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    Double Check Aftermarket CPU for my Asus U80v?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Kollege Kid, Apr 30, 2014.

  1. Kollege Kid

    Kollege Kid Newbie

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    Hey everyone,

    Looking into upgrading the cpu in my Asus u80v as the title says. Looking on the official specifications here: http://www.asus.com/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/U80V/specifications/

    It only lists cpu's up to T9400, making me think the bios will only support that, but I was wondering if I could go higher, possibly the T9600 or the T9800. What do you guys think?
     
    Kollege Kid, Apr 30, 2014
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    If T9400 works in your laptop, you should be able to use all of the 35W T9x00 Core 2 Duos. So yes, you should be able to get a T9600 or a T9800. It has the right chipset too.
     
    Commander Wolf, May 1, 2014
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  3. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Agreed that both of those should work; ASUS is not known for BIOS whitelisting. People typically run into issues upgrading CPUs when trying to install a different model entirely (such as going from a Pentium Dual-Core to a Core 2 Duo). In your case you're just jumping up to a slightly faster model of the same model line.

    Take this as you want but there's going to be very little performance difference between your T9400 and a T9600/T9800; don't spend much (I'd say < $40-50).
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, May 2, 2014
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