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    Were could i find places to buy CPU for my aspire 6920g? and how?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Awake, Dec 31, 2008.

  1. Awake

    Awake Notebook Consultant

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    Ok, Im not good with computers, But in the future i want to upgrade my CPU since i heard its faster(duh) and promotes the life of this bad boy :). Anyways, First off, WHat do i search for, i can only search for destop stuff, were could i find some good laptop parts and how would i know they would work with my lappy? would newegg have some good things. And how much should i upgrade to? I was considering 2.4 ghz :p? And any good guide sites for upgrading my Acer? ill check maybe if acer is so kind that they have a guide on their site...also I have to be very picky with my parts right?, cause most laptops are custom built that they are not compitable with everything?(man i want a desktop) So im looking for what to do(guide), What do i search for, some good sites etc
    Thank you so much for reading and all replies are appreciated.
    And by the way, I wont do this alone so please explain everything in full detail like if i were a pro, my dad would do most id just tag along :x...i'd ask him but hes not home much so yeah...
     
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  2. ATG

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    For CPU shopping I'd suggest ebay because buying CPUs from newegg or other retailers will cost a fortune. As for a guide links, TehSuigi has a great one with pics and everything right here.
     
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  3. Awake

    Awake Notebook Consultant

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    Ebay is good for some things, but i dont like buying hardware off their...i remeber i bought a dell of there it was worth it, but risky. The dell was crap but for the price it was a great deal. Does ebay even have returns?
     
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    Returns depend on the seller.
     
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    The returns practically depends of the seller conditions but for more ebay questions I'd suggest you visit the ebay.com faqs.
    Also, ebay might be risky but I bought a CPU for 80 euros while the price for a new one was more than 250. So I'd rather risk it and buy it from ebay than pay a full retail price, especially with laptop CPUs. But this is just me, if you prefer to buy brand new cpus(or any other laptop parts) be my guest ;)
     
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  6. Skibums

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    What is your current processor? You should have a Intel PM965 chipset with a 800Mhz FSB (Front side bus) and your processor is probably a 45nm "Penryn". Use CPUID to find this info.

    Penryn

    T8100 - 2.10Ghz
    T8300 - 2.40Ghz
    T9300 - 2.50Ghz
    T9500 - 2.60Ghz

    I believe you can use any Core2Duo cpu with a FSB of 800Mhz, Merom (65nm), and C2D Extreme (can someone verify please), but you may run into BIOS and heat problems with the Merom and Extreme CPUs.

    Your best bet to finding cpus at a decent price is ebay, find the sSpec # of the cpu you are looking for and plug it in to the search on ebay. Intel's C2D Mobile processor list is here. Hope this helps.
     
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