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    5102 tl-64 upgrade

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by howard38lancs, Sep 20, 2007.

  1. howard38lancs

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    ive just orderd a tl-64 cpu i just want to know how much hotter it would get over the tl-50 and im i ok with the fan thats already in the laptop (not sure u can put a bigger one in anyway ) and would the extra heat make any difference to the perfomance
     
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    with installing the tl64 and 2 gig of 667 i should quite a fast notebook from the tl50 and 1 gig 533 ram which i have at the moment
     
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    i believe that the tl-64 is a 35 watt part; there will be a temperature increase but it shouldn't be dramatic. You need to make sure that you have a bios that supports this chip as the tl-64 is a revision-G part.
    There should be a noticeable increase in performance; especially with the new RAM as you'll be getting the most out of your system.
     
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    ive updated the bios from the acer site to the latest one
     
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    The latest BIOS (v3.05) will allow you to use that processor :)
     
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    yes ive updated to v3.05 but do i use the same fan
     
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    not sure you can put a bigger cpu fan in a notebook ive not looked yet
     
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    there is no other fan that can be fitted to the unit; the thermal output of the updated cpu isnt much higher than your current one. Its only an extra 4 watts if i recall correctly so theres nothing to worry about; i didn't notice a change in temperatures when i changed from a tl-52 to a tl-60.
     
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    hi i got mine on ebay not sure if they have any left
    heres the link to there store ,i see they still have some tl-60s in stock so mail them to see if they can get you a tl-64 let me know how you get on
    thanks
    http://stores.ebay.co.uk/AMD-FANS-HOME
     
    howard38lancs, Sep 24, 2007
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