People dont realize, that after W541/T440p, you cant upgrade cpus, because Intel switched from PGA to BGA sockets (broadwell and up, but haswell and lower is fine). Just upgraded my t420 from the i5 2520m to the i7 2640M, and boy does the performance increase. Lenovo made the perfect tinkering device. Edit: i dont own the device anymore, now have an x230t. please do not take my fact about *a serious performance upgrade* when i talked about the i7 since its still a 2c4t. the 2520m was a bit defective in my case and had really low performance. the real upgrade is a quad core i7 (2630qm or even ivy 3632qm but that requires coreboot)

@IceNdice93

5 жыл бұрын

How much of an increase was there? Was it noticeable?

@eltano06

4 жыл бұрын

the i7 is just 300mhz faster, its not noticiably faster

@MrSteveK88

4 жыл бұрын

@@eltano06 The i5-2520 is a dual core with hyperthreading and 3MB cache vs. i7-2670qm which is a quad core with hyperthreading and 6MB cache. It's a noticable difference.

@anotherdarwin

4 жыл бұрын

I found out that there was away to upgrade to cpu to i7-3632QM using coreboot (which lets you use ivy bridges)

@philly76

4 жыл бұрын

how is the heat after upgrading the CPU?

Followed your instructions and upgraded my Lenovo T520 CPU from i5 to i7. It worked just great! THANKS for you're video!!

@sergiocastillo9857

4 жыл бұрын

Does the new processor i7 is rPGA-989 ? if so to what model it is ?

@vulcano911

Жыл бұрын

The original processor of this laptop runs at 35 watts and the Core i7 runs at 45 watts, how do you resolve that difference? Thanks for your opinions

@dtkbdksektionaugsburg1875

Жыл бұрын

@@vulcano911 I'm not a professional, and wasn't aware of this difference. Regardless, the upgrade just worked. I did notice the laptop ran at a higher temperature. This upgrade was 5 yrs ago. I gave it to a friend. and now I have a different laptop. Sorry, I can't answer your question.

@InitialiseDisk

Ай бұрын

Were you able to use the standard power brick?

Planning on doing an i7 upgrade on my T420i. I'm using it for gameplay recording and video editing, so an i7 upgrade, RAM & SSD are in the works lol. Thanks for the video!!

Please position the camera so that your arm does not hide what you do

Man thats how you build a Laptop, so easy to swap out shit

@UtilityCurve

3 жыл бұрын

So easy, in fact, that I bought a second one. The extra weight (even worse: I bought 9-cell batteries for them) is WELL worth it. The obsessive documentation available (a legacy of the way IBM did things) is also IMMENSELY helpful.

I did the same update 2 weeks ago and I have to say that it depends on the temperature of your room. Actually, this is summer and my laptop, with the same processor, takes the temperature from 48 ° C to 53 ° C, keeping it in stand with the internet browser open and two or three tabs. Good job

@vulcano911

Жыл бұрын

The original processor of this laptop runs at 35 watts and the Core i7 runs at 45 watts, how do you resolve that difference? Thanks for your opinions

Uploaded on my birthday! :P Anyway awesome video! I'm getting a T420 soon, and while I plan on getting one that already has the i7, if I end up getting an i5 one this upgrade is something to have in mind!

@Fatal1tyKill

8 жыл бұрын

Happy late bday!

that laptop looks brand new. man you got a good one. Love the T-series. I have a T61 and a T420s. use the daily

@tallielintrasimpaccount

5 жыл бұрын

In these trying times and you have the gaul to word a sentence as "Love the T-Series"? I urge you to take caution friend.

@lambdanil

5 жыл бұрын

@@tallielintrasimpaccount Yeah, that could be taken out of context...

@expansionpackdeluxe636

5 жыл бұрын

@Garrett Henson And subscribe to PewDiePie as well?

Good job, appreciate this video. Like to receive more of your videos.

does the core have enough stable power and cooling to keep the Quad Mobile cpu stable

so theres no way to run this without being connected to power all the time? was thinking about cpu and panel upgrade but id like to bring it to work without the brick

my t420's heat can melt hotglue

@saulgoodmangaming8075

3 жыл бұрын

Grease quala put new thermal paste on the cpu

@midnighteclipsed2738

3 жыл бұрын

Clean the airflow, add newer thermal paste, make sure the room temperature is normal (room temperature can affect it) and buy some cooling pad

@benchmarksx1650

3 жыл бұрын

@@midnighteclipsed2738 nah it doesn’t matter the second gen intel CPU’s are incredibly hot, I used thermal grizzly on my i7-2670qm and that shit still hit 80 degrees just browsing the web, I even know of people who used liquid metal and it was still hot.

