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‎05-12-2019 08:01 PM

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Product: HP G42-415DX
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (32-bit)

HP G42-415DX

My laptop right now has a AMD Athlon™ II dual-core processor P340 with 6 gb of ram i was wondering if it can be upgraded to i7 intel to become a gaming computer 

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‎05-12-2019 11:44 PM

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Hi,

It is not possible to change the AMD CPU to an Intel CPU.

On page 91 of service manual you can see a list  of Processors of which many are compatible with your motherboard

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c02627955

It is never really going to be enough for a gaming PC

 

Hope it helps,

David

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‎05-13-2019 12:40 AM

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Even if the. Motherboard is changed with it because i was thinking of switching tthe motherboard and processor  

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