- Joined
- Dec 27, 2011
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- Motherboard
- Probook 4530s
- CPU
- 2720qm
- Graphics
- hd3000
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
So the 2960xm would work? Like this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/INTEL-SANDY...ale-/251320013221?pt=CPUs&hash=item3a83d711a5
So the 2960xm would work? Like this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/INTEL-SANDY...ale-/251320013221?pt=CPUs&hash=item3a83d711a5
The machine is also equipped with the following -
2x Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3-1600 (CMSX8GX3M1A1600C10) for a total of 16GB RAM,
Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB SSD (CSSD-N240GBGTX-BK)(
Umm, from the looking I did, I understood 8Gb was max...I just bought a matched pair of 8gb..maybe I should have tried 16...damn,...
It might work but all the CPUs suggested by the HP service manual top out at TDP 45w. This one is 55w. Your laptop's cooling system might have trouble dissipating the heat that this chip will generate at full load.
This is my souped up ProBook 4330s LY465EA -
CPU - upgraded: Core i7-2860QM
CPU - original: Core i3-2350M (been using an i7-2620M for several months before deciding on 2nd upgrade)
Probook BIOS version: F.40
OS X version(s): 10.8.4
Remarks:
The machine is also equipped with the following -
2x Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3-1600 (CMSX8GX3M1A1600C10) for a total of 16GB RAM,
Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB SSD (CSSD-N240GBGTX-BK)
1TB Segate HDD in a caddy, replacing the ODD (ST1000LM024)
I insisted on finding a non Engineering Sample/Qualification Sample CPU, which took a long time. Luckily, I found one on eBay and managed to snag it at a bargain price of $265!
The overall cost invested in the upgrades to this ProBook are quite extraordinary. Most probably, I could've bought a real MB for that price, minus some of these upgrades.
Nevertheless I absolutely love this machine. I don't get MacBook-like battery life but its performance is awesome. GB score with the i7-2860QM is around ~10400, whereas with the i7-2620M it scored around ~7600.
My wet dream is a higher resolution screen but seems that's absolutely impossible.