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[Joshua Gillies <josh.gillies@xxxxxxxxx>]

So in essence, by replacing the CPU with an i7-740QM, i'd be removing
Optimus from my laptop? In that all image
processing/desktop composting/etc will be handled with by the nVidia chip.
This to me is an optimal outcome as I really need access the processing
power of the nVidia chip, and power consumption/battery life isn't of
much concern to me.

Thanks for your feedback.

On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 9:27 AM, Bruno Pagani <bruno.n.pagani@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

>  Hi,
>
> Effectively, in some high-end mobile i7 CPU there isn't any integrated GPU
> (or at least it isn't activated). That often the case with those ending by
> QM.
>
> I've seen a lot of such configurations that were working without any
> issues.
>
> Le 20/12/2011 23:24, Joshua Gillies a écrit :
>
> Hi,
>
>  I'm hoping to replace the i5 CPU from my laptop (L401X) with an i7 which
> doesn't feature an integrated GPU. Will doing this in a sense disable
> Optimus (if Intel GPU doesn't exist push everything through the nVidia
> chip), or will this cause more headaches than it's worth. If anyone else
> has taken a similar route with their Optimus powered laptop I'd be very
> interested in hearing your experiences.
>
>  Thanks,
>
>  - Josh
>
>
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