CPU upgrade for HP Probook 4330s

[kerio_orisa]

Hi,

I have HP Probook 4330s (i3 2310m, 8gb RAM 1333MHz, 1TB Samsung EVO SSD). I have upgraded the BIOS (F.60, 03/13/2015 version). I want to upgrade the CPU on my computer. This laptop was also delivered with i7 2620M and i5 2540M, so it should be possible to upgrade to any of these CPU’s. On the other hand, other users have also upgraded to i7 2720qm (see here), i7-2820qm (see here), i7 2630qm (see here) i7 2670m (see here), i7 2860qm (see here)

The best thing I like about this computer that it stays cool in bottom, no matter how much I use, or how I use. I use it on ‘lap’ (sometime for many hours) and it remains completely cold underneath (fan works constantly, but not hot enough air to make it uncomfortable), without having the need to put anything under it. So my question is, those of you who upgraded the CPU, does it heat up more? More enough to have a need to put anything under it? Please share the experience for those of you who upgraded the cpu on HP Probook 4330s.

Please tell.

 

[junkeymonkey]

thing is most laptops and tablets use bga type sockets and are hard soldered in place not so easy removable and why when you buy a laptop you look at cpu installed first cause you cant just change them out like a desktop board can

 

[kerio_orisa]

thing is most laptops and tablets use bga type sockets and are hard soldered in place not so easy removable and why when you buy a laptop you look at cpu installed first cause you cant just change them out like a desktop board can

In general, that is correct, but CPU is replacable on HP Probook 4330s. See the links/URL I quoted.

 

[junkeymonkey]

that's interesting . heres wht the hp guy had to say ??

''You need a different motherboard to install a quad core processor.''

http/h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/HP-4330s-processor-upgrade-i3-gt-i7/td-p/3256683

then this guy had this to say ??
''The i7 I posted is the only i7 you can use. The i5 I posted is the top end of the i5's you can use.''

http/h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/HP-ProBook-4330s-replace-CPU/td-p/4806764

then in this one he don't say anything on the motherboard just gives a supported cpu link on what should work ??

''Page #26 & #27 of the following manual show you all supported CPU's for the following machines:''

http/h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/change-processor-core-i3-to-core-i5-HP4430s/td-p/1863947

if it can be then I would now look in to what the hp guy said about the board deal ?? if it pans out your good give it a try , why not ???

 

[ffg7]

i3 2310m specs http/ark.intel.com/products/52220/Intel-Core-i3-2310M-Processor-3M-Cache-2_10-GHz
i5 2540M specs http/ark.intel.com/products/50072/Intel-Core-i5-2540M-Processor-3M-Cache-up-to-3_30-GHz
i7 2620M specs http/ark.intel.com/products/52231/Intel-Core-i7-2620M-Processor-4M-Cache-up-to-3_40-GHz
i7 2630qm specs http/ark.intel.com/products/52219/Intel-Core-i7-2630QM-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-2_90-GHz
i7 2670m specs http/ark.intel.com/products/53469/Intel-Core-i7-2670QM-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_10-GHz
i7 2720qm specs http/ark.intel.com/products/50067/Intel-Core-i7-2720QM-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_30-GHz
i7-2820qm specs http/ark.intel.com/products/52227/Intel-Core-i7-2820QM-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-3_40-GHz
i7 2860qm specs http/ark.intel.com/products/53476/Intel-Core-i7-2860QM-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-3_60-GHz

 

[kerio_orisa]

that's interesting . heres wht the hp guy had to say ??

''You need a different motherboard to install a quad core processor.''

http/h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/HP-4330s-processor-upgrade-i3-gt-i7/td-p/3256683

then this guy had this to say ??
''The i7 I posted is the only i7 you can use. The i5 I posted is the top end of the i5's you can use.''

http/h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/HP-ProBook-4330s-replace-CPU/td-p/4806764

then in this one he don't say anything on the motherboard just gives a supported cpu link on what should work ??

''Page #26 & #27 of the following manual show you all supported CPU's for the following machines:''

http/h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/change-processor-core-i3-to-core-i5-HP4430s/td-p/1863947

if it can be then I would now look in to what the hp guy said about the board deal ?? if it pans out your good give it a try , why not ???

