I have 0% Computer building

[MrFarver]

Probably a dumb and self explanatory question but can I steal my Intel I7-4700HQ processor from my laptop to use in a desktop build? If I can would it even be a good one to use?

 

Also sorry if this is the wrong place to post questions like this.

[thekeemo]

Nope

[doctorraichu]

no

[MrFarver]

Thank you for the quick and fast replys

[SwiftXShadow]

no, laptop pieces are compressed and usually wont work for a desktop. Their size is what makes them also so expensive, or rather laptops so expensive next to desktops.

[Enderman]

no its soldered onto the laptop motherboard

its not even a standard socket that you can move the CPU around

[TheRandomness]

Nope

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For a more detailed explanation:

The processor in your laptop is most likely soldered to it's motherboard, meaning that it would be impossible to take it off and move into your desktop since your desktop has a different motherboard with a specific socket type which only some CPUs use. If it were possible, though, it would be quite a good processor

EDIT: @Ronnie76 happy now?

[ollimpia]

You can't.  You haven't said what laptop you have, but the CPU's are nearly always soldered to the motherboard in modern laptops - they're not getting out.  Also desktop motherboards have desktop CPU sockets, which your CPU certainly won't be compatible with.

 

The only way you could do it would be to put your laptop motherboard haphazardly into a desktop case.  But this is stupid and limited and defeats the purpose of having a desktop computer.  If you want to use your laptop's grunt in a desktop environment plug in a monitor, mouse and keyboard and forget it's a laptop.

[Guest]

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For a more detailed explanation:

The processor in your laptop is soldered to it's motherboard, meaning that it would be impossible to take it off and move into your desktop since your desktop has a different motherboard with a specific socket type which only some CPUs use. If it were possible, though, it would be quite a good processor

Not all CPU's are soldered to the boards .-. 

[MrFarver]

I appreciate the positive and informative responses and not just people calling me a moron 

[Guest]

[/thread]

For a more detailed explanation:

The processor in your laptop is most likely soldered to it's motherboard, meaning that it would be impossible to take it off and move into your desktop since your desktop has a different motherboard with a specific socket type which only some CPUs use. If it were possible, though, it would be quite a good processor

EDIT: @Ronnie76 happy now?

Thank you very much

I have 2 laptop CPU's sitting in my desk 

[TheRandomness]

Thank you very much

I have 2 laptop CPU's sitting in my desk

Pics or bullshit. Jk. How hard is it to get at?

[Guest]

Pics or bullshit. Jk. How hard is it to get at?

Pretty hard, most of them I got, I killed them in the process, or they're actually dead.

Most sit in sockets like this