DELL XPS m 1730 and AW m17x

No, the laptops use different sockets.

cool. i have heard all the hype of a desktop cpu in a laptop, so instantly thats the conclusion i came to, but had no other info about it, its a shame tho, could you imagine the possibilities, i wonder what the socket for a m17x is?

Aford10, you have made my day lol! i was curious to know whether it was worth going for an upgrade of the cpu that dell provide but if i can put an i7 920 in for $320ish thats cheaper than a dell upgrade to a basic quaddy or a better dual core!

Mate again thanks for your time and patients.

No problem. Just make sure you have a compatible motherboard if you go that route.

Your right about the mobo! I believe base is only a dual core and the max at the moment in Australia is a Quad core, with that i think they are not the same socket type as the mobile i series!

It also baffles me how intel brand the mobile chips the same as desktop. They are not the same, they have different ghz abilities, caches etc sometimes.

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