i5 to i7 upgrade, Dell Vostro 3750

Hi, I'm a new in this forum. I need some help. I'm thinking upgrade my dell vostro 3750 i5-2430m cpu to stronger i7. Maybe somebody knows what is strongest one? In market I found just i7-2670qm. Maybe I can add i7- 2860qm Also need stronger battery adapter 130W. Maybe somebody can recommend something? It's good idea, or no?

 

Welcome!

What are your goals with this upgrade? To do it cheaply? To learn something new? To increase your productivity of your workflows? To do all of the above?

In my opinion, this is not a good idea if getting the most performance for the longest time frame (the next 18+ months or so...) with the least amount of money thrown away is the goal.

What are your workflows and what do you expect with these upgrades?

Upgrade to Win10 (clean install highly recommended..., after you have upgraded and your device is registered with MS as eligible for a 'free' key when you perform a clean install), max out the RAM and upgrade to a current 480/500/512GB SSD or larger.

(The order to do this is: install RAM - test it - install SSD - upgrade to Win10, if you haven't already - now backup all your data and do a clean O/S install - this will ensure that the 'free' key your system will receive will be recognized when you do a clean install of Windows 10 - btw, Win10x64Pro highly recommended).

Doing anything other than the above recommendations will cost you in the long run. And if this is your only system; it could be more costly than you may think.

Good luck.