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12-19-2016 06:16 AM - edited 12-19-2016 06:18 AM
i want to upgrade cpu from i3 3120m to i5 xxxx
i need to know cpu my pc support
hp pavilion g6 2311-se
CPU: -intel core i3 3120m 2.5Ghz
GPU: -1- Intel HD 4000
2-AMD Radeon HD 7600M 2GB
RAM: -6GB 1333 Mhz
Bios: - F.27
OS: -Windows 10
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12-19-2016 06:30 AM - edited 12-19-2016 06:31 AM
HI.
These would be the compatible processors:
Processors 3rd Generation Intel® Core ™ processors:
Intel Core i7-3632QM processor (2.2 GHz
Intel Core i5-3230M (2.6 GHz
Intel Core i5-3210M processor (2.5 GHz,
Intel Core i3-3130M processor (2.6 GHz,
Intel Core i3-3120M processor (2.5 GHz
Intel Core i3-3110M processor (2.4 GHz 1
3rd Generation Intel Pentium® processors:
Pentium 2030M processor (2.5 GHz, 1
Intel Pentium 2020M processor (2.4GHz
2nd Generation Intel Core processors:
Intel Core i5-2450M processor (2.5 GHz
Intel Core i3-2370M processor (2.4 GHz
Intel Pentium® processors:
Intel Pentium B980 processor (2.4 GHz
Intel Pentium B970 processor (2.3 GHz
Intel Pentium B960 processor (2.2 GHz
Manual service:
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03593041
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12-19-2016 06:30 AM - edited 12-19-2016 06:31 AM
HI.
These would be the compatible processors:
Processors 3rd Generation Intel® Core ™ processors:
Intel Core i7-3632QM processor (2.2 GHz
Intel Core i5-3230M (2.6 GHz
Intel Core i5-3210M processor (2.5 GHz,
Intel Core i3-3130M processor (2.6 GHz,
Intel Core i3-3120M processor (2.5 GHz
Intel Core i3-3110M processor (2.4 GHz 1
3rd Generation Intel Pentium® processors:
Pentium 2030M processor (2.5 GHz, 1
Intel Pentium 2020M processor (2.4GHz
2nd Generation Intel Core processors:
Intel Core i5-2450M processor (2.5 GHz
Intel Core i3-2370M processor (2.4 GHz
Intel Pentium® processors:
Intel Pentium B980 processor (2.4 GHz
Intel Pentium B970 processor (2.3 GHz
Intel Pentium B960 processor (2.2 GHz
Manual service:
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03593041
Best Regards.
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12-19-2016 06:30 AM - edited 12-19-2016 06:32 AM
HERE IS THE MANUAL for that model. On page 84, it lists the possible CPU's that will work.
I'm not an HP employee.
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