Is it possible to upgrade to a I7?
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Acer doesn't support hardware additions or upgrades to our units and would not be able to assist with your request.
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If you get the i7 and load it up with RAM it might be OK. However, if you have some huge files, you might need something with many more cores and a lot more RAM, like a Mac Pro.
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Very few laptops have a cpu that can be changed. If yours does then look at an i7 if the main board can support it. Changing out an i5 to another i5 isn't going to give you a big enough bump for the hassle of making the change. Hope this helps....
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As I understand it, cross architecture upgrade from 32 bit to 64 bit is not possible. So I believe you will have to do a clean install rather than an upgrade.
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It can be ordered in either i5 or i7 configuration, but upgrades of either the processor or memory are not possible due to packaging constraints
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No the CPU and GPU are already built into the motherboard and cannot be replaced, all it needs is ram memory and a hard drive, as far as I remember you can't upgrade the processor
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The answer is yes, however it is better to just order core i7 model. These prices are specific to these prebuilt systems and come with CPU Core specified by model. You can always check out http://www.asus.com/Desktops/M11AD/specifications/
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I don't see why that could not be accomplished. However, you need to, first, check with the company that manufactures the processor.
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I do not believe the RAM can be upgraded. Not sure about any other hardware.
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I had no problem upgrading to 8.1 - Asus have excellent customer service so I suggest you contact them.
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Yes. You can upgrade via the normal process. You can purchase Windows 8 and perform an upgrade. What you should do, is but model ALW18-6491sLV, it is exactly the same system except that it comes with Windows 8 pre-installed. I detailed why I went with Windows 7 in my review, Windows 8 is good but runs best on a touch screen. I hope this helps.
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You can easily upgrade this machine. The case isn't of considerable size so you would have limitations there if you planned on major upgrades.
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Is not an i7, but is good enoughWindows 7 rate this cpu with 7.6 over 7.9However it's better than an amd solution
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Yes, that's correct. In the case you were wondering, it will accept up to (2)8gb sticks, 16gb total. I upgraded immediately after getting mine because the system shares 2gb for video and as that only leaves 4 for everything else it was slightly lacking for what I do. Cheap and easy upgrade along with an ssd drive opened up the full potential of the I7.
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It is integrated, you cannot replace it. If you need to upgrade cpu, replace the whole thing...
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No you can not (at least not officially). There are work-arounds you can do and some bios updates that you can apply but intel claims that it's an exploit and plans to patch it sometime. You need a Z87 for overclocking along with a "K" model intel processor.
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I would say no. The equipment is so outdated, that most websites ask you to update your browser, and when you try to update your browser it says your cpu does not meet the minimum requirements.