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Hardware question: CPU upgrade, temperature and TDP
So it's not specifically a Win 10 question - but perhaps you can help me? Also, moderators, feel free to move or delete...
So I inherited my Mom's HP Probook 4540s. Works fine, not super powerful, looks pretty sleek. May keep it for houseguests to use if they visit. May sell it. Goofing around with it now. I will say that fiddling with the guts of the thing gives one respect for the old Thinkpads. The fan casing is pretty flimsy. But its pretty easy to work on.
Came with 4gb (1 stick! On a dual channel machine!) and a 3210M cpu. Also had an SSD. I went a little Tim Allen on it. I put 8Gb in, which is the nameplate limit, but I could have put 16gb in (would have to adjust the set limit in msconfig, no big deal). The 3210 is pretty weak. I noticed that a 3720QM has the same pinouts, and is much much faster (like 3x). Long story short, I've found that with a 3720qm the machine boots and works fine. One point I had seen, but figured I'd evaluate after install, was a TDP of 45W for the 3720qm vs 35W for all of the CPUs offered in the 4540s. So I knew the temperature would be a bit higher. It's normally around 60°C, ranging from about 47°, spiking to 70° and rarely 80°. Junction temp for this CPU is 105°C. I felt pretty confident about using a 3720, because I'd read that someone else had.
But is the temperature too high? I could put the original CPU in and the thing would work fine, I guess. But I want more power. I also could put in a 3612qm, but that's more money. I'm tending towards replacing the original CPU, and selling the machine and the 3720qm.
Comments, suggestions? Thanks!