Upgraded from i5-4210M to i7-4712MQ (benchmarks)

[kingmustard]

Full specifications of the laptop:

• 14" 1920×1080 IPS (300 cd/m², 800:1, 16.7M color)
• Intel Core i7-4712MQ
• 8 GB DDR3-1600
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 850M (2 GB VRAM) (soldered)
• 120 GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD
• 750 GB Western Digital Scorpio 7,200 RPM HDD

These are all of the Socket G3 (rPGA 946B/rPGA 947/FCPGA 946) CPUs:

 

 

I got the i7-4712MQ for £50 total, which I feel was a good deal.

 

I'll get around £15 for my i5-4120M after fees, postage etc.

 

The benchmarks:

 

 

[leo1798]

I really hope you didn't upgrade the CPU for gaming purposes because that GPU will be a limiting factor in any modern title. I have a 950M on my laptop and it barely enables me to play e-sports titles.

[Crunchy Dragon]

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[FIXXX]

Overall seems like a pretty neat upgrade knowing its a laptop and those rarely allow upgrades.

Hopefully you sell that CPU to lower your cost. And hope the process was an interesting experience.

[kingmustard]

4 minutes ago, FIXXX said:

Overall seems like a pretty neat upgrade knowing its a laptop and those rarely allow upgrades.

Hopefully you sell that CPU to lower your cost. And hope the process was an interesting experience.

I also upgraded the screen (from/to):

• 14" 1600×900 TN (250 cd/m², 300:1, 262K color)
• 14" 1920×1080 IPS (300 cd/m², 800:1, 16.7M color)

It's not a bad little machine, now 

 

It's a shame the GPU is soldered.

[FIXXX]

8 minutes ago, kingmustard said:

I also upgraded the screen (from/to):

• 14" 1600×900 TN (250 cd/m², 300:1, 262K color)
• 14" 1920×1080 IPS (300 cd/m², 800:1, 16.7M color)

It's not a bad little machine, now 

 

It's a shame the GPU is soldered.

Oh yes 1080p is a must in laptops. Even on smaller screens, people.

How much was this? PS: you might want to leave this around for a bit (even though it's probably not going to sell that fast).

[kingmustard]

2 minutes ago, FIXXX said:

Oh yes 1080p is a must in laptops. Even on smaller screens, people.

How much was this? PS: you might want to leave this around for a bit (even though it's probably not going to sell that fast).

The new panel cost me £46 in total.

I sold the old panel for around £17 after costs.

[FIXXX]

11 minutes ago, kingmustard said:

The new panel cost me £46 in total.

I sold the old panel for around £17 after costs.

30 is probably alright.

All in all I hope you'll use this baby till she expires otherwise it might feel like prolonging suffering in a year or two.