@muhamadhamidi580

3 жыл бұрын

@@benchmarksx1650 so basiclly theres no solution? Isnt okay to use i7?

@benchmarksx1650

3 жыл бұрын

@@muhamadhamidi580 using Linux will hold the temps down a bit but once you start putting some work to it, it will kinda melt.

This was an interesting video. I also bought a T420 a few years ago and I love it. It came with 8gb ram installed and i5 processor. I upgraded the hard drive to a Samsung Evo SSD. I'm currently running dual boot windows 7 and 10. I don't really like the newer Thinkpads

@Fatal1tyKill

4 жыл бұрын

The newer ones are flimsy

Very helpful! I shall be supercharging my daily driver T420 and see how it goes :)

Camera gave us a fantastic shot of your arm while you were working. And I'm so glad to now know so much about your personal life regardless of it having nothing at all to do with the process of swapping the CPU. But I wasn't really going to be doing anything special with those extra 15 minutes of the video anyway.

"4 cores 8 treads"

To which particular BIOS version did you update in to? I'm also running the default BIOS on my own T420.

@Fatal1tyKill

3 жыл бұрын

Latest BIOS

Thankfully, the new i9 series are not BGA mounts(which are _hell_ to remove unless you use Chip Quick)...you can actually remove them like a normal processor. The i9 uses the LGA 2066 socket, and is targeted toward gamers(apparently, rich gamers). I bought a used Alienware laptop which came stock with this processor. Very nice. I was getting along fine with a core 2 DUO T5450 from back in '07. I just matched the processes running in windows to be the same as safe mode with network support, then added a few items back as needed(like sound and various frameworks). It FLEW after that. However, my M14x is just lightning fast, this i7 2760QM processor is great! I can do 8 conversions at once in format factory for example. Just awesome! Congrats on your upgrade, you will definitely enjoy it.

Hi! There are several types of i7-2670QM f.e. SR014 Q1NW or SR02N. What is difference and wich one did you use?

Great vide9 mate, welcome to the club

hi good stuff, where did you source the i7?

Question for you. What is the slot on the right side next to the screen and two usb connectors? Looks like it could fit a small card , dunno what it's for

@Fatal1tyKill

6 жыл бұрын

It's an express card slot, you can user it for this www.ebay.com/itm/V8-0-EXP-GDC-Beast-Laptop-External-Independent-Video-Card-Dock-For-PCI-E-X16-/401280185129?var=&epid=2129003187&hash=item5d6e29b329:g:MscAAOSwkr5ZkqXa

Great video! I have the same T420, and I was thinking of changing the processor, you mention that you have to change the power supply charger to make it work well, is this 100% necessary? If so, which one do you use or which one do you recommend buying. Thanks for making this video, it is very useful to know what can be done and see how the laptop is doing.

I have a thinkpad t420 but does not have the fingerprint reader could you adapt the Palmrest And Touchpad Lenovo Thinkpad T400 or another model?

Thanks for this. Thought I would need a new machine

This has been my experience with this processor as well. At 100% load, the temps reach about 92 degrees. 35-40 at idle, depending on the temperature in my house.

@Fatal1tyKill

6 жыл бұрын

I recommend using ARCTIC MX4 thermal paste!

@rociootondo1665

2 жыл бұрын

@@Fatal1tyKillI used Artic MX-4, Clean all parts, coolers, cooling pipe (The cpu came clean o at least i though so), and my temps in a MSI CR643 goes from 40-50 idle to 92 under load, spring weather, 19.7ºC room temperature. I dont know if is something on the laptop or just some of us get a lucky cpu silicon waffle

@Fatal1tyKill

2 жыл бұрын

@@rociootondo1665 It could be the cpu or just not lucky

@filipb.8698

2 жыл бұрын

Try disabling Turbo Boost Also disable Meltdown and Spectre patches with InSpecte On my Ivybridge T430s with patches cpu temp was 70C at idle Without patche temperature dropped to 50C 20C drop in temps because of patches 🙄🙄

@gravesupulturero3652

Жыл бұрын

@@filipb.8698 can u share how to lower the temp of i7 2670qm? mine when gaming reaching 90c+. idle is 40-50c

Very useful video, thank you! How is the performance boost? I'm using this laptop too with the dual core i7-2640M. Right now I have Ubuntu on it and using it primarly for programming and web development. I also use 2 screens, laptop + 1080p display. It is a pretty good work machine, but sometimes especially with like music/YT in the background, browser with many tabs and IDE, it does not feel very snappy, so I'm thinking about upgrading to quad core too. The powerbrick limitations sucks though, 95W brick is not super large, but it is quite larger compared to the cute little 65W.

