Where to purchase a i7-2920XM Processor for my laptop? (Boxed?)

[idata]

Currently, I have just bought a laptop and it works great for normal use (Toshiba Satellite P505 S8020 with Intel CORE i3), yet as a student, I also want to be gaming as well, and to since I cant buy a whole other laptop, I just want to upgrade to this processor, which supports graphics as well: /consumer/products/processors/specifications.htm?proc=52237 i7-2920XM . Yet, when searching for Intel i7 Extreme Edition on the website, I only encounter boxed DESKTOP processors, and when I go to amazon, they have them boxed (Mobile) for my laptop, but goes only up tp /consumer/products/processors/specifications.htm?proc=43127 i7-940XM . Is there anywhere I can find and purchase the /consumer/products/processors/specifications.htm?proc=52237 i7-2920XM processor? I want to upgrade my laptop's processor for gaming and beter performace.

Also: Can 8GB Of memory be enough to handle this CPU? I currently have 4GB and do not know if it's enough, my laptop can only go a maximum of 8GB of RAM. Thanks.

[Adolfo_S_Intel2]

For pricing and availability information regarding Intel processors please contact any of the Authorized Intel® Distributors at:

You can find a list of Authorized Intel® Distributors at:

http://www.intel.com/cd/channel/reseller/asmo-na/eng/227304.htm http://www.intel.com/cd/channel/reseller/asmo-na/eng/227304.htm

The more RAM the laptop has, the more applications can be running at the same time, and also more RAM might increase the performance on heavy games.

[idata]

So would 8GB of RAM be rather good? And thank you for the link.

[Adolfo_S_Intel2]

I can tell you that the more RAM the computer has, the more applications you can run at the same time, but basically that will depend on your personal needs.

[idata]

Apprently the authorized distributors listed above can't find the processor im looking for. Any other suggestions?

[idata]

CPUs for laptops are rarely sold at retail due to the difficulty of installing them, as well as the question of will the mother board, chipset, BIOS, etc support the CPU. Building your own laptop is very unusual, even if you can find the parts.

I found the following listings for the i7-2920XM, which you may have already found on your own. The price may make you think twice. I have no idea what the reputation of these retailers is and have never dealt with them myself. Good luck! 

http://www.avadirect.com/product_details_parts.asp?PRID=19593 http://www.avadirect.com/product_details_parts.asp?PRID=19593

http://www.mwave.com/mwave/SKUSearch.asp?px=NT&scriteria=BA47503 http://www.mwave.com/mwave/SKUSearch.asp?px=NT&scriteria=BA47503

http://www.starmicroinc.net/product/I7-2920XM/Intel-Core-i7-2920XM-Processor-Extreme-Edition-250-GHz-8M-Cache-Socket-PGA988-SR02E-MOBILE-CPU-OEM/ http://www.starmicroinc.net/product/I7-2920XM/Intel-Core-i7-2920XM-Processor-Extreme-Edition-250-GHz-8M-Cache-Socket-PGA988-SR02E-MOBILE-CPU-OEM/