Recent content by NateTech

They are different die sizes, but in terms of height they should be the same, so if you were to willing to take the risk and jury rig it than it should work. If not, I've heard about buying a new 35w cooler and replacing the one you currently have in your laptop with it, on a forum where someone...

Hahahaha!!! No Problem *tear* *tear* Anyways, upgrading to an i7 as you pointed out early has the issue of being a 35w chip over the 25w i5 520m. This is not as much as an issue assuming you are okay with a little bit more noise, as the only problem this higher end chip posses is higher heat...

Okay. Higher TDP shouldn't be much of an issue, but could you send me the model number of the laptop so I can verify this?

Hello! For MAXIMUM performance, either a i7 920xm or i7 940xm would be the most powerful upgrade. Though this is the most powerful upgrade you can make, I would not suggest buying it as the cheapest 940xm I could find was $144 and the cheapest 920xm I could find was $83. If it's a cheap...