Upgrading CPU: Pavilion DV6 i3 370m (to i5-3210M?)

[PhoenixJynx]

So does the board come with the ati mobility Radeon HD chip or would I have to purchase that seperatly?

About the i7-920xm, there isn't a board on that list that supports 55w is there?

Thank you again!

[pepe999]

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@PhoenixJynx wrote:
So does the board come with the ati mobility Radeon HD chip or would I have to purchase that seperatly?

About the i7-920xm, there isn't a board on that list that supports 55w is there?

Thank you again!

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Yes, the Radeon is a part of the motherboard and can't be replaced. No, there is not a compatible board but it's a quad core and the socket is also compatible. I was planning a little experiment. The thing is that "Computer Upgrade Kings" seller sells Dv6-7000 with Core i7-3920XM but there is not a motherboard for 55W processors so they have to use the board for 45W cpus I guess.

[PhoenixJynx]

Is that what they call "Overclocking"?

Thank you, I will look into it, and check prices etc! 🙂

Thank yoi

[pepe999]

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@PhoenixJynx wrote:
Is that what they call "Overclocking"?

Thank you, I will look into it, and check prices etc! 🙂

Thank yoi

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Overclocking is getting more speed from your current CPU. This looks like they put a real Core i7-3920XM into the laptop. For overclocking you have to unlock the clock multiplier( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPU_multiplier) or buy a qualification/engineering sample as they have the clock multiplier unlocked mostly by default. I have got a QS Core i7-2840QM.:)