G gore55 Honorable Mar 2, 2013 1 0 10,510 Mar 2, 2013 #1 I have an alienware m17x r3 with an intel i7 2670qm processor. If i were to put a 2920xm in it, would i need to change the heatsink as well?
I have an alienware m17x r3 with an intel i7 2670qm processor. If i were to put a 2920xm in it, would i need to change the heatsink as well?
correon Distinguished Sep 5, 2011 424 1 18,865 Mar 17, 2013 #2 You might be lucky that it will be adequate. The Cpu you got dissapates 45 watts - the 2920 dissapates 55 watts and have 2 mb larger cache from 6 to 8 mb. Upvote 0 Downvote
You might be lucky that it will be adequate. The Cpu you got dissapates 45 watts - the 2920 dissapates 55 watts and have 2 mb larger cache from 6 to 8 mb.