@Fatal1tyKill

7 жыл бұрын

Yes it's a pretty good work computer.

Your arm looks pretty nice!!!

@Fatal1tyKill

7 жыл бұрын

:)

@emirmokoginta7519

3 жыл бұрын

the fuck you lookin at!?

This video could have been 75% shorter in running time.

t420's are total fucking beasts! the way laptops SHOULD BE. totally upgradeable. these things run forever. i have one with the i5, 16 gb ram, 500 gb ssd....the thing screams

@soyozzz

2 жыл бұрын

How can you have 16gb? i mean, the i5 that comes with the Laptop only support 8gb

@pillowrex811

2 жыл бұрын

@@soyozzz mobile i5 Sandybridge cpus can support up to 16GB

@ug1502ez

Жыл бұрын

@@soyozzz I also upgraded mine to 16GB RAM and 512GBSSD. I took out the DVD drive, put in a caddy and now use that slot for the HDD (as additional storage). The T420 is the ultimate laptop

@soyozzz

Жыл бұрын

@@ug1502ez Wow, i did not know that. Thanks for the information!!

@reveries119

Жыл бұрын

I just upgraded the t420 ram to 16gb ddr3 1333mhz. Yes, it works.

Some of these T420's have NVS 4200M and some dont, how can you add the gpu? have you tried?

Hi. Don’t know if you’re still around. The i7 processors go pretty cheap now used as does the 90 watt charger. So, I’ve upgraded the ram to 16gb and got 1 tb ssd. Shopping around for the proc. Is it okay to update the BIOS with i5 still in, while I’m shopping around?

@Fatal1tyKill

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it's okay.

I could not believe it but the right upgrade is to i5-2540m much better than the i7, check out the benchmarks!!!

I really would like to see more info on what you're doing with games on this. I've upgraded mine to 8GB and planning to go to SSD soon.

it uses a core i7 2620qm processor or a core i7 2670qm processor. and which one is stronger?

Yo man do you have an other video about if u can put gaming graphics card on this laptop

Hello there. I was wondering what sort of battery life you get after the upgrade. I was considering doing this swap myself. Also, did you have to install a custom bios at all? Thanks!

@Fatal1tyKill

5 жыл бұрын

Battery life around 3.5 hours and you need to install the latest bios.

@dimitrilensflareabrams2893

5 жыл бұрын

Oh my. Alright haha, thank you.

This is a nice tutorial & reference video! I picked up two T420 laptops for free and swapped out the display from the dead one, luckily i got the 1600x900 version of the display. Since upgrading to i7-2670QM works well, I'm planning to upgrade it to i7-2860QM because it has 8MB cache instead of the 6MB from 26xxQM and 27xxQM processors. Will it work without modded BIOS?

@Fatal1tyKill

2 жыл бұрын

Bios update is needed

How can I turn this laptop for games? I upgraded hdd to 1T and (2) 8g memory cards, is that the limit I can put on it!?, and all im missing now is the processor!!!. Everything else I already had from my old PS3!.

@Fatal1tyKill

2 жыл бұрын

You can upgrade it to 16gb ram. If you get the egpu with expresscard cable, you could use a desktop gpu.

Ok, I think I'll try it. Found a processor to try it with. Will let you know.

this is a really nice laptop to upgrade easily to access everything unlike all these new all-in-one builds with limited upgradability.

@YousufUllah

7 жыл бұрын

next up I think you should upgrade the fan?

@Fatal1tyKill

7 жыл бұрын

I did, but it was too expensive!

Please give a link to the bias upgrade and which version worked for the QM processor ? cheers Brett

@Fatal1tyKill

7 жыл бұрын

You need to download the latest bios for your Lenovo T420!

Bought a Hp with a B800 and am upgrading to an i7-2760QM. Bought a 90Watt adapter and a larger battery. Should be fun!

@junkies4463

3 жыл бұрын

Where i can get 90watt adapter and larger battery

I changed my laptop cpu recently just few days ago using this video tutorial however my laptop still only recognizes my old cpu under System settings when I boot up my laptop. As I have programme called CPU- Z installed I know my new CPU which I put in correctly is working and not broken. my laptop is a Toshiba satellite pro L850 which I bought pre- built. my old cpu I still have with me just in case. As I am quite new to computer building I do not know much. I do know however my laptop has latest bios. I was therefore wondering what I need to do so my laptop changes and detects my new cpu right now it reads under system settings the old intel core i3 3120M cpu not the new intel core i7 3540M processor one thing is for certain I correctly installed the cpu and thermal compound also the cpu sockets both match so no problem there. Is there anyone out there who could kindly help me out about this.

