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    upgrade athlon64 cpu?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by jimbow, Aug 31, 2007.

  1. jimbow

    jimbow Notebook Enthusiast

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    My old Asus A4K (Z81) laptop is getting a little long in the tooth now, so I was looking into changing the CPU for a higher model.

    Is this even possible? It's currently got the mobile A64 3000+ chip in it, and is socket 754. I know the Z81s were available to build, so I wondered what the fastest cpu it would take is? I see AMD made a A64 mobile 4000+ and that the original Turions were socket 754. Would I be able to drop one of those in?

    Apologies if this is the wrong forum!
     
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    More memory and a faster hard drive will likely yield a bigger performance increase than the CPU.
     
    ZaZ, Sep 1, 2007
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    jimbow Notebook Enthusiast

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    yep, I agree, but I've already dropped a 5400rpm 8mb cache 100gb disk to replace the stock 4200rpm 2mb cache 60gb disk, and doubled the memory up to 1GB (the max it will take).

    There's very little in the BIOS to play with, so I can't overclock (I'm already under volting for cooler running and better battery life).

    I've seen a few AMD mobile chips for sale on ebay, and I thought it might be worth going up to a 4000+ or a Turion for £50 to save spending £1000 on a whole new laptop. If I can keep it useable for another year or so, then I'll buy a new one then.

    I think I'm probably safe with a 62W TDP Clawhammer, but what about a 62W TDP Newark based chip?
     
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    In my experiece a few hundred MHz doesn't make a huge difference one way or the other.
     
    ZaZ, Sep 1, 2007
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