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‎11-04-2018 05:05 PM

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Product: HP 8740W
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

SALVE, VORREI AGGIORNARE IL MIO HP 8740W , CAMBIARE IL PROCESSORE  E SCHEDA GRAFICA, ATTUALMENTE  HO UN INTEL CORE I5-560M , QUALE PROCESSORE MI CONSIGLIATE????

IL DISSIPATORE VA CAMBIATO O RESTA IL SUO?

LA SCHEDA GRAFICA ATTUALMENTE E UN HD 5800  UNA SUPERIORE???

 

SALUTI E RINGRAZIO ANTICIPAMENTE CHI MI RISPONDE.....

CHIEDO SCUSA SE HO SCRITTO IN GRASSETTO....MA NON HO TEMPO PER RISCRIVERE TUTTO ORA....

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‎11-04-2018 08:03 PM

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@MAVERIK83,

 

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‎11-04-2018 08:28 PM - edited ‎11-04-2018 08:29 PM

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Hi, I would like to update my HP 8740w, change the processor and graphics card, currently I have an INTEL CORE I5-560m, what processor do you recommend???
The heatsink that needs to be changed or remains yours?
The graphics card that currently is a HD 5800. A Superior???
What do you recommend?
 
Greetings and thank you in advance who answers me...

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‎11-05-2018 05:14 AM

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On that model you have either a Quad Core or Dual Core motherboard so you have the dual core version and the highest and best processor will be the i7-640M. The laptop has an MXM video slot.

 

You say you have HD 5800 video but that was not one of the factory options for an MXM video card. All of the options are engineering type cards like the AMD Firepro or nVidia Quadro series. See p. 1 of the Manual at the bottom of the page here:

 

Service manual

 

If you change MXM video cards you might also need a new heatsink and fan. 

 

Post back with any more questions and please accept as solution if its the info you needed. 

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‎11-05-2018 01:57 PM

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hi thanks. My elite book 8740w product xt908ut#aba 2 slot ram .. Mother board hp mod 1520 kbc vers 33.32 chipset intel havendale\clarkdale rev 02 ..qm57 rev 05   bios 68cad vers f60 socked 989 rpga

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‎11-05-2018 02:03 PM - edited ‎11-05-2018 02:05 PM

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According to the Product Number you have the Firepro 7820 video. The nVidia Quadro 5000M Quadro is a better video card still not a gaming card but a bit stronger engineering/CAD type card. If you switch to an nVidia card you need a different heatsink. You also definitely are limited with that motherboard to dual core not quad core cpus. 

 

Please fill us in on exactly what you want to accomplish. MXM video cards are very expensive to buy and it may not make economic sense. The CPU upgrade would be much less costly and would not require any new hardware except the CPU itself. 

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