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    Acer processor upgrade?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by gravecad, Dec 21, 2010.

  1. gravecad

    gravecad Newbie

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    Can i upgrade the processor in my acer aspire 3613VLMi. it is 1.5ghz at the moment, can i make it faster?
     
    gravecad, Dec 21, 2010
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    No you cannot.
     
    Bearclaw, Dec 21, 2010
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  3. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Post a picture of the CPU-Z screenshot of the CPU/motherboard specs.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Dec 21, 2010
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  4. gravecad

    gravecad Newbie

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    with the acer aspire 3613WLMi, could i change the motherboard and place a faster processor into it?
     
    gravecad, Dec 21, 2010
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    DaMarcus Notebook Geek

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    First you've to post a screenshot of CPU-Z before we can give you a good advice. Check below screenshot, we need a screenshot of the CPU part and the mainboard part.

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    DaMarcus, Dec 21, 2010
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  6. ellalan

    ellalan Notebook Deity

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    No point in upgrading your CPU as your chipset(910GML) limits the options only to Intel Pentium and Celerons.
    You can upgrade your memory up to 2GB and get a small Seagate Momentus XT to speed up your laptop. Don't spend money on a new motherboard.
    These are only based on guess work(google), provide more info about your system and others will assist you.
     
    ellalan, Dec 21, 2010
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    gravecad Newbie

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    Please could you give me more info into a new motherboard and/or new processor. What are the prices for these two? Can you give me the name of the motherboard and/or processor and any more details?
    I just what to know about this.
     
    gravecad, Dec 22, 2010
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    gravecad, Dec 22, 2010
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    ellalan Notebook Deity

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    Could you please provide the details requested in the previous posts by the members.
     
    ellalan, Dec 22, 2010
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  10. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    No the information was there, I needed the chipset information (915GM)

    Well it isn't pretty, no dual core support for that chipset, the fastest you could go is a Pentium M 780 @ 2.26 GHz which is about 80 on Ebay. It really won't make much of a difference, plus you probably have to rip apart your laptop to do the upgrade. Invest that in a newer laptop.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Dec 22, 2010
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    niffcreature ex computer dyke

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    There could be a new motherboard that supports dual cores, but it would be from a different model acer and hard to find.
     
    niffcreature, Dec 23, 2010
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The cost to upgrade will be easily a couple hundred, which makes upgrading a poor choice for your money - you'd get more with a new laptop.
     
    sgogeta4, Dec 23, 2010
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