HP Envy 17 Processor Upgrade

[MrColoman]

I recently purchased an HP envy J2R69AV 
Custom with the choice of the 4th generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4510U Dual Core Processor + 4GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M Graphics.
I underestimated how much I would miss a quad core processor. 

Is there any way I could upgrade to a quad core processsor while still keeping my graphics card in tact?

Thanks.

[banhien]

Hi,

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[MrColoman]

Sorry.
I already purchased the computer. There was no option for a quad core AND the gtx card and I wondered if that is due to technical restrictions or if I could by myself upgrade the processor.

I am asking if anyone knows where i can look to find if my processor is upgradable in the computer.

[MrColoman]

Hopefully this will be enough.
http://store.hp.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ConfigureView?storeId=10151&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&... This is where i made the laptop. info iss below as well.

just to clarify, I am curious to know which intel processors, if any, I could use to replace the processor in my machine while still having the GTX 850M function correctly,

Thanks so much

[MrColoman]

I've seen online that 4510u processors are usually soldered to the board. is this the case with my hp envy 17t?

I assume that would mean you could not replace the processor at that point.

[Huffer]

The User has provided enough information.

From Page 20 of the Manual:

System board (includes processor and replacement thermal material)

Manual

So we know the processor is soldered to the motherboard. To have a Quad Core you have to replace the motherboard. 

The top processor board with the discrete graphics you want to have is:

Core i7-4510HQ (x.xGHz, SC turbo up to x.xGHz), 1600MHz/xMB L3, Quad 47 W

discrete memory, and the Windows 8 Standard operating system for HP ENVY 17 Notebook

PC computer models    763727-501

Its a $465 part

I think I'd be learning to live with the dual core or maybe thinking about an SSD instead of more radical upgrades but the problem is that it is a closed system (no easy access doors) so any upgrade is a giant chore. 

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