It is possible to upgrade the CPU in a DV6-6c38TX i7 - are they soldered in ?

[Krammig]

I have an HP DV6-6c38TX i7 which is a bit aged now, running a 2 Gen CPU.

I was hoping to upgrade this to at least a 6 Gen however I was wondering if this is possible, are the cips plugged in, or soldered on the board. ?

thanks

[visruth]

Hi Krammig,


Manual: http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03099531

Specs: http://support.hp.com/gb-en/document/c03200989


It came with i7-2670QM dual core processor.

Page 1, 2 list the compatible processors.

Motherboard (and chipset) is unique to type of processor (Intel/AMD, Dual/Quad core), discrete graphic system, graphic memory and USB 3 version (page 25).

So, the top processor you can fit in is i7-2860QM� (page 26), which is not going to give you a major boost.


Regards

Visruth

[Krammig]

I see, Ok thank you for the reply.

Just back to the core of the question, is the chip soldered in or plugged in ?

thanks

[visruth · Accepted solution]

Processor is plugged in.

[Krammig]

Thanks for the help.

[visruth]

You're welcome!