Did this upgrade along with a 1080p screen. Idle temps 45c - 50c browsing Internet 50c - 65c recommend downloading tp fan controller as well as cleaning out the fan used termal grizzly kryounaut on aida 64 stress test cpu temp levels out at 89c. Ran Aida 64 stress test for 30 minutes. Happy with the result as with the i5 I was getting similar temps anyway.
I just upgraded my T420 today to i7-2670QM. Earlier I upgraded the display to 1080p. HDD to Samsung SSD 860 Pro. Next stop will be memory upgrade to 1866MHz and WiFi module to AX200. This definitely is fun. But man, that i7 is hot! Idling at 42C even with TG conductonaut
Yeah for sure! There’s some people that go ahead and do a fan mod but I don’t think it even helps that much. Might have to do some research on that WiFi module, hadn’t heard about it. :)
@@revraitah Google Coreboot and their site has everything you need. There are also projects like Skulls and MrChromebox that have forked. As far as serial programming, get a legitimate Pomona clip and save yourself the tears. You can flash the eeprom with a pi zero or better very easily. Some models like the HP z220 doesn't need a hardware flash even (but is obviously less secure). Interestingly, Chromebooks tend to have a write protect screw which has them near the top of the secure firmware hierarchy compared to most laptops. You can also put any OS on them after that.
@3C 273 holy shit 80fps?! On stock it runs at 20 fucking fps on 720p low holy fuck i need to do this mod after i get this laptop i might try using the T430 cooler so i can use 100% of the power and get a 9 battery instead of a 6 battery
hello ... i have laptop lenovo T420 Intel Core i5-2520M CPU 2.50GHz, Can i upgrade it with Intel Core i7 3632QM CPU 2.2GHz ? is okay or not ? Can i make upgrade RAM for 4GB to 16GB ? Is it available to him when I make an external screen card? Thank you so much >>>>>
Yes it can be done but I believe you will need to use coreboot, I haven’t done it so I don’t have much info. ThinkPad forums or subreddit covers it though. Yes, the RAM can be upgraded. 👍🏼
"T420s has a soldered CPU so it can't be changed for the quad core, while the quad core upgrade on the T420 has already been attempted successfully." Found this on the ThinkPad forums.
It should be noted that the i7-2670qm Doesnt have any of the virtualization and v-pro features the dualcore i5 and i7 does. Which if you use virtualmachines a lot matters. Also the integrated graphics runs 200mhz lower on the quadcore i7.
If my T420 is running Windows 10 Enterprise and my bios shows 83ET67WW (1.37) can this bios be ok to handle the upgrade to an i7-2670QM with putting in 16gm ram?
Would this work on an L420? I would assume so cause it's the same model with slightly different construction material and a few less features as far as I know, but I'm no expert.
I would honestly check around on the ThinkPad forums. If they are the same socket type and require the same power, then I don't see why it would not work. Found this thread but it kind of went dead. forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-L-R-and-SL-series/L420-7826A54-CPU-Upgrade/td-p/730535 You can always try to look for a T420, they sell for cheap sometimes in local listings.
My little brother owns a T410 computer and wants to upgrade the processor to play the best processor I can buy for him if he wants i5 10400kf Can I install the i510400kf first I can
Do you have problem with TDP of I7? I have an 35w i3 2330m and i want upgrade to a i7 with 4 cores and 45w is it possible? Sorry my english I’m from Brazil 🇧🇷
No worries! I'm using an extended battery pack and the original charger that the laptop came with, no problems. I have a more recent video with all the mods I have on my ThinkPad.
Hi nice video probably gonna do the same. Would you mind teling what progams that is running on the desktop showing temperature etc. Thanks in Advance !
Great video I have the same laptop iused to play games on the i5-2520M without any problem but I changed the cpu to i7 2620M I have now overheating and Everytime I open a game my laptop shutdown what I have to do guys:(
You could try a different thermal paste and see if that helps. Alternative is to rig something custom with the fans or just downgrade back if it use to work fine.
@@fingerstyle9165 With the SSD, yes. You will notice a difference. I would not do the CPU upgrade unless you have spare money that you want to throw at it as a hobby.
