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    Anyone Ever Upgrade the Processor on a G560?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by movax, Jun 26, 2011.

  1. movax

    movax Newbie

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    I've heard even P6200 models can be upgraded to i3, i5, i7. Was wondering if anyone here has done that, what it was like to do, if they found it a good upgrade or whether didn't matter much b/c other components were bottlenecks, what kind of market there was for the old CPU, etc. I probably won't do it, but who knows, maybe - was just kind of curious. Any info appreciated.
     
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  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    My guess, having never seen a G560, would be that it's doable, but not worth it.
     
    ZaZ, Jun 26, 2011
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  3. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    The chipset is compatible, but I believe there is a BIOS whitelist on Core i series processors in the G560, some NBR member tried it and got no POST with a known good processor.

    Also may want this thread moved into the IdeaPad subforum to get more views.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jun 26, 2011
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    I upgraded mine from the original P6200 to a core i5-480m. Over a couple of months of use there have been absolutely no problems. I also increased the RAM to 8 gb, and installed a 500gb hybrid drive. Its a really nice machine.
     
    liveccam, Jul 9, 2011
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Do you have a CPU-Z validation link? I was under the impression that new Pentium dual cores on HM55 aren't upgradable to Core i series processrs.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jul 9, 2011
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