Upgrading from i3 to what? Clevo laptop

[FIN_Centurion1]

Hi guys,

I'm on a clevo P775DM3-G laptop that I bought this spring, it support desktop CPUs, i have the kaby lake 7100 i3 that I was forced to select for budgetary reasons - my plan was all along to upgrade to atleast i5 when I get a chance.

 

That time seems to be getting near, the i3 does not really allow for DCS, so I ideally need to get a fast processor and because of laptop thermals I need to delid and undervolt to boot. The I7 7700K is really pushing it - you can probably not get away with a hefty OC, even though it is possible to get them working provided you delid and tweak them by undervolting.

 

Options:

-New, delidded 7700k from Siliconlottery about 400USD

-New, stock i5 6700K around 200USD + delid kit

-Used older i5 6600K around 150USD + delid kit

 

What do you think. I am tempted by siliconlottery but in the end spending money on a fairly straightforward DIY job does not seem like a good deal. But siliconlottery tests the cpus and promise a certain attainable OC - so I might be able to reach almost 4.3-4.5ghz on a promised 5.0ghz chip. Then again I am a bit disgusted with how bad DCS runs in VR for people even on super OC i7s and 1080Tis. I "only" have a 1070...

[BitMaster]

I am afraid to say I do not think that this will work out for many reasons.

 

Check the TDP on your i3, then on the CPU you want and then take a GOOD LOOK at the heatpipes ( if there are any needed for an i3 ) and THEN think again. I am sure that will proof either me or you wrong !

 

 

*edit: googled the device, yes..it could actually work as it is a gamer laptop and seems to have enough cooling capacity. https://postimg.org/image/6hu23l3qd/

Edited September 8, 2017 by BitMaster

[Abburo]

First time I am hearing about this brand. I never saw such flexibility in configuring your personalized laptop. Excellent!!!

 

I would not play with much OC on any laptop. It will never stands for a normal desktop cooling capabilities. If I would be you I would choose best CPU that might work on its standard clock.

 

I saw on their site they can offer some upgraded cooling for your laptop as well, so maybe you should consider that option too.

[FIN_Centurion1]

Yeah the cooling CAN work with even an OC'd i7 - but it takes some pretty meticulous fine-tuning to make it really work. For example Obsidian PC of portugal sells this type of barebones laptop configured to customer specs - you can even get one with a 1080 and i7 if you want to. I bought my from IVY PC of Sweden. Sager is another well known brand that basically customizes and sells this type of laptop. Since I have only time to game when away from home it was a no brainer to get one.

 

What I'm really wanting to hear is owners of kaby lake or skylake i5s and i7s - what kind of performance are you getting? Is it worth getting the i7?

[Abburo]

An Agnostic opinion says simply yes. I7 has the highest per core frequency (of your options) which for sure helps your games.

 

For now games are still dependant on core clock rather the number of cores. So yes... go for it!