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[Joshua Gillies <josh.gillies@xxxxxxxxx>]

The i7-2630QM comes with an integrated GPU, where as the i7-740QM does not.
The key here I believe is to replace where possible a CPU *with integrated
GPU* with a normal CPU.

On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 11:42 PM, Mark Makalsky <makalsky@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Although I have an Asus laptop, it has a i7-2630QM CPU model, and it's
> still comes uses integrated and discreet (nvidia optimus) graphics, so
> perhaps just swapping out CPUs is not enough.
>
>  On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 13:46, Joshua Gillies <josh.gillies@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>>  Defiantly, this will unfortunately not an option for everyone. I'd
>> suggest digging around in Google to see whether other users with your model
>> laptop have taken to opening theirs up to swap out the CPU. For me the
>> following thread has been a wealth of knowledge in regards to all kinds of
>> 'mods' people are doing to the Dell XPS L401X:
>> http://forum.notebookreview.com/dell-xps-studio-xps/531042-dell-xps-14-l401x-thread.html
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 10:33 PM, Bruno Pagani <bruno.n.pagani@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>>> That's not possible for every model, because one of the conditions is to
>>> use a Core i7 QM processor, which doesn't fit everywhere, and especially
>>> not in a 1215n...
>>>
>>> Le 21/12/2011 12:28, turgut kalfaoğlu a écrit :
>>>
>>>  So you mean its possible to replace the CPU of, say, asus 1215n with
>>>> something that solely has Nvidia?
>>>> That would be a big winner for me too..
>>>>
>>>> -turgut
>>>>
>>>>
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