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    2 cpus to choose from which one?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by jidolboy, Jan 5, 2011.

  1. jidolboy

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    hello i am going to upgrade my aspire 5532 but i am having diffculties choosing my cpu. I have a budget of 30 dollar to spend on 1st cpu TK-57, 1.9ghz, 512 kb l2 cache $10 2nd cpu TL-60, 2ghz, 1mb l2 cache $30 i do not want to get ripped off so please post what you recommend for me to get
     
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    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    Careful with the upgrade - the Aspire 5532 was only sold with three different CPUs: the TK-42 1.6 GHz dual-core, the TF-20 1.6 GHz single-core, and L310 1.2 GHz single-core. All of them are low-voltage parts, so your cooling system might get overpowered if you install a regular-voltage CPU, if it even has BIOS compatibility.
     
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    Thanks for info though your words are true I heard lots and lots of success stories in this forum who upgraded their cpu [no offense] so I do not think overheating will matter much.
     
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    Quite all right - just haven't had any experience with your model, nor going from a low-voltage CPU to a regular one.

    In that case, it's a tough question. Both use Socket S1, and thus theoretically would fit. The TL-60 is faster by 100 MHz, but the TK-57 uses a newer core design. I would honestly go with the TK-57 just because you're only losing $10 on it in case the thing doesn't work, but again, I'd advise you from making the upgrade.
     
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    Thank you very much :]
     
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    I upgraded my older son's 553x from a tf-20 to a tl-58 and it's run fine. I did put top of the line thermal paste (arctic silver) on it, and it's had no problems with overheating in the 6 months since I did it. Not sure if that means yours will work, but run something to burn it in and watch the temps in CPUz and see how it works.
     
    Sxooter, Jan 7, 2011
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