Ok, I've already looked into this and no, the CPU (a mere Pentium B970) is not soldered into the motherboard. I even took it out, and re-applied thermal paste to make sure of it. But I do still have some questions before I go gungho with this "powerhouse DIY gaming laptop" gimmick. I plan on using an Intel i5-2540m, but I wanted to know first: Will this CPU run hot and will I need to look into finding a different fan and/or heatsink, or will it have slightly higher temps within a manageable reason. Does TDP make a difference? I noticed most G2 socket i7s run with a 45w TDP whilst others run at 35.
Note: This is something I WANT to do, not something I have to. It's something I want to do as a fun project, not as a "I NEED PERFORMANCE" kinda thing. I'm also looking into one of those mini-PCI express to full PCI-e for a full sized graphics card (a spare GTX 960 4gb I have lying around)
Answers would be greatly appreciated. Cheers!
Note: This is something I WANT to do, not something I have to. It's something I want to do as a fun project, not as a "I NEED PERFORMANCE" kinda thing. I'm also looking into one of those mini-PCI express to full PCI-e for a full sized graphics card (a spare GTX 960 4gb I have lying around)
Answers would be greatly appreciated. Cheers!