T8300 CPU into a 6920G Help Needed Please!

Im pretty new to this but as all of the posts I have read have helped me so much ive signed up and hope you can help me further! : )

I have upgraded my laptop as far as I can and im happy with the HD3650 GPU but I have serious issues with my
T5750 CPU as it lags so badly! : ( So i have decided to purchase the T8300 from all of your recommendations is the best price for what I need. I love the 6920G and dont want to get rid of it as I have not found another with the features it has for the price.

My main problem is after a scary mishap with a desktop cpu and a lot of bent pins fitting a new CPU worries me and I cannot find a good guide on how to do this with images. I understand the rules around a service guide being posted so i was wondering if anyone can advise me on the best course of action.

I saw a post by Tehsuigi also about a fitting guide you may have if you see this would you be able to supply me with it.

So far I have the CPU and the Thermo paste at the ready!

 

IDK about guides- but if your problem is pins...

Open latch.
Pull out old CPU.
Put in new CPU.
Close latch.

As long as the latch is open, any CPU in the socket should wiggle/jiggle/have slack. It should never feel tight or require ANY force to get it into the socket! There's only ONE WAY for a CPU to fit into a socket, so there really shouldn't be anything to worry about. Pull the latch, take the old one out, and then you just kind of rest the new one into place, then close the latch- it should then be rigid and not wiggling.

 

Thank you for your reply however its a laptop I have fitted a CPU in a desktop and this is what I have when i open the cover:

http://images.anandtech.com/galleries/207/acer-6920g-dissected-01-bottom.jpg

 

Its under the right heatsink interface (the spiky metal sheet attached to the copper pipe, the right one).

 

Oh, make sure the thing is unplugged/debatteried and powered down.

EDIT: nevermind.

 

Many thanks I will get to work with my screwdriver! : )

 

Is there anything else I need to change by the way for the T8300 to run at full potential? I have checked that it is fully compatable with the set up I have but wondered if I need to do anything else or will the BIOS just pick it up once installed? Thanks

 

The bios should just pick it up when you boot. There might or might not be a "Your processor has changed" screen, some computers do some don't.

 

Just don't be surprised if your "lag" isn't caused by the CPU, but by your 6920G's tendency to throttle its CPU unnecessarily.
That being said, the T8300 really is a good upgrade for the system.

And as for the service guide, just google it. There are tons of sites out there - one in particular is really good.

Two other notes - if you want to refresh the thermal compound on the GPU core, go right ahead. You'll need to take that heatsink off anyway b/c the two are connected by the copper heatpipe. And do NOT put any thermal compound on the pad that goes over the northbridge (the chip right above/below the CPU).

 

Thanks for the information I put the thermal paste on the GPU and CPU and not on the northbridge which is just above the CPU. The difference is noticable straight away and my Benchmark difference is huge!

 

Oh yeah, you'll definitely see an impact in benchmarks and even in general responsiveness.
Glad to hear the upgrade went well. How are the temperatures, if you don't mind me asking?

 

The 6920G is a diamond for the temps I was always running around 40-50C and its even lower now after I got rid of the poor ACER thermal pasting attempt and applied Arctic 5 im running average 32 on idle and 38 during usage!

A question about the HZ of my FSB seeing as this CPU is 800 my RAM is currently 667 I believe would i do right in upgrading the RAM to match this or will it not make a huge difference?

 

It's a stupid design, but the PM965 chipset in the 6920G can only handle DDR2-667 RAM, even though the FSB can go up to 800 MHz.

 

So the CPU 800FSB will make a difference though? Just not as much as if the memory was running at the same speed! : ( yeah that is a bit stupid even so the whole reason I got the 6920G was for it features and the fact it had a fan opening on the top of the TUBA best design I have seen for someone that sits their laptop on their bed and watches it overheat all day long have not found another like it!

 

Dude i just dont know how u stated ya cpu lags.Lag in what (games or windows)
Intel c2d are one of best cpu's arnd despite low clock of yours,u should still recheck once(by reinstallin the os),whether is was your cpu or viruses(99% of times)

 

Dude i just dont know how u stated ya cpu lags.Lag in what (games or windows)
Intel c2d are one of best cpu's arnd despite low clock of yours,u should still recheck once(by reinstallin the os),whether is was your cpu or viruses(99% of times) that is slowing down your performance

 

Bad wording on my part I meant Throttling.

I dont have any viruses chap and the heat issues were causing me slow downs due to Acer's bad application of thermal compound!

 

Unlucky with the throttling! My T5550 is enough for basic tasks

 

make sure that your machine isn't being held back by a slow hard drive.

hard drives are usually (always) the slowest part of a system. everything depends on the ability of the hdd to read/write data fast enough to keep the cpu fed with data.

 

Im in the process of upgrading the HDD to a 7200rpm but my current one is running fine it is definetely the throttling as I can see it happening on my meters. Im using thottlestop and it seems to sort out the issues!