Where can I buy an i7-8565U chip?

[JWell13]

I have a Dell Inspiron 17 7778 2 in 1 laptop currently with an i7-6500U processor. I have been searching the net for the 8565U processor and what the price would be. Every time I search I only get laptops with that chip, not the chip itself. Does anyone out here know a good supplier for this chip or is it too new that only EOMs have it?

Thanks.

[AlHill]

Purchasing the chip will not help you, as your processor is soldered to the motherboard. If you were to get the i7-8565U, it would also be soldered to a motherboard.

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/compare.html?productIds=88194,149091

Your existing laptop cannot be upgraded to any other processor. If it had a removable chip, you would have to ask Dell which processors were supported by their bios.

An upgrade processor must be socket, bios, and chipset compatible.

Doc

[JWell13]

Thanks for the information. I didn't realize Dell was now soldering the chips onto the board. Do you know if a new motherboard with the 8565 chip will fit in my 7778 laptop?I can probably replace it, I have done this kind of work before. I have the machine as tuned as I can with memory and SSDs. My only bottleneck is the processor. I was thinking the processor upgrade would be cheaper than buying a new laptop. The physical machine is still in excellent condition.

Thanks for your help.

[AlHill]

Most new laptops have the processor soldered to the motherboard. No, laptop boards are very specific.

Doc