Will CORE 2 DUO T7200 work on 3680-2682?

Hay all i have the aspire 3680-2682 and my mobo is the MB.AZL06 which is the 943GML i think and my bios is v1.3505 already so i wanted to know if the INTEL CORE 2 DUO T7200 2GHz/4MB/667 CPU will work for me and if not then what can i upgrade to Thx

 

YOU MUST KNOW FORSURE WHAT YOUR CHIPSET IS... post #1 of this thread has this info collected for you all you have to do is read and follow directions....

to know what your CHIPSET is you need to take the cover off the bottom of the laptop... then look at the SLOT where the RAM is installed... along the bottom of that slot (usually white plastic slot) should be a sticker with a big long # that starts with MB.xxxxxx.xxxx.xxxx.xxxx

copy that number down on a pice of paper and then compare it to this list below.... that will tell you which MOTHERBOARD YOU HAVE,, the 3680 came w/ many different motherboard reivsions... but those first 5 or 10 numbers and letters will allow you to figure out what the CHIPSET REALLY IS!!!

STICKER INFO...................................CHIPSET MODEL
MB.TEB06.003... If it starts with that it is a 940GML
MB.AZL06......... If it starts with that it is a 943GML
MB.TDX06......... If it starts with that it is a 945GML

if you really have an i943 or i945 chipset then the answer is a yes... your chipset limits the RAM speed to 533mhz,, but the i943 will support 667mhz FSB cpus and can accept upto a T7600

the answers are in the ASPIRE 3680 CPU UPGRADE THREAD...

it is a HUGE thread,, but don't just take my word for fact... read that whole thread... you'll learn alot and can feel the pride of doing something based on your own knowledge gained from searching and reading...

i've read that thread 4 or 5 times... and i don't even have a socket M laptop

but it taught me alot about how to upgrade

 

yes i have read all that already and yes i have the mobo MB.AZL06 which is the 943GML or as you call it the i943 right. I also saw where Krazyphire said T7200 Are Known to Work so i was gust wanting to make sure that it would work for me if i got it. i will try to read the post more but 51 pages of Reply's is allot to go through lol and thx for replying Bigozone

 

you can use ANY SOCKET M cpu even the expensive T7600 but IMO it's costs are not worth the tiny performance gains

no problem,, glad to see you have been reading the treads... people who help themselves tend to get much more support than those who EXPECT US TO DO ALL THE WORK FOR THEM

feel free to PM me w/ any ?'s and i'll do my best to point you toward an answer!

later,
bigO

 

Ok cool thx bigozone thx very much for your help i think i will go with the t7200 cuz 2GHz will be good and the cost is ok. Thx agen

 

no problem... and wise choice on the CPU... the others are 2 expensive for very little performance in return

 

Ok i got it http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360078674773 ..... Nice thing is its a New T7200 cpu not used for a good price he he . Wish me Luck and i will keep you posted on how it goes

 

good luck... just remember to keep your screws seperated by size and location,, take pics so you know how it came apart and then you should have no trouble putting it all back!

be sure to let us know how it goes

 

I'm not to worryed about Disassembly or Reassembly cuz i found
2 video's telling step by step Disassembly & Reassembly here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5JiBexwrzs&feature=PlayList&p=402B252351594BA8&index=1 and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQnxiyshIvc&feature=PlayList&p=402B252351594BA8&index=0 thx for the advice tho bigozone i will keep my Screws in mind

 

good luck,, and if you run into probs,, feel free to post back, or PM if needed

 

SUCCESS!!!!! I now have a Acer Aspire 3680-2682 with the MB.AZL06 motherboard That now has a upgraded!! Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0GHz 4MB cache 667MHz and G.SKILL 2GB DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) Dual Channel Kit and a 160GB WD Scorpio Black SATA II Man im so happy right now

 

Congrats man. That machine of yours must have become really picky. You've got some really nice specs there.

(Vrroom Vrroom )

 

sounds like it's pretty nice...

so how much of a change have you noticed since upgrading?

 

Thx Allot man it is very nice now
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umm ALOT lol its so much faster . Now i can play EQ2 and some other game's i was not able to before. thx for your help there Bigozone i really appreciate it .

 

Hay bigozone whats a good benchmarking program .I will post my results for you . thx agen bigozone

 

I'll give you some names.
PCMark05, PCMark Vantage are good. You can check out wPrime as well and this thread too.

 

Thx Andy he he i gess all i have left is to upgrad my dvd rom to a dvdrw but i cant find any good up to date posts with good link's to any for my 3608-2682 Do you guy's know what i can look for or get Thx Very much

 

post me those WPRIME RESULTS... both tests... with that CPU the second test should take about 20 minutes!!

i can point you toward DVD burners all day long... i personally like my NEC/SONY/OPTIARC, 6 months- 0 bad burns.... used daily as reader,, burn 3 DVDs a week minimum.... 10 DVDs in 1 day was my most...

i'll pm you a link or 2

 

Man thx agen Bigozone i got your pm that is a very nice dvdrw drive and i did run the 32m Wprime test but i cant figerout how to get the test results its not leting me save it

 

You can't really save it. Submit them to HWbot or Alt+PrtScr to take a screenshot of the active window.

+ I have the NEC-ND6650A in my 3680. Runs perfect and got it for $16 shipped .

(Take BigO's advice on ODDs.)

 

i feel ripped off...... i paid $49 for a NEW one back in january!!!
but they are nice drives!! i have yet to see a bad burn

 

o ok i see thx andy

 

lmao i can see y you feel riped off 16$ Vs 49 lol

 

http://www.hwbot.org/compare.do?resultId=763791 There you go thats my test results

 

that # is pretty good.. about what i expected... you beat my best time by 5 minutes

 

thx bigozone its rilly nice i love the speed i got now but only 5 minutes that dont seem like allot humm you shor you havent told me about some other upgrad for my laptop that i dont know about yet

 

as i recall you have upgraded everything in that laptop that isn't soldered to the motherboard.

i did have to kill all un-needed tasks and processes to get down into 27.75 minute range

 

http://www.hwbot.org/compare.do?resultId=763954
here we go i allso killed all un-needed tasks and processes this time and this was the test. Beter them my last one