https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/can-i-upgrade-my-laptop-processor-cpu-A-few-days-ago-i-bought-a/m-p/331087#M9621 <P>can i upgrade my laptop processor-(cpu). A few days ago i bought a new laptop toshiba c50-b-120. which have intel processor pentium n3530 2.16 GHZ .can i upgrade to intel Core i7 processor.</P> Mon, 15 Sep 2014 07:10:47 GMT UKhan2 2014-09-15T07:10:47Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/can-i-upgrade-my-laptop-processor-cpu-A-few-days-ago-i-bought-a/m-p/331087#M9621 <P>can i upgrade my laptop processor-(cpu). A few days ago i bought a new laptop toshiba c50-b-120. which have intel processor pentium n3530 2.16 GHZ .can i upgrade to intel Core i7 processor.</P> Mon, 15 Sep 2014 07:10:47 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/can-i-upgrade-my-laptop-processor-cpu-A-few-days-ago-i-bought-a/m-p/331087#M9621 UKhan2 2014-09-15T07:10:47Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/can-i-upgrade-my-laptop-processor-cpu-A-few-days-ago-i-bought-a/m-p/331088#M9622 <P> </P><P>Hello UsamaKhan, this laptop is based on Pentium technology and this technology is not compatible with I7 processor.</P><P> </P><P>I would recommend you to contact Toshiba for further assistance since this is an OEM system and we do not know if this kind of modification are supported or not.</P> Tue, 16 Sep 2014 15:53:10 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/can-i-upgrade-my-laptop-processor-cpu-A-few-days-ago-i-bought-a/m-p/331088#M9622 Silvia_L_Intel1 2014-09-16T15:53:10Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/can-i-upgrade-my-laptop-processor-cpu-A-few-days-ago-i-bought-a/m-p/331089#M9623 <P>not even core i5 or core i3.....</P><P>I've seen some videos on youtube they was upgrading their cpu's which was <B>based on</B> <B>Celeron technology</B> and <B>Pentium technology !!! </B>what do you think about those? </P> Wed, 17 Sep 2014 09:08:13 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/can-i-upgrade-my-laptop-processor-cpu-A-few-days-ago-i-bought-a/m-p/331089#M9623 UKhan2 2014-09-17T09:08:13Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/can-i-upgrade-my-laptop-processor-cpu-A-few-days-ago-i-bought-a/m-p/331090#M9624 <P>According to a Toshiba webpage, the newest processor that comes on this laptop is the i3-3217U. <A href="http://www.toshiba.co.uk/laptops/satellite/c50-b/http://">http://www.toshiba.co.uk/laptops/satellite/c50-b/http://</A> <A href="http://www.toshiba.co.uk/laptops/satellite/c50-b/http://">http://www.toshiba.co.uk/laptops/satellite/c50-b/http://</A> </P><P></P><P>This processor is a FCBGA. FCBGA is not a processor socket; those are soldered-on chips. The "bga" stands for Ball Grid Array, which is used for soldering on chips. <A href="http://ark.intel.com/products/65697/Intel-Core-i3-3217U-Processor-3M-Cache-1_80-GHz?q=3217#">http://ark.intel.com/products/65697/Intel-Core-i3-3217U-Processor-3M-Cache-1_80-GHz?q=3217#</A> @specifications <A href="http://ark.intel.com/products/65697/Intel-Core-i3-3217U-Processor-3M-Cache-1_80-GHz?q=3217#">http://ark.intel.com/products/65697/Intel-Core-i3-3217U-Processor-3M-Cache-1_80-GHz?q=3217#</A> @specifications</P><P></P><P></P><P>I would recommend you checking with Toshiba if your current processor can be removed from the laptop. If not, it won't be possible to change it, or at least we do not recommend it.</P> Thu, 18 Sep 2014 18:37:02 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/can-i-upgrade-my-laptop-processor-cpu-A-few-days-ago-i-bought-a/m-p/331090#M9624 Silvia_L_Intel1 2014-09-18T18:37:02Z