Is i7-820QM compatible with Pavilion dv6-3113et?

[theepicblade]

Hi, so I wanted to upgrade my laptop's CPU to i7 820QM, but I'm not sure if it's compatible with it.

Current Specs:

Intel Core i5 460m 2.53GHz (2C/4T)

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650

8 GB DDR3 RAM

256GB SSD

[banhien · Accepted solution]

@theepicblade 

It is on the list of the following manual (page 1)

            http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c02657339.pdf

Please update BIOS before installing new Processor.  You can use the procedure from page 98

Regards.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi, @theepicblade 

Take a look at chapter 3, pages 22 & 23 of the service manual.

It shows that different motherboards are used for the notebooks with dual core processors and those with the quad core processors, so I am not 100% sure that the i7-820QM processor will work in your notebook's motherboard.

[banhien]

@Paul_Tikkanen 

Thanks . I missed those pages.

@theepicblade 

Please read Paul's note above

Regards.

[theepicblade]

Thanks for the answers, I checked my laptop's motherboard and turns out I have the "Dual Core, HD 5650, WiMAX" one (630279-001)

So, i7-820QM is not probably going to work on my laptop.

Here's some images of dual core and quad core motherboards:

Dual Core (630279-001)             Quad Core (630278-001)

Who knows, maybe I'll buy a i7 640m later 🙂