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Just now, BenGill said:

I know that it's not supposed to be done, but my laptop has a BGA CPU (meaning it can't be removed from the motherboard), it's a dual core i3 at 2.1ghz so yeah, as you probably guessed, I wanna change it. Is it possible?

are you very very good at soldering 

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1 minute ago, BenGill said:

I'm fairly decent

Good luck.

 

Removing an i3 and putting an i5 on a BGA chip needs microscopic precision. If you don't solder just a tiny pin correctly, it's pretty much done at that point.

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You would have to be able to solder SUPER SUPER SUPER well and then hope that your laptop would accept the CPU you put in.

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aren't those soldered?

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Just now, Supercian411 said:

yes

I mean like literally a thousand pins individually soldered?

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1 minute ago, BenGill said:

Yep, was just wondering if it would be possible for like a professional to remove it but I guess not

welll... I guess you can try... still a higher chance of success than quantum tunneling your body trough a concrete wall

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Just now, BenGill said:

yeah thats true actually, all thanks to my top of the range gpu (intel integrated graphics 5500) :) 

i have those graphics 

the game i play

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What CPU are you switching? What new CPU are you going to replace with?

Have you made sure they are the same socket with the same TDP?

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24 minutes ago, BenGill said:

my laptop has a BGA CPU  I wanna change it. Is it possible?

Possible  =  yes(ish). Using so much expensive equipment you would be much cheaper actually buying a full new laptop

Probability of it working when you are done = approaching zero

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