Updgrade Asus K50ID CPU from T4400 to T9600?

Hi, I'm thinking of upgrading the processor in my Asus K50ID laptop from a T4400 to the T9600. The 2.2Ghz T4400 has a 800Mhz FSB and the 2.8Ghz T9600 has a 1066Mhz FSB. That's basically the only major difference I could pick up.

After googling online a bit I found that my laptop should support the following CPU's:

P8800/P8700/P7450/T6670/T6570/T5900

Now the P8800 and P8600 are also 1066Mhz FSB cpus so the T9600 should also work in the laptop? Plus the T9600 and T4400 are 35W and the P8800/P8700 are 25W so they have even less in common than the T9600.

The chipset is the: nVidia MCP79D Mobile Chipset. Laptop specifications are as follows:


ASUS® K50ID Series ASUS K50ID-SX103R Home Series Notebook
Intel Pentium Dual Core T4400 2.2GHz 800MHz FSB 1M L2 Cache
2048MB DDR3-1066 SO-Dimm Memory (1x2048)
320GB SATA 5400rpm Hard Drive
15.6" WXGA HD Color Shine LED (1366x768 resolution) TFT LCD Display
nVidia Geforce GT320M with 1GB dedicated graphics
8 X Super Multi Writer optical drive
802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN
10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN
Bluetooth
0.3MP Webcam
6 cell battery
Full Keyboard

 

In theory it should work...the main problem could be the BIOS support, the only way to be sure however is to try it.

 

I`m also interested in upgrading the CPU.

Can you tell me if it works.

I will do it too.

 

my gues is that u have PM45 Chipset for sure... that supports T9600 easily.. also anothe reason i think it is so is because of DDR3 RAM.. T9600 should work.. try it out.. but just before u upgrade , update ur BIOS to latest version.

 

Ok, I've managed to get hold of a 3.06Ghz T9900 cpu. Do you think that this will work in the laptop?

 

Probably will work. If it doesn't, at least it wont do any damage so you can feel free to try it.

 

Should work. I have never seen a PM45 chipset rejecting a T9900... I did a similar upgrade too. T9400 -> T9900


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It will work guaranteed.

 

it should work 95%... but if u have a PM45 chipset i really don't see how it cannot ever work.

 

It worked! No hassles and laptop immediately detected the T9900. I did update to the latest BIOS before swapping out the cpus but it probably was not needed. Running the cpu and gpu at the following. Stable with furmark and prime95 running simultaneously. Love this laptop.

[email protected] (3.06Ghz stock)
320M GT @ 680/948/1420 (500/790/1100 stock)

 

Your laptop should be a lot more snappier right now. T4400 to T9900 is a great upgrade!


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congrats! It should feel much better.. i suggest u don't OC the CPU.. there isn't need to do so now... ur better off OCing GPU more.

 

Actually the CPU is maxed out at 100% with the two games I tested which is why I overclocked to see the difference. All max details. Dragon Age and Mass Effect. That's at 3.4Ghz as well. The GPU load sits at around 80% to 90% probably because of the huge 25% to 30% overclock. I suppose on more graphically demanding games the GPU will be the bottleneck. Either way, gameplay is smooth as butter

 

congrats man.. if i could only OC my T9400.. it would be perfect.. stupid hp's locked the PLL.

 

I overclocked using the Nvidia Control Panel. Both the CPU and GPU. Was pretty easy to do. Didnt' have to use setFSB etc.. and the overclock remains after reset as you can specify it to load certain clocks when windows boots, when gaming, etc.

 

i couldn't OC CPU at all even using NVIDIA system tools... my GPU oc also doesn't stay when there's no AC power at start-up... i need a clean install but i'm too lazy.. 2 weeks or so to awesome G73..

 

hey guys i have the same laptop k50id and i need some help with the overclock of the GPU and CPU i did't found any OC option on the nvidia control panel can u guys post a link to the version u guys using. I have the t4400 CPU

 

Hello. I see that T9600 works in K50ID. I wonder if T9400 will make it. Technically, clocks are the main difference (2,8 vs 2,53). Has anyone tried it?
T9600 is hard to find here in Poland

 

It will work.

 

Is it hard to buy it on ebay from international shippers?


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On ebay, T9600 costs $150 + delivery, while in PL the price of T9400 is around 90-100$

 

So I got my K50id about 2 weeks ago. I put a T9600 in there and oc'd it to 3.0Ghz and undervolted it. Under full load it get around 80 degrees max. Is that acceptable?

Can you guys post your temps underload while playing games.

My 320m GT hits around 70-80 degrees as well while gaming, the thermal pad got screwed so I used a copper shim with thermal paste on either side.

Why didnt Asus make a vent right under the fan?

 

I will ship internationally

but seriously... isn't this Nvidia chipset not only overclockable via system tools, but also with a BSEL pinmod on the cpu? a t9300 would then be 266x12.5=3.3ghz

 

^ Not sure, I've only used Nvidia system tools and bumped my fsb to 300x10.0 for 3.0GHz

 

Hi, how do you overclocked your T9600 up to 3Mhz? could you send me the screenshots how you do it on email [email protected] please. I'am tried make it with SetFSB, but i can it overclock only at 2.96. Sory for my english)

 

so saiyanZ is you'r laptop still runing on that t9900 ? and did any1 tried to upgrade to a quad core???

 

There's a modded BIOS for K50ID with unlocked OC settings - flashed it recently and it works like hell
Link: Latest ASUS K50ID-X1 Bios "UNLOCKED"