Hp envy 15-j151eo upgrade

[Mmkaay]

I have a hp envy 15-j151eo notebook, Is ut possible to change/upgrade cpu? If so where can i find list of compatible cpu?

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

See chapter 1 starting on page 2 of the service manual at the link below for the list of supported Intel processors.

c04091768.pdf (hp.com)

[ReplicantLife]

No. The overwhelming vast majority of laptops are not designed to be upgradable, so at best, you would be looking at replacing the entire motherboard. This is almost never a cost-effective way to upgrade, so as a rule, when you've outgrown the laptop that you have, you have to buy a whole new one. As a rule, expect a top-of-the-line laptop (meaning: the best i7 or at least i5 CPU or AMD equivalent, so you're likely to spend $1200-1500+) to last you 5 years, and lower down the model range you buy, the shorter the usable life of the laptop is likely to be. This is true regardless of brand - it's just the nature of fast-moving technology.

What you needed to do with a laptop on the day you bought it is likely to be significantly less than what you need to do several years later, when the size of programs and data files have gradually grown and gotten more complex.

There ARE a couple of laptop brands that are designed with upgrades in mind,  but they are more expensive to buy up-front, and even with those, the upgrade path is limited, because technology simply changes too quickly, and it's not long before an old motherboard no longer supports newer CPUs, or newer RAM, or whatever.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

@ReplicantLife 

Did you read chapter 6 of the service manual that I posted for the above model?

Apparently not.

There is a procedure to remove and replace the processor as well as a list of supported processors with their equivalent HP part numbers, so yes @Mmkaay , the processor in your notebook can be upgraded.

[Mmkaay]

Thank you för your assistance, rly appreciate it.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.