Upgrade EliteBook 8570w Mobile Workstation Base Model

[arbartz]

So I would like to upgrade my EliteBook 8570w.  It was a school issued laptop that I have the option of keeping or "upgrading" next year to the Zbook.  I have seen the Zbook that we will get and quite frankly it's a down grade from what I have now.  With that being said I am going to opt to keep my current laptop, which means it's mine to do what I want with.

Since my laptop is a base model it has 4GB of RAM, i5 3320M Dual Core, and the AMD M4000 GPU.  

I would like to get the following parts and install them myself:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NVIDIA-QUADRO-K1000M-2GB-MXM-3-0-TYPE-A-Dell-M4700-W530-HP-8570-N14P-Q1-A2-/...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Super-Fast-3rd-Gen-Intel-Quad-Core-i7-3840QM-SR0UT-2-8-3-8GHz-CPU-/281563022...

Will I be able to add these parts with the stock system board?

Thanks!

[Huffer · Accepted solution]

Video card: yes, CPU: no. 

Here is the Manual:

Manual

Page 102 for video card replacement. Right after is processor replacement. 

Your best processor is an i7-3520M dual core. Quad and dual core CPU models use a different motherboard. See page 28-29.  

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Core-i7-3520M-2-9GHz-4MB-Socket-G2-Mobile-CPU-Processor-SR0MT-/3215857...

The dual core i7 will save you a bit of money and will still be a pretty strong upgrade. 

I assume you already have an SSD but if not invest your savings in that or upgrading to 8 gigs of RAM at least. 

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[arbartz]

Thanks for the info and link!  I will probably go that route then since it seems the best I can do with this mainboard.