Can i upgrade my i3-380m laptop processor, in a toshiba sattelite pro c660 to an i7-620m?

[higgywins]

Question in title, would it be compatible? They share the same socket and architecture.

 

[DhiaBtk98]

A big NO , the best cpu u can go for it is the Intel Core i5 2430M

 

[whalen22]

Well I'd think not, also with a quick look at that laptop I noticed it runs 32 bit and only has 2gb of ram? Maybe you should look to upgrade to ram first or save up for a desktop?

 

[higgywins]

Well I'd think not, also with a quick look at that laptop I noticed it runs 32 bit and only has 2gb of ram? Maybe you should look to upgrade to ram first or save up for a desktop?

Have 8Gb of ram 120Gb SSD+500Gb HDD and running windows 7 pro 64bit.

It's been a bit of a project so wanted to see if it was possible to upgrade anything else.

 

[DhiaBtk98]

so ur better choice is to go for an i5

 

[barto]

A big NO , the best cpu u can go for it is the Intel Core i5 2430M

I highly doubt that. The i3-380m is a BGA1288, rPGA988A socket CPU. The i5-2430M is a rPGA988B socket CPU. They're two different sockets and two different architectures.

http://www.cpu-world.com/Sockets/Socket%20G1%20(rPGA988A).html
http://www.cpu-world.com/Sockets/Socket%20G2%20(rPGA988B).html

Sockets G1 and G2 have the same number of pin holes, but they are not compatible with each other due to different position of one pin hole.

@higgywins, from what I can find, the motherboard in that laptop (Toshiba Satellite C660-1JL), does have a socket that allows you to remove the CPU. I'm not sure if it's completely possible because there's not much documentation on it. In theory, it sounds like it would.

 

[DhiaBtk98]

first , his laptop is a SATELLITE PRO C660-13C , and after some minutes of searching i found that his cheapset is a Mobile Intel HM55 Express and here you are the compatible cpus http://ark.intel.com/products/43183/Intel-BD82HM55-PCH#@compatibility
so ur right about the i7 , but there are better than this .

 

[higgywins]

A big NO , the best cpu u can go for it is the Intel Core i5 2430M

The i5 2430M has the G2 socket compared with the i3-380m having G1. Does this not make them incompatible?

 

[barto]

first , his laptop is a SATELLITE PRO C660-13C , and after some minutes of searching i found that his cheapset is a Mobile Intel HM55 Express and here you are the compatible cpus http://ark.intel.com/products/43183/Intel-BD82HM55-PCH#@compatibility
so ur right about the i7 , but there are better than this .

Mmm. Yes. There are far too many versions of the C660.

I personally don't think it's worth it unless it's just for a hobby.

 

[k1114]

Yes the wrong socket is incompatible. Also just because the chipset is compatible with it doesn't mean that mobo necessarily is. Most of the time it is and laptops usually don't publish a cpu support list so for the most part it's google or take a leap of faith when upgrading laptop cpus. A higher clocked cpu will create more heat which many times is an issue and while there are better cpus, the power brick isn't going to provide enough power for some. That's the big caveats in upgrading laptop cpus. Is the small speed increase really worth the price? Spending money on a 5 year old laptops may not be a good decision except for parts that can be reused like ssd/hdd.

 

[higgywins]

The exact model is Satellite pro c660-1nr. Have just disassembled it and it does have a removable chip socket. Other c660s have the chip soldered for instance the c660d-19x amd board, i know this because I've recently disassembled that also.

So this means it's physically possible right.

Question is would it be compatible?

See this guy has the HM55 chipset and has gone from a P1600 to the i7-620m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P9UWX87cYA

So i feel like it would probably work?

 

[DhiaBtk98]

i tryed too many times to upgrade one of the laptops that i have by knowing the chipset , and then u need to just go for the compatible cpu so im sure that this i7-620m will be a good upgrade no matter the mobo is !

 

[higgywins]

Done an awful lot of digging and found that it is indeed possible and a guy from Poland did upgrade his i3-380m to an i7-640m in a c660!

I've ordered a i7-620m will let you know how it goes when it arrives.

Cheers for your suggestions

 

[DhiaBtk98]

keep up 😀 and ur welcome brother !

 

[higgywins]

I had another C660, the C660-2N8 with an intel pentium B960 chip. I have since upgraded that to an i5-2520m and it was accepted with no problems and is idling at 40degrees. My C660-1NR still with the i3 380m, as the new chip is yet to arrive idles at 43degrees so everything looks ok. Going to wait a while for the thermal paste to cure before performing proper stress tests.