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Axle

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Wish to pick the brains of some of the technical chaps here.

 

Basically i have a Dell Studio 1747 which is quite a high spec on Windows 7, Blu-ray, 1080p, 1TB hard drive, 2GB Graphics thingy, 8 GB memory, i7 processor.. Right this is the thing.

 

I wish to upgrade the i7 Processor to the best i can put on it. Is this possible? As in I'm not sure if the processor is soldered in, or if i can upgrade it even, or even which processor to buy for the motherboard etc?..

 

I have read people upgrading their i3 processors to i7's on the Dell 17 series so it should be possible.

 

I'd be much obliged with some guidance here (other then open it up etc)..

 

Just to note, i did stick in the service tag on the Dell website but i didn't notice it gave me any options for processors.. (i don't think).

 

If it helps i attached some relevant (or not) CPU-Z Info..

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If there's a game or something that needs every last drop of power then you can always overclock the processor but it will probably overheat in a laptop.

 

I thought the i7 was the fastest? Your 720 should overclock to well over 4GHz but again, very risky in a laptop, if it will even let you do it.

 

Processors are always upgradable, as is memory. You won't need to.

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If there's a game or something that needs every last drop of power then you can always overclock the processor but it will probably overheat in a laptop.

 

I thought the i7 was the fastest? Your 720 should overclock to well over 4GHz but again, very risky in a laptop, if it will even let you do it.

 

Processors are always upgradable, as is memory. You won't need to.

 

Wouldn't even dream of it in a laptop. I've been trying to overclock my I7 processor in my laptop for a little while, but only to run a superpi check to see if I could beat the record. Not managed to find the code for my chipset yet though.

 

I would only be running it for that test as cooling is extremely limited in a Lappy, doing it might be OK for a while but the processor will get toasted over a much shorter time than it would normally.

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2nd generation i7 processors are extremly overclockable, i am running mine at 4.8 ghz on a desktop but i do not recommend overclocking on a laptop. due to the processor cooling being so small and not being able to cool things down fast enough.

As for changing processor in your laptop axle. The best thing you can do which will increase your laptops speed 100 X more then changing to an i7 is getting a Solid State Drive.

 

Also i just realised the CPU-Z image you posted. You already have an i7! running at 2.5ghz

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I know but i want more POWER :D

 

Is it not possible to uprate the fan(s) in these laptops?

 

To get a significant boost in performance from the CPU, the extra heat generated would require an exponentially higher cooling rate, which would become the primary limiting factor.

 

Put simply, uprating the fan sufficiently would make the machine bloody loud! :)

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http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Processors-Benchmarklist.2436.0.html

 

Tick the 2 of them and you will see the difference.

 

If you want the most powerful you can get in your laptop, with minimal fuss, then that's as good as it gets for you I'm afraid. Super-pi shows a fair difference so if it's for rendering or editing then it's definitely worth it.

 

If it's for general use then an SSD would be a far better upgrade.

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http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Processors-Benchmarklist.2436.0.html

 

Tick the 2 of them and you will see the difference.

 

If you want the most powerful you can get in your laptop, with minimal fuss, then that's as good as it gets for you I'm afraid. Super-pi shows a fair difference so if it's for rendering or editing then it's definitely worth it.

 

If it's for general use then an SSD would be a far better upgrade.

 

Agreed. I have an OCZ Vertex 2 (150GB) in one of my pooters and it loads Win 7 in a few seconds, once the BIOS has finished doing it's thing. They're expensive but if you're after loading speed, they're amazing. Shut down time is also a few seconds and sleep mode is straight off.

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