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    help me msi gx740

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by linekhat, Feb 24, 2011.

  1. linekhat

    linekhat Notebook Guru

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    hellow can
    cheng my cpu msi gx740
    cori5 to cor i7
    my english is bad
     
    linekhat, Feb 24, 2011
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    Kirrr Notebook Deity

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    Yes you can.
     
    Kirrr, Feb 24, 2011
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  3. linekhat

    linekhat Notebook Guru

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    how?
    price?
    can icheng by my self
     
    linekhat, Feb 25, 2011
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  4. Marecki_clf

    Marecki_clf Homo laptopicus

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    1. Using a small Phillips screwdriver.
    2. You can check prices on ebay or NBR Marketplace.
    3. If You have, and know how to use, a small Phillips screwdriver, then the answer is yes.
     
    Marecki_clf, Feb 25, 2011
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  5. linekhat

    linekhat Notebook Guru

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    ok


    but
    eny cor i7 work it
    like 840 qm or 920xm or sandy brigh
     
    linekhat, Feb 26, 2011
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  6. Bearclaw

    Bearclaw Steaming

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    Sandy bridge won't will.

    The higher end i7 like 920xm may need a more powerful adapter.
     
    Bearclaw, Feb 26, 2011
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    Lurch2824 Notebook Consultant

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    The i7-620m thur the i7-940xm will swap in that MB. As said you may need a bigger power brick for the 940xm. You will need a small Phillips screwdriver, to remove the back cover, then the fan and heat sink for the CPU. You need some alcohol, the higher the percent the better, some q tips and coffee filters to clean off the old thermal past off the old chip and heat sink. And a tube of thermal paste. IC7 is a pretty good one. You can get on Youtube and watch someone changing out a cpu. Just follow there steps and get on here with questions and pics if you rub into a problem. Ebay or any computer store you can buy a i7. But the better the processor the more money its going to cost. Rule of thumb for you to think of. Do you run programs that require you to have a Quad core CPU? Something to think about before buying. The i7-640m is still a dual core with a nice clock speed if your wanting just a faster processor.
     
    Lurch2824, Feb 26, 2011
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