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cpu to gpu

Or just get a stronger Ivy chip such as the i5 3570, i7 3770 (or k versions) or the Xeon 1230v2, all of which perform within @10% of the Haswells /Devils Canyon cpus.
 


Considering he's asking about a MOBILE CPU, I don't think he's upgrading to a desktop CPU anytime soon.

Answer's still no not matter how you look at it though.
 
No you can not upgrade to a newer CPU. Mobile CPUs can not be swapped out and if you did want a 4th gen CPU then you would need a newer platform that supports 4/5 gen CPUs.
 




me too there , missed the m 😀