@@Frankiscool its mean that no nees to ubgrade cpu i found i7 second gen with 2 more coers that mean 4 i wzs thinking that if i ubgrade cpu and ssd i will get better performance but at the momment i think i will try with ssd first then will see thx my friend
hi, how exactly did you update your bios from linux? I have an issue where the boot menu wont allow me to flash into anything and it just says ububtu at the top, although im running manjaro now
90w is recommended also i recommend using something like Arctic MX4 for the CPU PS: someone on Reddit got a t430 cooler into a t420 while using this mod and they say it runs much cooler than the stock one btw disable the dGPU and use the iGPU it's much faster and you will get good performance in games
Hello community! I installed i7 2760qm. Everything works ok except one thing. It could be some noise out from drossels i guess, near to button P/0 on the keyboard, not from cpu. How is it critical? If i remember correctly, it wasn't with stock cpu, power supply 90w. Thanks
I also have a 90 watt power supply and an i7-2760qm processor. I turned off the turbo boost on the processor and I'm running at a base frequency of 2.4 GHz. Thanks to the Samsung 860 EVO 500GB SSD and 8GB RAM, the processor runs fast and without turbo boost. In the "Power" section, set the "balance" mode. Processor status: on battery and power supply: minimum power - 0%, maximum power - 99%.
Does the laptop have a rPGA 988b socket? Does the laptop have a discrete card (Nvidia/Radeon) or only an integrated HD Graphics 3000 video card? The socket type can be viewed through the CPU-Z program, and video cards can be viewed through Device Manager.
in my laptop, I replaced the i3-2330m (35w) with the i7-2760qm (45w), and so that the laptop would not overheat, I turned off the turbo boost on the i7 processor and work at the base frequency. The performance suits me - 4 cores, 8 threads / 2.4 GHz. + 8GB RAM DDR3-1600 + SSD Samsung 250GB (Windows 10). In the stress test, the maximum temperature was 79* C.
@@Frankiscool its not thermal paste i think its problem because of very small ariflow holes im gonna buy the cooling pad maybe this will help but ty for reply and help
@@vawolo4950 in the plastic bottom of the laptop with a 5-6mm drill, make many holes opposite the fan of the cooling pad, so that cold air gets into the laptop better. Clean the radiator of the cooling system from dust, disassemble the fan and put 3-4 drops of engine oil into the bearing.
@@vawolo4950 No yeah, the temperatures for sure go up when upgrading the CPU. I have another video on my CPU temperatures. There are some people that do a custom CPU fan mod but I haven't gone as far as to do it myself. I don't use my laptop for gaming that much.
hello frank. I also have a thinkpad T420 and I was wondering if I can change the i5 2520m to an i7 2860QM? If the answer is yes, will I have a problem with notbook feeding?
in my laptop, I replaced the i3-2330m (35w) with the i7-2760qm (45w), and so that the laptop would not overheat, I turned off the turbo boost on the i7 processor and work at the base frequency. The performance suits me - 4 cores, 8 threads / 2.4 GHz. + 8GB RAM DDR3-1600 + SSD Samsung 250GB (Windows 10). In the stress test, the maximum temperature was 79*C, max TDP 30w.
why are you upgrading? to play games? not worth the upgrade.....Upgrade your desktop not your rinki dink laptop to play friggin games..plus Id rather go with your I5 setup..
The negativity, living a sour life is bitter bruh. No but yeah, I don't recommend the upgrade to anyone unless they are doing it as a hobby. It's like why mod an old car? for fun.
I think it would be better leave CPU of T420 as it is since it is not greatly improve performance. Instead adding more memory and change to SSD is better. Also when changing CPU, use electrostatic screwdriver instead of using paper clips.
Yeah just upgrading the disk to an SSD is a great improvement. Would definitely agree that just upgrading the memory and disk are enough for good gains.
It is possible but you will likely run into overheating issues. I would check the ThinkPad subreddit and do some digging there, not sure if you need anything else custom aside from the cooling.
Hi, Just a few queries, 1. What's the chipset on the motheboard? is it HM65? 2. What is your feedback, since you upgraded? Heat, voltage ... any overheating problem?
Junaid Parvez 1. ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/53469/intel-core-i7-2670qm-processor-6m-cache-up-to-3-10-ghz.html 2. It definitely runs hot when doing things like video rendering, I would say that the speed is not really a huge difference. Definitely an upgrade I would only do if you’re doing it for fun.
