Replacing CPU in Lenovo y510p

[Guest]

I'm looking for a laptop that has great specs, but for a low price before I go on a trip in August.

The laptop I've been looking at was the Lenovo y510p, specifically the one with the SLI 750m's, and the i7 4700MQ.

However, they are very expensive, and I need to save money for the trip itself. As a compromise for now, I found the y510p that instead has SLI 750m's and the i5-4200m CPU.

My question is, if I wanted to later on, and could find one, could I replace the i5-4200m with the i7-4700MQ in the Lenovo y510p?

From what I researched, they use the exact same socket, which is the FCPGA946 (according to the Intel website).

However, the i5 uses only 37W TDP, while the i7 uses 47W TDP. What do I need to find out to ensure the laptop would work with the upgrade?

 

[-RHINO-]

You could do that. But its really not worth it. If you found that i7 to buy, it would probably be way over priced; since its for a laptop. I have the i7 version and it runs all my games great but there are heat issues. Having a dual core processor would be better on heat. I don't see an issue when playing games since you really shouldn't be playing 'heavy games' on a laptop anyways.

 

[Guest]

You could do that. But its really not worth it. If you found that i7 to buy, it would probably be way over priced; since its for a laptop. I have the i7 version and it runs all my games great but there are heat issues. Having a dual core processor would be better on heat. I don't see an issue when playing games since you really shouldn't be playing 'heavy games' on a laptop anyways.

I know it's not ideal to play graphic heavy games on a laptop, but I want to anyway. The Lenovo y510p was a great choice from what I could tell. Yes, I've also read that it has heat issues, and that's to be expected when you SLI 755m's in a small form factor.

It's not going to be a dedicated gaming machine anyway. I have my desktop with a 780ti for that. The laptop is really just a way for me to take a few games with me if I want to, and for things like LAN parties or just simple entertainment on the internet.

Anyway, it turns out I found a y510p with the i7 and SLI 755m's for about $800 in new condition this morning, so I jumped on that.

 

[-RHINO-]

Very Nice. I got mine last year on Black Friday for $900.