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‎11-04-2018 12:37 PM

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Product: Hp pavilion dv7 - 1150ef
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hello. Im thinking to upgrade my pc processor. Its an hp pavilion dv7 - 1150ef.: Intel core 2 duo, 4 gb of ram, windows 10 pro 64 bits and a nvidia 9600gt graphic card. I want tto upgrade the prprocessor to an intel core i3 m370. It would be compatible? The pc will requires to be reseted after rhe upgrade?. Tanks. Im looking forward ours answers.

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‎11-04-2018 01:33 PM

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i3-370Mi3-370M 

T9600 Core2 DuoT9600 Core2 Duo

 

 

The i3 is a PGA988 socket package on a 37.5mm x 37.5mm die and the Core2 Duo is a PGA478 socket on a 35mm x 35mm die. So, they do not fit into the same kind of connector and you cannot replace one with the other. 

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‎11-04-2018 12:55 PM

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Page 109 of the second manual on the following shows a list of Intel processors which are supported on your machine

 

       https://support.hp.com/emea_africa-en/product/hp-pavilion-dv7-1100-entertainment-notebook-pc-series/...

 

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‎11-04-2018 01:33 PM

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i3-370Mi3-370M 

T9600 Core2 DuoT9600 Core2 Duo

 

 

The i3 is a PGA988 socket package on a 37.5mm x 37.5mm die and the Core2 Duo is a PGA478 socket on a 35mm x 35mm die. So, they do not fit into the same kind of connector and you cannot replace one with the other. 

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‎11-04-2018 01:43 PM

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Tnx bros

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