@THETRUEKING12

4 жыл бұрын

Tom H update your bios

can this laptop run lumion with the graphique card Nvs Nvidia Geforce 4200m 8 gb ram and same processeur as yours ?

@Fatal1tyKill

7 жыл бұрын

Probably not. Here's the requirements lumion3d.com/system-requirements.html

@Sfekke

7 жыл бұрын

Little correction This laptop uses NVIDIA NVS 4200M So it is not a GeForce.

can cpu-z detect the new i7 processor? and also all new hardware will be visible in bios? pls help

@Fatal1tyKill

6 жыл бұрын

Cpu-z and bios detected the new cpu!

The original processor of this laptop runs at 35 watts and the Core i7 runs at 45 watts, how do you resolve that difference? Place a 45 watt power supply, I think (I don't know) it can burn several components of the motherboard, please help me.Thanks .

@Fatal1tyKill

Жыл бұрын

You need a more powerful power supply

do you have a video for the graphics card i am having an issue with w.o.w. and 3000 when 5000 is the recommended requirement

@Fatal1tyKill

7 жыл бұрын

What kind of issue?

The maximum single core turbo boost frequency of the Intel i7-2670QM is 3.1GHz. Your processor is (thermal?) throttling at 2.6GHz which represents 83% of the maximum single core turbo boost capability, however using 4 cores. I wonder what the effect on render time was.

@vulcano911

Жыл бұрын

The original processor of this laptop runs at 35 watts and the Core i7 runs at 45 watts, how do you resolve that difference? Thanks for your opinions

@phillipanselmo8540

5 ай бұрын

​@@vulcano911you need the nvidia motherboard's heat sink

I went to the websites that you provided but I couldn't find a specify a price. Could you also provide a link to the materials that you used in the video. I have an i5 at the moment and I plan to upgrade it in the future? That would be greatly appreciated!

@Fatal1tyKill

7 жыл бұрын

forum.notebookreview.com/threads/t420-upgrade-to-i7-2720qm-es-q154-successful.624256/

Hi. May I ask how much the 90W charger costs. In my area it's around 12$. I wonder if it's fake or not? Btw I'm using ThrottleStop to control the cpu because the cpu itself always stays at lowest clock when battery removed. Is it bad for the laptop or the 65W charger? Thanks!

@Fatal1tyKill

7 жыл бұрын

L H the charger should cost 20-30$, cheaper adapter is made from cheaper components which means it could damage the laptop

You need to change the power supply? From where I can update my bios? excellentvideo! Thank you !!

@Fatal1tyKill

8 жыл бұрын

If you upgrade the cpu you need 90w power supply. !!!Make sure you have the correct model!!! Here's the bios update utility for Lenovo Thinkpad T420 support.lenovo.com/us/en/products/Laptops-and-netbooks/ThinkPad-T-Series-laptops/ThinkPad-T420/downloads/DS018785

@blaiooo

8 жыл бұрын

I think I will try to update! I will vere such temperatures, but return to my i5. Anyway $ 100 for the i7 is very cheap, you could prove without losing anything in return. if I sell it not working properly xD Thanks for the quick reply! sorry for my english xDD is google!!!

@Fatal1tyKill

8 жыл бұрын

I will make a video about the temperatures!

I've upgraded mine to 16GB DDR3-L (requires older BIOS v1.33 to run at 1.35volts), a 512GB Samsung 850 2.5'' SSD, and a second 512GB Samsung 850 mSATA SSD to replace the useless 3G card. I also replaced the Bluetooth module with one taken from a T430 which supports Bluetooth 4+LE. It was already an i7 T420 with the 2640m CPU, 1600x900 HD screen, and Intel Ultimate-N 6300 WiFi. A 9-cell battery and 90Watt AC adaptor completes the upgrade. Pretty sure this is the best possible ''official'' spec a T420 can possibly have, without using a modded BIOS or breaking the TPM chip and fingerprint scanner. To say it's blazing fast is an understatement, not so much in games but I only play a few older titles like CS:GO on it. It's even possible to add a THIRD SSD and 2 more batteries(!!!) by removing the DVD and using the ultrabay and docking connectors...

