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‎04-26-2019 03:26 PM

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

Am I able to change my CPU processor from an i3 to an i7 on my hp notebook? Will I need to re-install the operating system? Will I have to make any other changes to my laptop?

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‎04-27-2019 04:27 PM - edited ‎04-27-2019 04:28 PM

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15-bs033cl is the model number

 

No you cannot without installing an entire new motherboard and the expense of that will not make sense. Laptops have not been made with socketed removable processors for several years now. If you think your laptop is "slow" you want to look into upgrading the 5400 rpm mechanical hard drive to a solid state drive or adding an M.2 SSD. This is the performance upgrade to be done in 2019 to speed up a computer. Your i3 is actually a pretty competent CPU and its the slow storage that is holding you back. You have plenty of RAM at 12 gigs. 

 

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‎04-26-2019 04:31 PM

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@sammohanty 

 

I don't know what is your HP Notebook  therefore I can't say anything. For Windows, depending on the outcome of the first question.

 

Please use the following instructions to find out the model/product of your machine:


    https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03754824


Please do NOT post its Serial number (s/n).


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‎04-27-2019 03:28 PM

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The product number for this notebook is "1WP51UA#ABA"

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‎04-27-2019 04:27 PM - edited ‎04-27-2019 04:28 PM

HP Recommended

15-bs033cl is the model number

 

No you cannot without installing an entire new motherboard and the expense of that will not make sense. Laptops have not been made with socketed removable processors for several years now. If you think your laptop is "slow" you want to look into upgrading the 5400 rpm mechanical hard drive to a solid state drive or adding an M.2 SSD. This is the performance upgrade to be done in 2019 to speed up a computer. Your i3 is actually a pretty competent CPU and its the slow storage that is holding you back. You have plenty of RAM at 12 gigs. 

 

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