"Upgrading" my Thinkpad T460s from it's stock Core i5 6300U to a Core i7 6600U by swapping out the motherboard. If you enjoyed the video, please subscribe to my channel! Website and Blog: macintoshmen.is-great.net
I was able to hit 1600-1800 multi core score with x270 6300u by using a good thermal paste. This is a clear indication that the thermals for thinkpads are the issue for the i7 processors. I was hoping for a better score with your configuration with the t460 which supposedly have better heatsink and better airflow for its bigger shell.
I had an X260 with the i7 6500U and perfomance was great in day to day usage and the battery life was really good. Upgraded to a P43S earlier in the year, it has spent 2 months broken with Lenovo having to replace two motherboards under warranty and the thermals are awful meaning it throttles under load.
Sorry to hear that! I have little experience with the P series Lenovos. But I figured out over the years that Lenovos have a tendecy for failed motherboards apparantely. I have replaced a fair amount of.
@@MacintoshMen I just hate the fact that you cannot rest your thumb on the bottom of the trackpad and use it to click, otherwise the cursor jumps around. Coming from MacBooks that's the main problem I had with this laptop. I now have a T490 and the trackpad is worlds better (still not as good as MacBook)
@@mikiotty Macbooks have generally fantastic trackpads, I yet have to see one on a PC laptop that comes even close. So I completely understand your struggle.
Pretty much any Thinkpad is good for that if you don't do too intense tasks. They all have great keyboards, just find one which fits you budget and you should be set. Just maybe try to get one with a bit more RAM and a quad core cpu (or very new dual core cpu) to make it a bit more futureproof. Windows is a big resource waster nowadays.
Where did you buy the mother board ? and How can we check the compatibility ? I am also using same Laptop and Same I5 processor , thinking of moving to i9 how can I check If my laptop is compatible ?
I have a ThinkPad T460s with the following specs: Core i7 6600u @ 2.60GHz 8GB RAM 256GB hard drive Intel 520 integrated graphics card So if i upgrade to 24gb ram 2 tb ssd Can i run games like gta v at 40 to 60 fps smooth
