Acer Extensa 5220 CPU upgrade - mPGA479M

Hello all,

I have been reading through the forum (and many others), trying to find an answer I thought would be easy.

I have an Acer Extensa 5220, I want to upgrade the CPU to a core 2 duo atleast. I have found that I have a mPGA479M Socket 479. With a Intel(R) GM965 Express Chipset. I have looked at all of the intel websites they say I should look at the PPGA478 compatible chips.

Could any one just tell me the answer. I just want to know if a core 2 duo will work if so which one. slowest and fastest.

Thanks in advance. If I missed anything please let me know, it late and its easily missed.

 

The GM965 uses Socket P with a maximum front side bus (FSB) of 800 MHz.
Look for a T8300 at 2.4 GHz or T9300 at 2.5 - those seem to be the price vs. performance sweet spots.
If you can get a T7700 (2.4) or T7800 (2.6) for cheaper, go for those. They're on the older architecture though.

 

What do you do with your notebook? You might be better off from a performance perspective getting a lower end Core 2 Duo like a T5270 or T7250 and then stick in a faster hard drive. You want the Core 2 Duo to get the SpeedStep for extra battery life. The faster hard drive will give you a bigger performance boost if you're doing every day stuff like Office and Internet.

 

Thanks guys, I think the T5270 sounds like a good option. The only thing I keep getting confused over is every where says it is a socket p but the housing says mPGA479m and I was told this was not a socket p. I would love to get a T9300 but that is so much money. Got to watchthe budget you see.

thanks guys

 

It certainly doesn't help that Socket 479, Socket M, and Socket P all have 478 pins, though.
Trust Wiki, though - the T5270 is a Socket P and compatible with the Extensa 5220.