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‎06-27-2014 08:53 AM

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Hi, I have a HP Probook 4440s and I am slightly confused as to what CPUs my laptop is compatible with. My issue is mostly understanding the socket type. I have found from various sources that my laptop has a G2 cpu socket which has something (that I cannot fully grasp) to do with PGA988. I would like to buy a Intel Core i5 3380M if possible but it is listed as being for socket PGA988. Is this CPU compatible with laptop? I know the G2 socket and PGA988 are related in some way and they might be the same but I cannot find a concrete source that says either way
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‎06-27-2014 07:34 PM

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@McSquid wrote:

The GPU is on the CPU so its just Intel HD 3000 (another reason I want to upgrade is so id have HD 4000)

Chipset is Intel HM76

That's an Ivy Bridge chipset. You can go ahead with the upgrade. 

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‎06-27-2014 05:44 PM

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@McSquid wrote:
Hi, I have a HP Probook 4440s and I am slightly confused as to what CPUs my laptop is compatible with. My issue is mostly understanding the socket type. I have found from various sources that my laptop has a G2 cpu socket which has something (that I cannot fully grasp) to do with PGA988. I would like to buy a Intel Core i5 3380M if possible but it is listed as being for socket PGA988. Is this CPU compatible with laptop? I know the G2 socket and PGA988 are related in some way and they might be the same but I cannot find a concrete source that says either way

If the lappy has an Ivy Bridge processor (Core iX-3000M) then go ahead. HP use two different boards for quad and dual core  laptops. I have found a ProBook 4440s with a Core i3-3110M cpu. That means you can get the Core i5-3380M and perhaps some of the Core i7-3500M  dual core chips. However, the prices are extremely high as I was looking for the same cpu but ended with a Core i5-3360M instead. 

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‎06-27-2014 06:25 PM

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It currently has a sandy bridge Core i3 2370M which is why I wanted to upgrade

‎06-27-2014 06:33 PM

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@McSquid wrote:

It currently has a sandy bridge Core i3 2370M which is why I wanted to upgrade

Well, Ivy Bridge is backward compatible with Sandy Bridge so the socket must be the same but the chipset is more important. What's the graphics card? Is it only the Intel HD or is there a dedicated vga?

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‎06-27-2014 07:25 PM

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The GPU is on the CPU so its just Intel HD 3000 (another reason I want to upgrade is so id have HD 4000)

Chipset is Intel HM76

‎06-27-2014 07:34 PM

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@McSquid wrote:

The GPU is on the CPU so its just Intel HD 3000 (another reason I want to upgrade is so id have HD 4000)

Chipset is Intel HM76

That's an Ivy Bridge chipset. You can go ahead with the upgrade. 

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‎06-27-2014 08:59 PM

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Ok, great. Thank you so much for the help.

‎07-09-2014 05:56 PM

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@McSquid wrote:

Ok, great. Thank you so much for the help.

No problem, I'm glad to help!!

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