As I indicated in my first post, the same laptop was delivered with DUAL CORE I3/I5/I7 Sandy Bridge CPU's. So HP can only recommend the CPU's that it was delivered with. If you see the links in my post, you will find several people who used QUAD CORE sandy bridge CPU's on this laptop also. The CPU is NOT soldered on HP Probook 4330s. Your innitial concern was that CPU can not be replaced, I'm sure after looking at all those forums, you must be sure that it is replacable on this laptop. Dual Core or Quad Core, is another issue.

 

[junkeymonkey]

that's all well and good if supported under the hp proprietary bios ?/ I'd stick with the hp list in the link above if any of them not on it I would not try - goit to remember your dealing with HP and there ways

''All I can go by are the official HP documents, which show different motherboards for the dual and quad core processors.

If others have successfully did a direct swap of a dual core to a quad core in the dual core motherboard and it is working, then that is good news.

Please feel free to do the upgrade at your own risk if you want, and let us know if it works '' [hp guy]

been nice if the guy answered back with a it works for sure or it did not go as expected ??

but the key words are '' AT OWN RISK ''

 

[ffg7]

I've scrapped over 20 laptops that had both amd & intel cpu's with at least 18 of them being in sockets.

 

[kerio_orisa]

the key words are '' AT OWN RISK ''

That is obvious!! The purpose of putting this post out on this forum was to hear from those who upgraded, and what were their experiences regarding CPU temperatures, etc.

 

[junkeymonkey]

I did use the word ''most'' not all

in the end you buy , you try and hope it don't make you cry only 2 ways the upgrade can go [1] it works as you expected and its all good or [2] it don't

 

[kerio_orisa]

i3 2310m specs http/ark.intel.com/products/52220/Intel-Core-i3-2310M-Processor-3M-Cache-2_10-GHz
i5 2540M specs http/ark.intel.com/products/50072/Intel-Core-i5-2540M-Processor-3M-Cache-up-to-3_30-GHz
i7 2620M specs http/ark.intel.com/products/52231/Intel-Core-i7-2620M-Processor-4M-Cache-up-to-3_40-GHz
i7 2630qm specs http/ark.intel.com/products/52219/Intel-Core-i7-2630QM-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-2_90-GHz
i7 2670m specs http/ark.intel.com/products/53469/Intel-Core-i7-2670QM-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_10-GHz
i7 2720qm specs http/ark.intel.com/products/50067/Intel-Core-i7-2720QM-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_30-GHz
i7-2820qm specs http/ark.intel.com/products/52227/Intel-Core-i7-2820QM-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-3_40-GHz
i7 2860qm specs http/ark.intel.com/products/53476/Intel-Core-i7-2860QM-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-3_60-GHz

Thanks, The socket is same for all of these. The quadcore ones have 45W TDP, while the dual core ones have 35w TDP.

 

[ffg7]

if going from a dual core to a quad core, expect some more heat output as a quad uses more power. I've upgraded this tower's cpu from an intel dual core to a quad core but also put in a slightly bigger heatsink fan assembly too.
check the hp site for latest version of bios for that laptop.

 

[kerio_orisa]

in the end you buy , you try and hope it don't make you cry only 2 ways the upgrade can go [1] it works as you expected and its all good or [2] it don't

You are missing the point of this thread, i.e asking from those who tried, before buying.

 

[ffg7]

which is a good question.

 

[junkeymonkey]

ya aint that the thing you see all you do on it but nothing proof positive I could tell you ''heck ya it works great'' and you try it and it don't , you see ?? [you see that here all the time ]

thing is you can get all the talk you want, but in till you do it for your self you just really don't know [proof is in the pudding ] and it all about hand on with your own eyes experiences and you got to pay to play good or bad end results . if your scared to spend the money to find out, then the upgrade is not worth it from the get go and you will never know for yourself

 

[kerio_orisa]

ya aint that the thing you see all you do on it but nothing proof positive I could tell you ''heck ya it works great'' and you try it and it don't , you see ?? [you see that here all the time ]

thing is you can get all the talk you want, but in till you do it for your self you just really don't know [proof is in the pudding ] and it all about hand on with your own eyes experiences and you got to pay to play good or bad end results . if your scared to spend the money to find out, then the upgrade is not worth it from the get go and you will never know for yourself

If its pointless to discuss and share experiences on forums, why do you do that?