@@Frankiscool Good 2 know. Been considering doing some further tinkering on my t420 but I really don't demand much from it besides 25 tabs of Chrome, Dropbox and Excel. Been having fun optimizing the storage though.
1. Did you have to update bios on your laptop for this CPU to be functional/supported by the laptop? 2. Did you have to upgrade your A/C adapter since i7 is 45W and i5 is 35W? Thank you in advance. :)
Did this upgrade along with a 1080p screen. Idle temps 45c - 50c browsing Internet 50c - 65c recommend downloading tp fan controller as well as cleaning out the fan used termal grizzly kryounaut on aida 64 stress test cpu temp levels out at 89c. Ran Aida 64 stress test for 30 minutes. Happy with the result as with the i5 I was getting similar temps anyway.
Nice man!
I just upgraded my T420 today to i7-2670QM. Earlier I upgraded the display to 1080p. HDD to Samsung SSD 860 Pro.
Next stop will be memory upgrade to 1866MHz and WiFi module to AX200.
This definitely is fun. But man, that i7 is hot! Idling at 42C even with TG conductonaut
Yeah for sure! There’s some people that go ahead and do a fan mod but I don’t think it even helps that much. Might have to do some research on that WiFi module, hadn’t heard about it. :)
Hello, I have a t420, I want to update the wifi card which you recommend, it would also be great to put a 1080 touch screen.
Do you have heat problems
It runs hot when rendering videos but overall I don’t really have any problems (random reboots) or anything like that.
@@Frankiscool Is there a way to fix it?
@@Frankiscool How much heat My heat 97 Cํ
Use a good thermal paste brand and re-paste the CPU?
Now try corebooting the laptop and installing a third gen i7, it'll have better singlethreaded and multithreaded performance
Sweat intensifies.
Do you happen to have a guide or something to do this? @BYMasterMM
@@revraitah Google Coreboot and their site has everything you need. There are also projects like Skulls and MrChromebox that have forked. As far as serial programming, get a legitimate Pomona clip and save yourself the tears. You can flash the eeprom with a pi zero or better very easily.
Some models like the HP z220 doesn't need a hardware flash even (but is obviously less secure).
Interestingly, Chromebooks tend to have a write protect screw which has them near the top of the secure firmware hierarchy compared to most laptops. You can also put any OS on them after that.
It’s clearly been years passed by….. but you still have some of the best and funniest intros bro😂
What bios version did you update to?
I heard some people say that the newer bios versions don't really play nice with this CPU.
I pulled the latest version available from the website. I have a video on it.
Where did you buy your I7? I'm from Mexico and find it is really difficult.
I bought it from Ebay.
I upgraded the same way you did a while a go.
Now my ThinkPads runs faster, until it totally overheats (while compiling and processing heavy loads).
Yeah I only run into high temps when trying to play a game.
@3C 273 holy shit 80fps?! On stock it runs at 20 fucking fps on 720p low holy fuck i need to do this mod after i get this laptop i might try using the T430 cooler so i can use 100% of the power and get a 9 battery instead of a 6 battery
@3C 273 what cpu does your t420 have? and how did you overclock it? TIA
hello ... i have laptop lenovo T420 Intel Core i5-2520M CPU 2.50GHz, Can i upgrade it with Intel Core i7 3632QM CPU 2.2GHz ? is okay or not ?
Can i make upgrade RAM for 4GB to 16GB ?
Is it available to him when I make an external screen card?
Thank you so much >>>>>
Yes it can be done but I believe you will need to use coreboot, I haven’t done it so I don’t have much info. ThinkPad forums or subreddit covers it though. Yes, the RAM can be upgraded. 👍🏼
Love this video :) Btw I want to upgrade my t420s does the "s" version support the i7 2670qm?
"T420s has a soldered CPU so it can't be changed for the quad core, while the quad core upgrade on the T420 has already been attempted successfully."
Found this on the ThinkPad forums.
@@Frankiscool Thanks
@@k.o.7629 No problem!
It should be noted that the i7-2670qm Doesnt have any of the virtualization and v-pro features the dualcore i5 and i7 does. Which if you use virtualmachines a lot matters. Also the integrated graphics runs 200mhz lower on the quadcore i7.
Yes. That iGPU speed matters also for gaming (well, old games ofc)a and also turbo boost.. i7-2670qm has less turbo boost vs 2-core i7's
Like, thanks for showing me where to cat for the cpu info... As an arch user for 1 year I should be ashamed not to know this.