@Fatal1tyKill

6 жыл бұрын

You forgot to mention expresscard slot, you can add egpu!

@osman.g1097

5 жыл бұрын

hey plz do a vido

@grzegorzbrzeczyszczykiewic1636

5 жыл бұрын

Is it running libreboot and GNU Linux?

Can I upgrade my Lenovo ThinkPad R500 Laptop / 2.4GHZ / 4GB DDR3 / 160GB / WIFI / HDMI / Vista??

Hi, thanks for the video. it's very useful. Do you think the 2860QM would be a viable option for upgrading? I believe it's the same socket but I'm curious if there would be any other possible issues. thanks. :)

@Fatal1tyKill

7 жыл бұрын

It should work, but I'm not sure about the temperature and performance.

@danielsaxlind5052

7 жыл бұрын

Cpt MishMash VonRandom any chance u upgrade to i7-2860QM? If so any overheating problems?

@CptMishMashVonRandom

7 жыл бұрын

Hi, I did indeed. It actually doesn't get nearly as hot as I expected it might. I did mod the heat-sink a little beforehand, but I'm not sure just how much that actually contributes. I use the computer for android development and where my stock X220 and X230 get up to temperatures of around 75/80 on heavy load when running Android Studio, gradle builder and the AVD, the T420 stays happily around 5-10 degrees less than that. I had previously rebuilt the computer and given it a thorough cleaning, particularly the fan, spindle etc. I'm looking into possible upgrades for the fan next. Something with a higher RPM or better designed cooling fins maybe. I don't have the dedicated graphics on mine so there's a spot beside the processor where the GPU would sit. I've been thinking about adding more heat pipes that extend towards this area and help to transfer heat faster than the standard setup.

Please do the gaming upgrade. I think this is awesome!

may be you know how reset on t420s supervisior manual

hi thanx for the good video I was thinking to upgrade my intel i5 cpu on T410 to i7 than I found ur video question is does it takes same cpu like in t420

@Fatal1tyKill

8 жыл бұрын

No, you can't use 2 generation cpu on t410. ark.intel.com/products/43122/Intel-Core-i7-720QM-Processor-6M-Cache-1_60-GHz l ark.intel.com/products/47341/Intel-Core-i5-520M-Processor-3M-Cache-2_40-GHz

Try tearing your laptop apart with a service manual in hand, that'll be much easier and less risky. Plus thinkpad service manuals are really easy to find on the web.

good information shared, good job

I have an x131e. I've heard that replacing the CPU in these destroys battery life, and I'm not even sure if mine supports CPU replacement.

@Fatal1tyKill

5 жыл бұрын

You can't replace CPU on this model!

¿Puedes hacer un video de cómo poner almohadillas al procesador?

Ah now i get it! =D Thanks for sharing! =D

@Fatal1tyKill

7 жыл бұрын

:)

Not all 998B CPUs can be installed on 998B motherboards. The dual-core 998B G2 Socket Celeron, Pentium, Core i3, i5 and i7 have a TDP of up to 25W, but Quad Core Socket G3 i7s have a TDP of 35W, so you can damage some motherboards if they can't provide enough current to a Quad Core i7. If you want to upgrade from a lower spec CPU to a Quad Core, be sure your motherboard has support for Quad Core, which means it provides enough current for those CPUs.

@vulcano911

Жыл бұрын

The original processor of this laptop runs at 35 watts and the Core i7 runs at 45 watts, how do you resolve that difference? Thanks for your opinions

And what is the part that is supposed to be connected to those 2 taped down cables by the ram? I returned a t420 because it wouldn't boot and was missing that part?

@Fatal1tyKill

8 жыл бұрын

3G module!

@theg2856

8 жыл бұрын

+Fatal1tyKill I'm guessing that's important? in ordering another t420 this Friday so I look forward to more videos!

@Fatal1tyKill

8 жыл бұрын

Feel de Johnson It's not important

This is still valid in 2020 ; Thank you !

@stephenludlum9746

3 жыл бұрын

Does it still run off the battery fine ?

@LouisSerieusement

3 жыл бұрын

@@stephenludlum9746 I got a 90w power suppy from a lenovo retailer so no charging battery issues :)

How is the battery life with the new CPU? You said it needs more power, how this affects the battery?

@Fatal1tyKill

7 жыл бұрын

lol

34c idle and you just power it on,plus its open and get cooled naturally by air Of course youll have low temp.

