Can i upgrade my Samsung NP-R580-JSB1US i5 processor to i7?

[jamster05]

does any one have or know if can upgrade this model?
Processor / Chipset

CPU Intel Core i5 i5-430M / 2.26 GHz
Number of Cores Dual-Core
Cache L2 cache - 3.0 MB
64-bit Computing Yes
Front Side Bus 1066.0 MHz

 

[supersonic977]

Yes its possible but its not an easy task for normal user also its not easy to find an old i7 to fit your CPU socket which I believe its PGA988 processor such as Core i7-740QM can replace it.
But over all there is no big difference in performance so its not worth to upgrade

 

[jamster05]

Best answer selected by jamster05.

 

[Mousemonkey]

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