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    Possible upgrades for Intel Celeron M 380

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by kclives, Aug 21, 2009.

  1. kclives

    kclives Notebook Geek

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    As the title says, could someone point out what, if any, would the possible upgrades be to a Intel Celeron M 380 @1.6GHz.

    Thanks.

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    kclives, Aug 21, 2009
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  2. Tinderbox (UK)

    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    If your motherboard can support a 533mhz bus and has an PPGA478 socket , consider a coreduo T2050 , I upgraded a celeron m420 to a T2050 , but you bios needs to be able to support it as well.

    I got my T2050 from ebay , very cheap.

    http://ark.intel.com/Compare.aspx?ids=27231,27146
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Aug 21, 2009
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  3. kclives

    kclives Notebook Geek

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    I don't actually have the laptop yet, it's a prospective purchase for a mod. Sadly I think the laptop only has a 400MHz FSB.
     
    kclives, Aug 21, 2009
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    kclives Notebook Geek

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    Any more help would be appreciated :)
     
    kclives, Aug 22, 2009
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  5. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    What is the laptop make and model? Or even better... what is the chipset in said laptop?
     
    Commander Wolf, Aug 22, 2009
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    yuio NBR Assistive Tec. Tec.

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    well, you have upgrades but they are limited. The chip you have is a Dothan based Celeron with a 400mhz FSB (I have the 370 @1.5Ghz). the only upgrades you can consider are Dothan based Pentium M's, and faster clocked Celeron processors.

    DO NOT buy a Dual core it WILL NOT work.
     
    yuio, Aug 22, 2009
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  7. kclives

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    The laptop is an Acer 3630, from another website:

    I'm aware they're limited, I've been in a similar situation before, similarly I know dual cores are out of the question.

    Thanks.
     
    kclives, Aug 22, 2009
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  8. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Ewww... SiS. That stuff pretty much ain't documented at all... To be safe, I'd say you stick with a 400MHz FSB Pentium M, Banias or Dothan. The fastest thing in that range is the 1.8GHz Pentium M 745. You could try the 533MHz Dothans too, but I'd say they probably have less of a chance of working...
     
    Commander Wolf, Aug 23, 2009
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  9. kclives

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    What about the 755?
     
    kclives, Aug 23, 2009
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    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Brain fart; I forgot about the 755 and the 765. You can probably use the both of them, but I'd say they're more expensive than they're worth. A 755 or 765 can run up past $100...
     
    Commander Wolf, Aug 23, 2009
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