Nice video, I want to upgrade my T430, but 3612 and 3632qm 35W tdp (which is better for overall temp) are too expensive on the ebay offers. How about this cpu? Is that bad intel hd3000 compared to 4000, my pain is about dx support, while 4000 support directx 11 and 3000 only 10.1. Not thinking about game but maybe the Windows past 10 will be a problem with that, what do you think? Thanks

@nerdMike

7 жыл бұрын

The real pro about the 2nd gen is the idle frequency, much lower than 3rd gen, while it stays on 1197MHz i5 and i5 both :( btw did you do a stress test on aida64 with gpu also to see real temps?

@Fatal1tyKill

7 жыл бұрын

Both of the CPU's are good choice, the temps should be ok. Intel HD 4000 support directx 11 so you should be good! Here's a video for i7 3612QM: kzread.info/dash/bejne/d2GMx5p-gMLNotY.html

@nerdMike

7 жыл бұрын

Do you keep turbo boost on or not? Don't know if buy higher base clock i7 and disable turbo boost, or low base clock i7 with turbo enabled. What's your suggestion for best battery lif end temperature? btw it's a totally different pc and mainboard to have a comparison :/

@Fatal1tyKill

7 жыл бұрын

I turned off the turbo boost, lower temps. kzread.info/dash/bejne/YnudqJOrorqxZ7g.html

@nerdMike

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

good work!

can i change MY VGA in T420 no i use VGA 4200m can i upgrade it

I have a completely stock T420 which I'm using right now, and I'm gonna try to upgrade it as much as I can for absolutely no reason. I use this laptop for school n' such because I already have an HP OMEN at home. I want to know, what is the most powerful processor this thing can handle? What would it take to install it?

@Fatal1tyKill

2 жыл бұрын

i7-2670QM is powerful, i7-2860QM could work too. I would look around forums or reddit for a better answer.

How do you figure out what cpu you can swap to? I want to change my I3-4000M to an I7-4940MX, they're the same socket but will it be supported?

@Fatal1tyKill

5 жыл бұрын

What laptop?

@xix_napalmer821

5 жыл бұрын

@@Fatal1tyKill Lenovo G510

Good video like to view any work on laptops.

Great video! Would you happen to know if this upgrade would work on the T420s?

@Fatal1tyKill

8 жыл бұрын

No you can't replace the cpu on T420s.

@Frash23DeltaCraft

8 жыл бұрын

Oh. I haven't been able to look up much information no the T420s so I was unable to find anything on upgrading it. Thanks a lot.

Fatal, I enjoyed this and a few more of your videos, so naturally I subscribed and gave you a thumbs up. I found it interesting that you were able to upgrade to quad from your previous CPU. I Just today picked up a T410 which needless to say has the dismal i5-520, and want the absolute best upgrade I can get! Before this video I thought the best I could do is the i7-620M which according to the CPU benchmark sites I frequent, has even outperformed several quad cores. Now I'm not so sure. This machine is so well made, price is no object to bring it up to--or surpass today's mass produced junk. I have Bluetooth, Wifi, biometric, web cam, mega great progs...but the ability to upgrade it so easily is why it will be my go-to workhorse for many yrs. please do me the honor of suggesting your picks for my HDD, CPU, and anything else that will make mine scream. I'm already maxed out at 8G of RAM, but am sure I want to get the best SSD HD out there, and ditto for CPU, etc. I know you're a busy Man, but any suggestions would be madly appreciated! Keep up the great videos! Thanx Man!

@Fatal1tyKill

7 жыл бұрын

You can get any ssd you want, but be careful when buying, some SSD are not supported on Lenovo Thinkpads. Before buying do some research! Did you check this cpu i7-740QM?

@lincolnkyle3350

6 жыл бұрын

Fatal1tyKill great video! I have t410 as well and I’ve got the RAM 8GB and am planning on installing an i7 640m processor. I’m having a hard getting a straight answer on the t410- can it actually use a quad core i7?!? I’ve seen a few fail videos on KZread, and I have no intention of changing the motherboard. Also which brand of thermal paste did you use in this video? Thanks for making upgrade video!!

Hi, I've upgraded my Lenovo t430 from i5 3320m to i7 3612qm. Dual to quad core, same 35w tdp. In idle temp is around 40°C with fan almost stopped but with cpuz stress test I can reach after 10 minutes 87°C. Is it safe? Of course in others scenarios I reach lower temps but room temp is around 20/22°C. What do you think? I've used Noctua nh1 thermal paste. On aida64 cpu stress only I was around 90 degrees with my old i5, so I think is good with same cooler and double core cpu, right?

