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Sandybridge CPU in 1st gen machine.

xMark

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Hi all, I'm probably going to look really stupid asking this question but im a little puzzled and always want to learn more.

Basically I have a Dell XPS laptop running a i5 560m Socket 988. I noticed looking around the web there are new sandybridge processors also using the same socket 988. I just wondered does that mean you could upgrade a 1st gen to the sandybridge by simply slotting it in the current socket or am I completely going up the creek without a paddle.

I'm not bothered about upgrading personally as the laptop does more than I need just one thing that puzzled me today on my daily tour of the web.

Mark
 
I'm not so clued in to the mobile variants of Sandybridge CPUs, but you'll need a motherboard with a cougar point chipset to run a sandybridge CPU. So even if your MB has the same socket (which I doubt) I'm almost certain a SB CPU wouldn't work.
 
Hiya Dave, yeh I thought the chipset might be different. The socket is the same thats what puzzled me.

Thanks for the input :)

Mark
 
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