Ok so i have been researching which CPU I am going to upgrade to but came to a problem. The CPU that I want to get it the T9550. The problem I am coming across is my socket is a 479. I see all of these T9550 CPUs that are in socket 478 and socket P. I know that the 3 sockets are identical but would the CPU work in my 479? I have also noticed that some people list them as Socket 479, and 478. Please help as i do not want to waste money on a CPU that will not work for me.
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I see that they are not compatible but why do vendors list them as 479, 478 sockets?
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Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?
Generally it's just bad naming. Sometimes manufacturers also use a generic physical socket that will physically accept 478/479/M/P chips even if the underlying platform will only actually only support one generation.
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So it would be best to make sure that it would be socket 479
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Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?
You should ignore what anyone says about the socket and make sure you get a compatible CPU. Basically nobody is going to label the socket correctly, so you can't rely on it.
What is your laptop and what is your current CPU? -
acer aspire 4315-2004 the cpu installed is a celeron m 530
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Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?
Well, it looks like you have GL960, so I'm just going to quote what I said back in 2008 about GL960, which generally remains true:
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thank you for your help, i saw that post but disregarded it when I saw socket p. I do have the gl960. My next question is do you know what I will have to flash the bios to?
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Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?
Just get the latest one you can find and then hope it works.
Intel Core 2 Duo T9550
Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Speedandstreet, Nov 1, 2012.