@Fatal1tyKill

6 жыл бұрын

TJUNCTION - 105 C, so yes it's ok. check here ark.intel.com/products/67356/Intel-Core-i7-3612QM-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_10-GHz-rPGA

@nerdMike

6 жыл бұрын

Fatal1tyKill yes of course, but I see better Temps on other t430 with this cpu. Also I have 11 degrees difference from cold to hot core, maybe thermal paste?

@Fatal1tyKill

6 жыл бұрын

Good thermal paste makes a difference!

@nerdMike

6 жыл бұрын

Fatal1tyKill noctua nh1, maybe have to re apply it well.

@Fatal1tyKill

6 жыл бұрын

Don't put to much thermal paste.

My lenovo has a i7 2640m. Is this upgrade worth it? Would you recommend another processor?

@Fatal1tyKill

7 жыл бұрын

Here you go cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-2670QM-vs-Intel-Core-i7-2640M

@junkies4463

3 жыл бұрын

@@Fatal1tyKill is really work for i7 2670QM? want to upgrade to Intel Core i7-3612QM. s that possible?

@Fatal1tyKill

3 жыл бұрын

@@junkies4463 That's 3gen CPU, you need 2 gen CPU

@junkies4463

3 жыл бұрын

@@Fatal1tyKill that means only 2 gen CPU is suit for it? thanks mate i was consider to buy X230 but read some article the cpu not upgradable based on BGA socket. So i will consider to choose X220

I was bamboozled when I saw your desktop wallpaper.

Good video :) Just received a T420, thinking of putting a custom BIOS on it, then the T420 can run the i7-3632QM :)

Hey i got the thinkpad t540p do you think i can upgrade it with de gforce gt 750m? it comes with the GT 730M

@Fatal1tyKill

6 жыл бұрын

No, you can only replace the video chip with the same one or equal

Bought one on ebay today with the i5cpu, 8gig ram, non-sdd hard drive, nvidia gpu. I have a spare SSD I can toss in, so no problem there.

@Fatal1tyKill

8 жыл бұрын

Nice

Can u give any information how is this setup working after 9 months? Is t420 as stable as it was? Is there significant improvement in performance? And how about time on battery?

@Fatal1tyKill

7 жыл бұрын

It's working perfectly fine I used at work no problems!

would you like to tell me what is the best type of ram for my thinkpad t420 .

@Fatal1tyKill

6 жыл бұрын

1333 MHz SO DIMM

Is there only one specific i7 variant that this works on? or will any i7-2xxxQM model work?

@Fatal1tyKill

6 жыл бұрын

It should work, but just to be sure google this!

I also did the I7-2670QM upgrade recently including some stress tests. More info on the lenovo community site: forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-T400-T500-and-newer-T/t420-CPU-upgrade-from-i5-2540M-to-i7-2670QM-worth-it/m-p/3666428#M116180

The T520 has an i7 Quaddy....the fans hardly start up...even before i undervoltage'd it

I have a busted motherboard lying around with a i7-3632QM. Since it's 35 watts will I even see thermal throttling, consitering all the stock CPU's were 35 watts? Also I was planning on getting one with an nVidia GPU, but Intel HD Graphics 4000 outperforms it. Should I even bother spending the extra $$$ for an nVidia equiped ThinkPad if I plan on putting the i7 in it? Thanks man.

@Fatal1tyKill

5 жыл бұрын

It shouldn't thermal throttle, which nvidia gpu?

I didn't quite catch that one about the bios? What do you have to do with the bios? :D:D

@Fatal1tyKill

4 жыл бұрын

Update the bios

@johns.2246

3 жыл бұрын

@@Fatal1tyKill what os are you currently running, and how much RAM and at what speed?

@Fatal1tyKill

3 жыл бұрын

@@johns.2246 Currently I don't have this laptop anymore, sold it. Back then when I had the laptop I was running Windows 10. 8GB RAM 1333 MHz

Bad placed camera arms block what is being done.

@Fatal1tyKill

4 жыл бұрын

sorry

Hi! I have i5 2430m dell n5110 motherboard HM67 express.. can I upgrade it for i7 2760QM??

@Fatal1tyKill

3 жыл бұрын

The cpu will fit, but I'm not sure about the bios

I have a t420 laptop and i want to upgrade the [ hdd to sdd ], upgrade the [ram from 4 to either 8 or 16] upgrade the cpu from [ i5 2520m to a better i5 or i7] maybe even upgrade the battery if that helps. can anybody help me. I dont want to destroy my motherboard by overkill or heating problems. So whats the best route to go ? Im using this laptop for video editing purposes and will use programs like adobe premiere

thanks for the video, one question is will this change the gpu ? or we'll always have the hd 3000?