🙌
My system shutdown due to over heat issue after upgrade.
Did you upgrade bios?
If my T420 is running Windows 10 Enterprise and my bios shows 83ET67WW (1.37) can this bios be ok to handle the upgrade to an i7-2670QM with putting in 16gm ram?
Not sure, recommendation would be to be on latest version.
Would this work on an L420? I would assume so cause it's the same model with slightly different construction material and a few less features as far as I know, but I'm no expert.
I would honestly check around on the ThinkPad forums. If they are the same socket type and require the same power, then I don't see why it would not work.
Found this thread but it kind of went dead.
forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-L-R-and-SL-series/L420-7826A54-CPU-Upgrade/td-p/730535
You can always try to look for a T420, they sell for cheap sometimes in local listings.
I have edge e420 upgrade to i7 2670qm work fine a litte hot but its okay
Nice
Hola quiero hacer lo mismo. ¿Tuviste problemas de sobrecalentamiento? ¿Algo a tener en cuenta?@@JuankM1050
G570 here, an i7-2630QM will absolutely sack the single heatpipe it has. Dual-core is really the limit
psure the i5 he pulled out is quad core as well.
yep yep.
Excuse me...can i upgrade intel i5 2450m to intel i7 2670m .....my laptop is lenovo thinkpad l420
Sorry just now seeing this. The ThinkPad forums are your best bet.
My little brother owns a T410 computer and wants to upgrade the processor to play the best processor I can buy for him if he wants
i5 10400kf
Can I install the i510400kf first I can
Not sure but even with this upgrade, I wouldn’t recommend gaming on it. Heats up fast.
Do you have problem with TDP of I7? I have an 35w i3 2330m and i want upgrade to a i7 with 4 cores and 45w is it possible? Sorry my english I’m from Brazil 🇧🇷
No worries! I'm using an extended battery pack and the original charger that the laptop came with, no problems. I have a more recent video with all the mods I have on my ThinkPad.
Solo quiero HD 4000 en mi T420
😔
Will it work in Gateway NE56R? Please tell.
Rasengan Jutsu 🧐
Hey please tell. Can we put i5 2540m processor in slot of intel pentium b960.
😳
Hi nice video probably gonna do the same. Would you mind teling what progams that is running on the desktop showing temperature etc.
Thanks in Advance !
using Conky for that.
Can we put i5 2540m in slot of intel pentium b960?
Rasengan Jutsu No idea Naruto.
@@Frankiscool :) But mine is almost same as you
But me no have it
Great video I have the same laptop iused to play games on the i5-2520M without any problem but I changed the cpu to i7 2620M I have now overheating and Everytime I open a game my laptop shutdown what I have to do guys:(
You could try a different thermal paste and see if that helps. Alternative is to rig something custom with the fans or just downgrade back if it use to work fine.
Also, I wouldn't be using a thinkpad t420 for gaming, would use something newer to be honest.
Still a good cpu with and ssd ? A good performance ?
Depends on your definition of good performance. It gets the basic things done. Browsing, email, etc.
@@Frankiscool that my meaning .. have 2348m i3 second gen i wanna ubgrade the ssd you think o get a huge boost of performance ?
@@fingerstyle9165 With the SSD, yes. You will notice a difference. I would not do the CPU upgrade unless you have spare money that you want to throw at it as a hobby.
@@Frankiscool its mean that no nees to ubgrade cpu i found i7 second gen with 2 more coers that mean 4 i wzs thinking that if i ubgrade cpu and ssd i will get better performance but at the momment i think i will try with ssd first then will see thx my friend
Where to buy
Great video! I have the Thinkpad X220i with i3 is the CPU also upgradeable in x220/x220i?
What's the performance difference between the i5 and i7, is it noticible. I'll be running Linux
I would say there’s an increase, but not by a lot. Having 16GB of RAM and an SSD before this upgrade would be my recommendation.
Did you have any overheating problems, I heard that's very common
I have another video on the CPU temperatures.
did you have to tweak the bios to do this?
No, I just made sure I had the latest BIOS version installed. I have another video on that.
you put desktop thermal paste on laptop Lol pumpout incoming.
Gracias en el 2023 recupere un i7 y lo puse en un t420 filete!
