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CPU upgrade in HP G72

Discussion in 'Mobile Computing' started by john macdonald, Feb 27, 2013.

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  1. john macdonald Newcomer, in training

    Hello,
    want to upgrade my Hp g72 b02sa note book laptop processer to i5 or i7
    Have socket 989 Intel duo core 2ghz fitted.
    Is it upgradable ?
    Cant seem to get this info anywhere
    looking at the supported cpus page on manual , says for, 1.0 1.1 1.2. no idea what this means.
    HELP !
    john macdonald, Feb 27, 2013
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  2. stonarda TechSpot Member Posts: 73   +7

    Before you upgrade, tehre is a major issue already with upgrading laptopts. This is the amoun of cooling that they have. The manufacturers will only put jsut enough in the machine in order for it to overheat. I would recommend looking into the heat produced by the two different processors (original and proposed), and also their power usage. The numbers are likely a BIOS versions. A laptop is ultimately not designed to be upgraded as it will be generally custom built. My personal laptop has a dual core 2.2GHz processor by AMD and the fan on this model is only just enough to cool it.
    stonarda, Feb 27, 2013
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  3. St1ckM4n TechSpot Maniac Posts: 1,482   +194

    No, it's not upgradeable.
    St1ckM4n, Feb 27, 2013
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