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    Presario cq60 processor upgrade

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Phoenixcpu, Jul 16, 2011.

  1. Phoenixcpu

    Phoenixcpu Newbie

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    Alright i recently bought a Compaq Presario CQ60-615DX Notebook PC it runs on an Intel® Celeron® Processor 900 (1M Cache, 2.20 GHz, 800 MHz FSB) with an Intel GL40 Express chipset. It’s not a bad laptop but with the processor running at 100% at start up i want to upgrade the processor. I've looked all around and have been unsuccessful with finding anything better.

    ANY SUGESTIONS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!!!
     
    Phoenixcpu, Jul 16, 2011
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  2. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    An Intel Pentium Dual Core T3200 or T3400 should work great. Those 2 are a good bit faster than your Celeron.
     
    Nick, Jul 16, 2011
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    naton Notebook Virtuoso

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    you should make the jump directly to the T4*00 or the T6**0 instead; such as the T4200 to T6200. They run cooler than the T3200 and T3400.

    The laptop I'm using to type this relay has a GL40 too. It was upgraded from a Celeron to a T7300.

    So basically your upgrade choices are CPUs with 667 and 800MHz FSB. This includes:
    Celeron T3*00
    Pentium T3*00
    Pentium T4*00
    Core 2 Duo T5250, T5450, T5550, T5750, T5800
    Core 2 Duo T6*00 and T6**0
    Core 2 Duo T7100, T7250, T7300, T7500, T7700, T7800
    Core 2 Duo T8100, T8300
    Core 2 Duo T9300, T9500
    + a few others
     
    naton, Jul 17, 2011
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