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I though the 2670qm was far to hot for the regular heatsink? I just bought. 2630qm and waiting to install it. How are the temps with normal use?
I have another video on the CPU temps. It’s okay for the most part, unless I’m playing Among Us for a bit.
@@Frankiscool oh so pretty much it's fine for regular use unless it's been pushed then the heat starts to generate. Cool!
Yep :)
Please get a tripod 🙏
I have one now. ⬆️
hi, how exactly did you update your bios from linux? I have an issue where the boot menu wont allow me to flash into anything and it just says ububtu at the top, although im running manjaro now
Check out my ThinkPad Bios update video. There's a link in the description with the steps I took to update.
Nos puedes compartir el socket del procesador i7.
ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/53469/intel-core-i7-2670qm-processor-6m-cache-up-to-3-10-ghz.html
What happen if I use windows? Bios thing and stuff?
Works with Windows, not sure if I’m understanding your question properly.
@@Frankiscool I meant the bios setting, and compatibility with windows, driver and such
I believe I’ve seen a couple of Windows users with this CPU, should be fine. To be sure I’d suggest you check out the thinkpad forums.
Did you upgrade your power adaptor as well? I have 120w adaptor can I use it? Post i7 upgrade?
No, I did not make any upgrades to my power adapter.
90w is recommended also i recommend using something like Arctic MX4 for the CPU
PS: someone on Reddit got a t430 cooler into a t420 while using this mod and they say it runs much cooler than the stock one btw disable the dGPU and use the iGPU it's much faster and you will get good performance in games
@@s_akuHey bro, how do I disable dGPU and enable iGPU?
Hello community!
I installed i7 2760qm. Everything works ok except one thing. It could be some noise out from drossels i guess, near to button P/0 on the keyboard, not from cpu.
How is it critical?
If i remember correctly, it wasn't with stock cpu, power supply 90w.
Thanks
I also have a 90 watt power supply and an i7-2760qm processor. I turned off the turbo boost on the processor and I'm running at a base frequency of 2.4 GHz. Thanks to the Samsung 860 EVO 500GB SSD and 8GB RAM, the processor runs fast and without turbo boost. In the "Power" section, set the "balance" mode. Processor status: on battery and power supply: minimum power - 0%, maximum power - 99%.
my Acer NB want(i5-2430m) upgrade to quad core but my cooling system may too small
Does the laptop have a rPGA 988b socket? Does the laptop have a discrete card (Nvidia/Radeon) or only an integrated HD Graphics 3000 video card? The socket type can be viewed through the CPU-Z program, and video cards can be viewed through Device Manager.
Hey i got a problem my thinkpad t420 is really hot my cpu got 95C when i play games like Tf2 its normal? or not
(sorry for my bad English)
in my laptop, I replaced the i3-2330m (35w) with the i7-2760qm (45w), and so that the laptop would not overheat, I turned off the turbo boost on the i7 processor and work at the base frequency. The performance suits me - 4 cores, 8 threads / 2.4 GHz.
+ 8GB RAM DDR3-1600 + SSD Samsung 250GB (Windows 10). In the stress test, the maximum temperature was 79* C.
You can also try a different thermal paste. But yes, you can run into heat issues when pegging the CPU.
@@Frankiscool its not thermal paste i think its problem because of very small ariflow holes im gonna buy the cooling pad maybe this will help but ty for reply and help
@@vawolo4950 in the plastic bottom of the laptop with a 5-6mm drill, make many holes opposite the fan of the cooling pad, so that cold air gets into the laptop better. Clean the radiator of the cooling system from dust, disassemble the fan and put 3-4 drops of engine oil into the bearing.
@@vawolo4950 No yeah, the temperatures for sure go up when upgrading the CPU. I have another video on my CPU temperatures. There are some people that do a custom CPU fan mod but I haven't gone as far as to do it myself. I don't use my laptop for gaming that much.
any quad core cpus that can go in a t420
The CPU installed in this video is quad core. 😠
@@Frankiscooli know that i just want a cheaper one thats 60 bucks last time i check my bank account it said 15
@@IIIlI ah
Will it accept more RAM after that?
Yeah, per intels page on the CPU it can support up to 32gb. I’m fine with 16gb though.
@@Frankiscool wait is this for real, you ever hear of anyone doing 32gb on 420 on a 2nd gen i7?
