CPU upgrade for HP Probook 4330s

thing is most laptops and tablets use bga type sockets and are hard soldered in place not so easy removable and why when you buy a laptop you look at cpu installed first cause you cant just change them out like a desktop board can

i3 2310m specs http/ark.intel.com/products/52220/Intel-Core-i3-2310M-Processor-3M-Cache-2_10-GHz
i5 2540M specs http/ark.intel.com/products/50072/Intel-Core-i5-2540M-Processor-3M-Cache-up-to-3_30-GHz
i7 2620M specs http/ark.intel.com/products/52231/Intel-Core-i7-2620M-Processor-4M-Cache-up-to-3_40-GHz
i7 2630qm specs http/ark.intel.com/products/52219/Intel-Core-i7-2630QM-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-2_90-GHz
i7 2670m specs http/ark.intel.com/products/53469/Intel-Core-i7-2670QM-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_10-GHz
i7 2720qm specs http/ark.intel.com/products/50067/Intel-Core-i7-2720QM-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_30-GHz
i7-2820qm specs http/ark.intel.com/products/52227/Intel-Core-i7-2820QM-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-3_40-GHz
i7 2860qm specs http/ark.intel.com/products/53476/Intel-Core-i7-2860QM-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-3_60-GHz

that's all well and good if supported under the hp proprietary bios ?/ I'd stick with the hp list in the link above if any of them not on it I would not try - goit to remember your dealing with HP and there ways

''All I can go by are the official HP documents, which show different motherboards for the dual and quad core processors.

If others have successfully did a direct swap of a dual core to a quad core in the dual core motherboard and it is working, then that is good news.

Please feel free to do the upgrade at your own risk if you want, and let us know if it works '' [hp guy]

been nice if the guy answered back with a it works for sure or it did not go as expected ??

but the key words are '' AT OWN RISK ''

I've scrapped over 20 laptops that had both amd & intel cpu's with at least 18 of them being in sockets.

I did use the word ''most'' not all

in the end you buy , you try and hope it don't make you cry only 2 ways the upgrade can go [1] it works as you expected and its all good or [2] it don't

if going from a dual core to a quad core, expect some more heat output as a quad uses more power. I've upgraded this tower's cpu from an intel dual core to a quad core but also put in a slightly bigger heatsink fan assembly too.
check the hp site for latest version of bios for that laptop.

which is a good question.

ya aint that the thing you see all you do on it but nothing proof positive I could tell you ''heck ya it works great'' and you try it and it don't , you see ?? [you see that here all the time ]

thing is you can get all the talk you want, but in till you do it for your self you just really don't know [proof is in the pudding ] and it all about hand on with your own eyes experiences and you got to pay to play good or bad end results . if your scared to spend the money to find out, then the upgrade is not worth it from the get go and you will never know for yourself

its not pointless but anybody can tell you anything truth or not you just still take there word on it . right ? you still don't know if its the truth or not like I said you can be told 100 times it will work with out issue and you go and find it don't ? [some guys just tell you what you want to hear not any points or facts ]

bottom line is you take what you see and get and invest in the part stick it in and see . if it works then great if not you know better next time

look at how many guys with hp computers ask id a gpu will work and get ya it will its fine then find it don't cause of hp's proprietary ways .

like the guy from that hp link was asked to report back and did not could of posted back it worked or no it did not but nothing ... [then you notice how hp guys don't give a straight answer as well ] hmmmm......

thing is you can sit there and worry on it or you can do something thing is look at the compatibility list from hp see what chips are on from hp you want to use and buy it stick it in and see if it boots .. its a hp and you know hp is only going to stand behind just what they put in it from there factory and what you pulled out of its retail box , not a drop more . its all on you to roll the dice on this deal as you said '' share experiences '' that's my experience dealing with hp 's .

sorry but I do wish you good luck

see like from here

''Hi, thanks. Is this the best cpu I can install in my laptop? Or I can aim for an even better(faster) one?

then notice they dropped him like a hot potato and don't answere back ??

http/h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/upgrading-cpu-for-hp-probook-4330s/m-p/5658243/highlight/true#M344959

same here

http/h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/CPU-upgrade-on-probook-4330/m-p/4822690/highlight/true#M241774

this guy tried to be honest and direct?

http/h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/Processor/m-p/5593779/highlight/true#M337786

as said ''all your own risk''

I did a upgrade from i3-2350M to an i7-2630QM and it works perfect. I had some heat problems even after replacing the thermal compund while i was using my i3. It powered down at 80 degrees, but now i'm using a i7-2630QM with no problem and much less heat!
I would recomend theis upgrade if you have a CPU available.

All 4 cores and 8 threads worked fine, the temps got a little bit lower from the i3.
My awnser is that it will work. It worked on my Probook 4330s.
I don't have more than 8GB to test with. But 8GB should be enough. It is for me at least.
My BIOS says my RAM runs at 1333mhz.