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    Need some advice plz.

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by amenra, Feb 20, 2008.

  1. amenra

    amenra Newbie

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    I have a Presario V6101us notebook with an AMD Sempron processor 3400+(1.59GHz,480 MB of ram according to the info in my control panel). I am running music software, and I wanted to know if I can upgrade the processor to a AMD Athlon 64 2800 or an Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz? If this is possible, I need to upgrade my ram aswell. Unsure of the difference between DDR2,DDR3 and so on. The ram I know can be upgraded with no problem but the Processor I am stuck. What's involved, can I do it myself? I am running Sonar 6 XL music program incase I luck up and come across someone in the same boat who can answer the tech questions. Prvt msg is fine if you have the time. THX
     
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  2. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Your laptop uses ddr2 memory, which runs at 667MHZ, which translates to ddr2 PC5300. You should be able to upgrade to 2Gb of memory without a problem. I do not know if your notebook supports 4Gb.
    This is the memory you want to get.
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145157

    You cannot upgrade from an AMD to an Intel, it is impossible. They use different sockets.
    The memory upgrade will do a lot for your system, if it is still slow, I recommend getting a new harddrive for it. Your laptop uses the SATA interface, so any of these harddrives will work. You would want to get a high density 250Gb or 320Gb 5400rpm harddrive, as they are the same speed as the 100-200Gb 7200rpm disk drives.

    K-TRON
     
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  3. brianstretch

    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    Presario V6101us specifications

    Technically you could swap in a Turion X2 CPU if you're up for the task but good luck finding the CPU at a tolerable price. The service guide on hp.com will walk you through it. If you've never installed a CPU before, even in a desktop system, this probably isn't for you. It will also thoroughly void your warranty.

    Upgrading RAM is easy though. Consider going straight to 4GB RAM, which will work but 32-bit Vista will only let you use 3.25GB of that at best. Buy a pair of Crucial 1GB or 2GB DDR2-667 SODIMMs. That will provide a dramatic performance improvement.

    You already have an 80GB 5400RPM HD, so unless you need more space I'd keep it.
     
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    amenra Newbie

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    THX to K-TRON and Brianstretch for the info. Im on it, PEACE!
     
    amenra, Feb 21, 2008
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