Intel i3-2310m - Can it be put to use??

[Denz13]

Hi all,
I've just had a laptop mobo and screen fail, but the CPU is still OK. What's the potential of using the CPU in a mini itx or similar build?

 

[Karsten75]

It's not a big possibility. Those CPUs aren't even sold individually boxed and some models may be soldered on the motherboard.


http://ark.intel.com/products/52220/Intel-Core-i3-2310M-Processor-3M-Cache-2_10-GHz

See the sockets in that link? FCBGA1023, PPGA988

the BGA part is Ball Grid Array that needs heat to mount on the mobo. the PGA is a Pin Grid Array that can be removed. I assume you have the latter?

That makes finding a suitable motherboard kind of hard and possibly more expensive than is warranted.

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

Realistically, you won't be able to make use of that processor in a desktop build. Besides finding a suitable motherboard, you also need to consider how a desktop power supply delivers power to low voltage laptop components.

There's a good chance that someone on eBay will take it off your hands. Plenty of people on these forums ask how to upgrade laptop CPUs.