From what I read, not a single S-XPS 16 owner was successful in being able to boot after replacing a dual-core i series mobile processor with a quad-core one.

    As for the GPU idea- sounds pretty crazy. In general you don't want to try to put a GPU in a laptop that wasn't ever an option for the laptop.
     
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  5. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Hrm maybe some truth to that, the Arrandale processes come with HM55 though theoretically should support all Arrandale/Clarksfield processors while the quad core i7s come with a PM55 chipset.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Mar 27, 2011
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