 

[junkeymonkey]

its not pointless but anybody can tell you anything truth or not you just still take there word on it . right ? you still don't know if its the truth or not like I said you can be told 100 times it will work with out issue and you go and find it don't ? [some guys just tell you what you want to hear not any points or facts ]

bottom line is you take what you see and get and invest in the part stick it in and see . if it works then great if not you know better next time

look at how many guys with hp computers ask id a gpu will work and get ya it will its fine then find it don't cause of hp's proprietary ways .

like the guy from that hp link was asked to report back and did not could of posted back it worked or no it did not but nothing ... [then you notice how hp guys don't give a straight answer as well ] hmmmm......

thing is you can sit there and worry on it or you can do something thing is look at the compatibility list from hp see what chips are on from hp you want to use and buy it stick it in and see if it boots .. its a hp and you know hp is only going to stand behind just what they put in it from there factory and what you pulled out of its retail box , not a drop more . its all on you to roll the dice on this deal as you said '' share experiences '' that's my experience dealing with hp 's .

sorry but I do wish you good luck

see like from here

''Hi, thanks. Is this the best cpu I can install in my laptop? Or I can aim for an even better(faster) one?

then notice they dropped him like a hot potato and don't answere back ??

http/h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/upgrading-cpu-for-hp-probook-4330s/m-p/5658243/highlight/true#M344959

same here

http/h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/CPU-upgrade-on-probook-4330/m-p/4822690/highlight/true#M241774

this guy tried to be honest and direct?

http/h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/Processor/m-p/5593779/highlight/true#M337786

as said ''all your own risk''

 

[Tomcki]

I did a upgrade from i3-2350M to an i7-2630QM and it works perfect. I had some heat problems even after replacing the thermal compund while i was using my i3. It powered down at 80 degrees, but now i'm using a i7-2630QM with no problem and much less heat!
I would recomend theis upgrade if you have a CPU available.

 

[kerio_orisa]

I did a upgrade from i3-2350M to an i7-2630QM and it works perfect. I had some heat problems even after replacing the thermal compund while i was using my i3. It powered down at 80 degrees, but now i'm using a i7-2630QM with no problem and much less heat!
I would recomend theis upgrade if you have a CPU available.

Than you very much. I have three questions (or rather confirmations. 1) You have HP Probook 4330s? (I'm asking because there several similar models by HP). 2) The i7-2630QM was more efficient but less heat was generated than i3-2350m? I am asking because some users have reported that they were not able to use the full potential of a quad core processor on HP 4330s, due to some limitation in BIOS. Did you check if all four cores ar being used with up to 2.9Ghz? With softwares like Speccy, Core Temp, CPUID , etc 3) Were you able to use 16GB RAM with 1600MHz speed? Or the limit is still 8gb RAM with 1333MHz xpeed?

 

[Tomcki]

I did a upgrade from i3-2350M to an i7-2630QM and it works perfect. I had some heat problems even after replacing the thermal compund while i was using my i3. It powered down at 80 degrees, but now i'm using a i7-2630QM with no problem and much less heat!
I would recomend theis upgrade if you have a CPU available.

Than you very much. I have three questions (or rather confirmations. 1) You have HP Probook 4330s? (I'm asking because there several similar models by HP). 2) The i7-2630QM was more efficient but less heat was generated than i3-2350m? I am asking because some users have reported that they were not able to use the full potential of a quad core processor on HP 4330s, due to some limitation in BIOS. Did you check if all four cores ar being used with up to 2.9Ghz? With softwares like Speccy, Core Temp, CPUID , etc 3) Were you able to use 16GB RAM with 1600MHz speed? Or the limit is still 8gb RAM with 1333MHz xpeed?

All 4 cores and 8 threads worked fine, the temps got a little bit lower from the i3.
My awnser is that it will work. It worked on my Probook 4330s.
I don't have more than 8GB to test with. But 8GB should be enough. It is for me at least.
My BIOS says my RAM runs at 1333mhz.