@Fatal1tyKill

5 жыл бұрын

The GPU is integrated!

@hichammanseur8179

5 жыл бұрын

@@Fatal1tyKill i've read somewhere on the net that upgrading the cpu will automatically upgrade the gpu coz yeah it's integrated with the cpu, so could this be true ? btw thanks for the quick answer brother

@Fatal1tyKill

5 жыл бұрын

GPU will stay the same.

@hichammanseur8179

5 жыл бұрын

@@Fatal1tyKill thnx

@mntcync115

2 жыл бұрын

Integrated is built in on cpu and dedicated is built in on motherboard

were there any changes in the performance and battery backup

@Fatal1tyKill

7 жыл бұрын

Yes better performance but the battery lost 1 hour of use!

If you want to upgrade your T420 to an i7, but afraid to go with the i7 2670qm, you can go to the i7 2640m. Some of the t420 laptops came with that processor.

@Fatal1tyKill

7 жыл бұрын

You can

@selmonb921

Жыл бұрын

Definitely the way to go swapping to an i7 2640M from the i5 2520M Had zero issues!!

Hello, excellent video. Do you know if I can place a core i7-3630QM processor in the Thinkpad E430? Do i need a custom bios for that? I would appreciate your opinion

@Fatal1tyKill

6 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if you can upgrade the cpu to i7-3630QM in the Thinkpad E430. You don't need custom bios, just the latest bios on the official website. Cpu upgrades on laptop are always risky, sometimes it doesn't work. I couldn't find anything on forums about this upgrade. I think this idea requires testing. I hope this helps. Forgot to mention, the official website says there's a Thinkpad E430 with i7-3612QM. support.lenovo.com/lt/en/solutions/pd024708

@danu2211

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your opinion.

@Fatal1tyKill

6 жыл бұрын

No problem

but how badly does this affect battery life? the run time even with the core i5 isn't stellar... does i7 cut it further?

@Fatal1tyKill

7 жыл бұрын

With the i5 battery life was 5 hours, but with i7 3.5 hours

I have the exact same laptop press pg up and fn at the same time and a night light will apperar

@Fatal1tyKill

7 жыл бұрын

I know!

@decentbasics2222

7 жыл бұрын

just sayin \

@Sfekke

7 жыл бұрын

I have the exact same one but with i7 from Lenovo. I ordered the i5 one of some guy of eBay I actually got i7 one I bought second one after that with same reseller [He had 2 of these for sale] Same story got the i7 one with correct powerbrick. Those things even had 8GB of ram which for a € 220 Laptop is darn good. Most important they both came with NVIDIA chipset also not expected. Only downside is they came with painfully slow HDD's of 160GB & 320GB Replaced them with spare HDD's but will get SSD's [hopefully] soon. Quick tip for the ones that read all the way through: You are able to use an External GPU with this laptop [With external i mean Full Size Desktop Class GPU example : GTX980 even 1080 would be possible but a bit overkill] I tried it and actually CPU holds up pretty well. If anyone is interested search for EXP GDC Beast [Express Card Version] I got mine from banggood [They are available on other sites but i know BG so went with them] Just takes a while to get fully up & running. [Express Card is right above SD Card slot on the right side] Not trying to advertise but alot of people do not know that this is possible. [If requested i can remove this so Fatal1tyKill just tell me and i'll edit this out or the site name!]

Hi, I also upgrade my Thinkpad T420i from i3-2310M to i7-2630QM. I got the i7-2630QM very cheap. However, my power adapter is still 65W. I experienced an anomaly in Windows 7. The anomaly is: If the laptop off with batterie and power adapter attached, then the laptop is charging the battery. But if the laptop enters Windows 7, the laptop will use the battery instead of the power adapter. The laptop will not charge the batterie as well in Windows 7. Interestingly, if I detached the batterie and using the power adapter before entering Windows 7, then the windows will run from the power adapter. Did you experience the same anomaly if using Lenovo 65W adapter? Thanks

@Fatal1tyKill

7 жыл бұрын

I recommend getting 90w adapter!

I own this laptop, and I'm thinking about modding this out. I only have done the RAM so far. SSD next, but I want to do an I7! Please show what you were talking about with the video upgrade!

@Fatal1tyKill

7 жыл бұрын

Here's the thing you need for video upgrade www.gearbest.com/laptop-accessories/pp_229102.html