I did it 6 months ago, I went with the i7 -3770 3.4ghz
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I did it 6 months ago, I went with the i7 -3770 3.4 GHz it burnt out 3 days ago and threw the SMC out.
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it burnt out 3 days ago and threw the SMC out.
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It’s performance wasn’t that great as it would run hot upto 100c under load.
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Its performance wasn’t that great as it would run hot upto 100c under load.
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Stick with the lower powered 3770S and you won’t have a problem. They are plug and play, don’t forget to order a sticker kit to put your screen back nice.
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stick with the lower powered 3770S and you won’t have a problem. they are plug and play, don’t forget to order a sticker kit to put your screen back nice.
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I just put my old 2.7ghz back in and its running faster with temps below 50c.
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I just put my old 2.7 GHz back in and its running faster with temps below 50c.
I did it 6 months ago, I went with the i7 -3770 3.4ghz
it burnt out 3 days ago and threw the SMC out.
Its performance wasn’t that great as it would run hot upto 100c under load.
stick with the lower powered 3770S and you won’t have a problem. they are plug and play, don’t forget to order a sticker kit to put your screen back nice.
I just put my old 2.7ghz back in and its running faster with temps below 50c.
Zac