Asus F3JP upgrade time?

hey guys my been playing games like pro evolution soccer and even with guitar hero 3 am noticing a bit of sluggishness with my lappy, specs are as follows:

ASUS F3JP (F3JP-AP002C)
CPU: Intel C2D T5500, 1.66Ghz/1M
RAM: 1GB (2x512MB) DDR2-667Mhz
HDD: 80GB SATA 5400RPM
GFX: 256MB ATI® x1700 with HyperMemory™ (256MB dedicated + extra from RAM if needed), 1 x S-Video Composite, 1 x DVI Port, 1 x VGA Port
Optical: DVD Super-Multi Drive + Dual Layer (no idea what it is exactly)
LCD: 15.4” WXGA (1280x800 I think) with Colourshine Technology (Transreflective?)
Web Cam: 1.3MP CMOS Camera
O/S: Microsoft® Windows® Vista Home Premium
Battery: 6 Cell Li-Ion Standard (Up to 2.5 Hrs Battery Time, Up to 4 Hrs Charge Time)
Networking: Wireless 802.11g Mini-PCI, 10/100 LAN, Bluetooth
Slots: 1x Express Card, Card reader (MMC/ SD/ Mini-SD/Memory Stick/ MS Pro/ MS-Duo/MS-Pro-Duo)
Audio ports: Built in High Definition Audio Compliant Chipset (?), Headphone jack, Mic jack, Line-In jack, Stereo Speakers (1.5w)
USB/FW: 4 x USB, 1 x Firewire
Accessories: Optical Mouse, Carrying Case
Dimensions: 40.5mm x 365mm x 269.5mm (HxWxD), 2.95Kgs
Warranty: 2 Years Limited Global Warranty, 1 Year Battery Pack Warranty

so i have already upgraded the ram to 2x1gb sticks,
looking to upgrade the cpu but don't know what my options are in regards to compatiblity? or even how to install a laptop cpu. have built many computers and installed my laptop ram so i sort of know how to fiddle
wiki says the t5500 is an M type so i assume the highest is a t7600?

is the jump not big enough to warrant paying for a new cpu?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Core_2_microprocessors#Core_2_Duo_2

i also don't know how to change my video card to 512mb of ram?
or does it just automatically do that when stressed enough.

any input would be greatly appreciated.

 

You cannot change your GPU, where the 3D performance bottleneck probably is.

The CPU can be upgraded to a certain extent (voiding warranty) but won't give you much real-life improvement (nearly zero I should say; the CPU is usually not the bottleneck in gaming).

What I suggest is that you make sure you use recent GPU drivers.

You could also do clean Windows install, with no ASUS bloatware. Then streamline the installation. Follow the guides around (check my signature for instance). See if that improves performance.

 

i can't be arsed to find it right now, but to upgrade to most recent gfx drivers, there's instructions on the asus support forum.

 

hacked/patched drivers yeah?

 

your lucky.. you know where your 2nd DIMM slot is.. .. .. im enviouz..

 

Why? Don't you know? It's probably under the keyboard if you couldn't find it, btw.

 

Well Everyones right you can't change your GPU but you can put a faster CPU in there - I did on my very similar F3Jr and it's made quite a lot of difference. I'm not into games but I use Photoshop and also a very resource-hungry planetarium application. I still need to tune things up in the throttling department and am just starting to get my head around rightmark CPU. I've had some mixed experiences with 'hacked' gpu drivers - the latest version of ATI's CCC (8.2) didn't work well after I converted it for use in a laptop with Mobility Modder - The Omega driver wasn't great either. I rebuilt the machine just this week after taking delivery of the 7200rpm hard drive and I've reverted to Asus' original graphics driver which while perhaps a little dated is completely glitch-free which is more than I can say for the Mobility modded driver or the Omega. I've also noticed programs boot and run slightly quicker since I put the new HD in. If you can learn to use Rightmark CPU well, you'll find there's definitely some room for improving your sytems performance. I also dumped Vista Home Premium for XP pro within a week of getting this laptop as I think it is a useless load of bloatware, as is anything by Norton or McAfee which will definitely affect performance; all they do is take over your system and slow it down. I noticed a marked improvement in performance with Windows XP pro which is whats in there now.