Possible Upgrade a cpu?

[Ryosuke_Beatpadders]

um...hi guys, i wanna upgrade my processor but im still confused about the spec...

My cpu is B940, its pentium and dual core...
2 ghz and i wanna upgrade it to i5 2410m or i7 2620m... im confuse and im bit afraid about this...
you can compare it on intel ark...
thats all...
sorry for less-detailed post

my laptop spec is

Intel Pentium B940 2 GHz 2 Core
TDP about 85
Max TDP is 35 w
Using 32 nm Lithography
Step Q0
HM65 Southbridge
Sandy Bridge Chipset
Insyde BIOS Version 1.00
3 GB Ram Dual Channel
GPU is Intel HD Graphics

Spec is based on Intel Ark and Cpu-Z

Ohh... one more thing...

My Laptop is Toshiba Satellite C640...

 

[elbert]

This is a good priced i7 for you system. You will also need some AS5 thermal compound. Its about 3 times faster than the B940.
https://www.amazon.com/Intel-Core-i7-2630QM-Processor-FF8062700837005/dp/B009T3J8YS

 

[jaguarskx]

It depends on what CPU the BIOS in whatever laptop you have will be able to recognize the "new" CPU. While a 2nd generation Core CPU like the i5-2410m or i7-2620m may physically fit in the CPU socket, if the BIOS does not recognize the CPU, then your laptop may not even boot up.

Also, those CPUs may produce more heat (higher TDP) than the laptop was designed to handle. In that case those CPUs definitely will not be recognized by the BIOS as a valid CPU for the laptop.

 

[boosted1g]

This totally comes down to what you laptop you have.

First and foremost the laptop has to have a socketed CPU. Many laptops (to be 1/8" thinner) have the CPU soldered directly to the motherboard, thus a swap is not possible.

Secondly the laptop motherboard has to support the CPU you want to put in. This all comes down to how many CPUs the BIOS was designed to work with; thus your laptop could support any moble sandybridge CPU, or just a couple, it all depends on how the OEM developed it.

 

[why_wolf]

what laptop specifically is this? You can't just insert any CPU. Motherboard generally only accept a range from across two generations before Intel changes the socket type making new chips incompatible with older hardware.

 

[Ryosuke_Beatpadders]

This totally comes down to what you laptop you have.

First and foremost the laptop has to have a socketed CPU. Many laptops (to be 1/8" thinner) have the CPU soldered directly to the motherboard, thus a swap is not possible.

Secondly the laptop motherboard has to support the CPU you want to put in. This all comes down to how many CPUs the BIOS was designed to work with; thus your laptop could support any moble sandybridge CPU, or just a couple, it all depends on how the OEM developed it.

first, my socket is g2. so is not thin like modern laptop
second, how i know if this cpu is support the bios? can u give the solution?

 

[Ryosuke_Beatpadders]

what laptop specifically is this? You can't just insert any CPU. Motherboard generally only accept a range from across two generations before Intel changes the socket type making new chips incompatible with older hardware.

my socket is pga988 or called g2

 

[Ryosuke_Beatpadders]

It depends on what CPU the BIOS in whatever laptop you have will be able to recognize the "new" CPU. While a 2nd generation Core CPU like the i5-2410m or i7-2620m may physically fit in the CPU socket, if the BIOS does not recognize the CPU, then your laptop may not even boot up.

Also, those CPUs may produce more heat (higher TDP) than the laptop was designed to handle. In that case those CPUs definitely will not be recognized by the BIOS as a valid CPU for the laptop.

so i must upgrading bios or something?

 

[Ryosuke_Beatpadders]

This is a good priced i7 for you system. You will also need some AS5 thermal compound. Its about 3 times faster than the B940.
https://www.amazon.com/Intel-Core-i7-2630QM-Processor-FF8062700837005/dp/B009T3J8YS

but its supporting hm65?