Hi, I'm renovating my old G 570. It's running B960 processor, but i want to upgrade to an i5. I have the opportunity of buying an Intel Core i5-3340M 2.70GHz SR0XA Dual-Core CPU Processor - Socket PGA988, if not what's the best i can shop for?, and are there any i7 processor i can use?.
Hi CreoleBob,
Welcome to the Community Forums.
Intel Core i5-3340M is an Ivy bridge so likelihood of upgrade is not good.
From the list in the hardware manual (item 6 page 73), Intel I7-2620M would be the best bet with same Sandy Bridge Socket G2 35 Watt TDP as the B960.
Not sure if 2.2 GHz of the B960 to 2.7 GHz of I7-2620M be worth the cost.
I hope this helps answer your query.
Regards
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I've also upgraded G570 to i7-2670QM, which would give you 4 cores without any issues so far.
Exoclyps, Did you have to make any changes to the firmware for this new processor to work? I have ordered this processor and will install soon.
I upgraded from the 970 to the i7-2670QM. The new processor can access twice the memory of the old one, but will the motherboard support the memory upgrade?
