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    Sony Vaio VGN-FS570 CPU upgrade question

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by kIILER, Mar 15, 2006.

  1. kIILER

    kIILER Newbie

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    my FS570 is now out of warantee so i want to upgrade the 1.76 cpu for something faster.

    I assume the bios will be able to recognise the faster processor, but what are my options for the upgrade? Could I do it myself or should/can a laptop upgrade specialist do it?

    I already upgraded theh HDD myself and before I stopped being a PC g33k I used to built and overclock machines so am not afraid of hardware, but at the same time don't wanna kill my laptop!
     
    kIILER, Mar 15, 2006
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  2. yomister

    yomister Notebook Evangelist

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    assuming your cpu has a fsb of 533, you can buy a 400 fsb cpu off ebay and overclock it (you can get i think 2.13 from a overclocked 1.7)
     
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  3. qwester

    qwester Notebook Virtuoso

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    look here to see what yomister is talking about
     
    qwester, Mar 15, 2006
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