The intel CPU page said up to 32GB. Whether the mobo supports it, I’m not sure.
@@Frankiscool the motherboard is limited to 16 GB.
Hello, did you have problems with the docking station with the new CPU?
lyubo bg I have not tried it on a docking station yet.
@@Frankiscool - can u pls try if possible? I'm planning to do the same upgrade, but without docking station support, I won't do it
@@lyubobg I forgot where I left my docking station. I don’t see why it wouldn’t work,
Maybe check the thinkpad forums.
hi @Frank
according to the specification, i5 and i7 use different docking stations
I had a dock but not sure where I left it. 😓
How much ram does the t420 support?
I just installed 16GB 1333mhz ddr3 on my 2520m thinkpad. So 16gb lol
Hola.
Tuviste que actualizar el bios?
Celso Herrera Vàzquez Si, tengo otro video donde enseño que lo actualize.
hello frank. I also have a thinkpad T420 and I was wondering if I can change the i5 2520m to an i7 2860QM? If the answer is yes, will I have a problem with notbook feeding?
in my laptop, I replaced the i3-2330m (35w) with the i7-2760qm (45w), and so that the laptop would not overheat, I turned off the turbo boost on the i7 processor and work at the base frequency. The performance suits me - 4 cores, 8 threads / 2.4 GHz.
+ 8GB RAM DDR3-1600 + SSD Samsung 250GB (Windows 10). In the stress test, the maximum temperature was 79*C, max TDP 30w.
@@vladimirazirov1815 thank you my friend, helped me a lot!
Thanks Vladimir!
@@vladimirazirov1815 do you need to coreboot with i7-2760qm?
@@foodcentrale4789 I did not understand the question. I am satisfied with the performance of the i7-2760qm.
Nice
why are you upgrading? to play games? not worth the upgrade.....Upgrade your desktop not your rinki dink laptop to play friggin games..plus Id rather go with your I5 setup..
The negativity, living a sour life is bitter bruh. No but yeah, I don't recommend the upgrade to anyone unless they are doing it as a hobby. It's like why mod an old car? for fun.
Donde compraste el prcesador
Saludos desde chile
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@@Frankiscool tendrán envíos a chile? Después del covid19 xD
pipasho14 Pues aqui en los Estados todavia trabaja el correo. 📦
@@Frankiscool tuviste que cambiar el cargador por uno de 90w? O sigues con el de 45
I think it would be better leave CPU of T420 as it is since it is not greatly improve performance. Instead adding more memory and change to SSD is better. Also when changing CPU, use electrostatic screwdriver instead of using paper clips.
Yeah just upgrading the disk to an SSD is a great improvement. Would definitely agree that just upgrading the memory and disk are enough for good gains.
How do you update BIOS? can i install i7-3740qm in T420?
I have another video on updating BIOS, that video has a link to the article I used to do it.
thank you :)
No problem. Goodluck!
Is there a lot of temperature difference between the i5 and i7?
I have a CPU temperatures video, please check it out 😳. Also pls sub, I’m broke. :/
Thanks Eko!
Hello, does the i7 2860qm work on the t420? or do i need to make some modification? due to the tfp being 45w?
It is possible but you will likely run into overheating issues. I would check the ThinkPad subreddit and do some digging there, not sure if you need anything else custom aside from the cooling.
Hi,
Just a few queries,
1. What's the chipset on the motheboard? is it HM65?
2. What is your feedback, since you upgraded? Heat, voltage ... any overheating problem?
Junaid Parvez 1. ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/53469/intel-core-i7-2670qm-processor-6m-cache-up-to-3-10-ghz.html 2. It definitely runs hot when doing things like video rendering, I would say that the speed is not really a huge difference. Definitely an upgrade I would only do if you’re doing it for fun.
@@Frankiscool Good 2 know. Been considering doing some further tinkering on my t420 but I really don't demand much from it besides 25 tabs of Chrome, Dropbox and Excel. Been having fun optimizing the storage though.
Yeah the SSD upgrade is a must on any machine!
Ajay Kumar Meda true that
1. Did you have to update bios on your laptop for this CPU to be functional/supported by the laptop?
2. Did you have to upgrade your A/C adapter since i7 is 45W and i5 is 35W?
Thank you in advance. :)
I have a video on the BIOS update. Did it before the chip upgrade if I recall correctly. I didn't upgrade the charger.