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My system says that 15.6GB are accessible to my system, I can live with that! I know it is off topic from CPUs, but as an FYI, I also upgraded to 16GB RAM (even though Dell claims 8GB is the maximum).
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If you do upgrade to the i7-2960XM, please let us know how it performs for you! Maybe I'll consider it a future upgrade for my machine if it works for you. I can say that upping from a dual-core to a quad-core is a HUGE increase in raw power/performance. Incidentally, I had the same question you had regarding the heatsink, so I called the Partspeople and their technician confirmed that if one sticks to the list of compatible upgrade options based on the service tag number, then there will be no problem whatsoever with using the original heatsink! I did however use grizzly kryonaut thermal paste to give it an edge. The i7-2860QM turned out to be the highest spec quad-core for my computer, so I ordered it off ebay and it is working fine!
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anyways, I used their free tool to search for compatible parts using the service tag from the sticker on my n7110. I am not paid by them, and get no kickback from them (I wish). but I can say that the i7-2860QM works perfectly on my n7110 (I am typing this out on it now).īefore I upgraded from the previous i5-2450M, I went to the Parts-people. I do not know about the i7-2960XM and your particular machine. Any assistance you could provide would be greatly appreciated. Second, while I have the current BIOS revision (A13), I am not sure whether or not the BIOS would support the i7-2960XM.
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I have not yet torn it apart so I am not sure that the heat sink would work. Here is what I don't know: Although the package size is identical for the i3-2330M and the i7-2960XM (37.5mm x 37.5mm) the embedded chip appears to be about 25% longer for the i7-2960XM than for the i3-2330M so that there could be a problem covering it with the existing heat sink. The power supply will easily support the difference. The FCPGA988 is pin-compatible with the PPGA988 (see Wikipedia for the G2 socket). The current i3-2330M CPU uses a (G2) PPGA988 and the i7-2960XM uses a (G2) FCPGA988. My Inspiron N7110 has a G2 socket also known as rPGA988B or FCPGA988. You will need at least a 130W power supply and I have a 150W. That chipset supports both 4-core and 2-core Sandy Bridge CPU's which includes i3-2330M (the current CPU), i7-2640M (2-core), i7-2670QM (4-core), and i7-2960XM (4-core) as well as many other Sandy Bridge CPU's (see Intel's website for the HM67 chipset to see the complete list). Here is what I know at this time: The chipset is an Intel HM67 Express. I would like to upgrade the CPU in my Dell Inspiron 17R N7110 laptop.