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Much thanks @Chamelleon - yeah the i7-4702 would def be a safe choice as it has the same TDP as the i5 I currently have. It would be my next choice. But i7-4800 is the same exact price as the 4702 and is about 15-17% faster, If someone can confirm if there's no throttling with i7-4700/4800 or any other 47W TDP CPU while dGPU is in use, I would totally go for it..

Just got my hands on a dGPU E6440 off eBay for a great price. It came with i5 CPU so looking to do a quick upgrade to an i7 quad. I plan to use this laptop as a secondary machine for casual gaming (WOW mostly) and web browsing etc. This thread has lots of useful info, but I'm a bit confused as I'm new to techniques addressing TDP limiting, and the link posted in this thread that details it is no longer working. So I have no idea or pointers on how to even do that. I do not plan to overclock, just run the highest possible CPU at stock without any complicated mods, just some Artic Silver thermal paste. Can anyone tell me definitively if I can upgrade to i7-4700MQ or i7-4800MQ without hitting any TDP limits while gaming with dGPU, without doing any additional mods besides swapping CPU? Thanks!