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    Upgrade CPU on a Laptop

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by johndoe666, Oct 10, 2011.

  1. johndoe666

    johndoe666 Newbie

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    Hy, I recently received a ACER 5740g-6979 i5-430M, the laptop is better than I expected, the only downside from my end, was the proc, of course I didnt buy it, I got it as a gift, now now, I was reading that the i5 1st gen and i5 2nd gen some do have the same CPU socket, is there a change that I can upgrade my i5 430m to a newer CPU? Like the i5 2430m or even an i7? please advise if this is possible and if the computer will be compatible with the CPU, I know this is not the same as a Desktop computer, but still, I had a previous Lenovo computer, from which I was able to upgrade the CPU to a better one, please advise :3
     
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  2. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    emiljan Notebook Enthusiast

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    I don't think its possible to upgrade the CPU since its most likely soldered on to the motherboard.
     
    emiljan, Oct 10, 2011
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  4. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    Sure, you may be able to upgrade - but is the cooling system powerful enough to allow you a 10W higher TDP cpu installed?

    You may find that if/when it throttles, your performance may be worse than what you have now. Considering that the 'min' single core clock is 2.26GHz now and you'll be going to a 1.6GHz 'min' (the same ~40% difference btw of going to the more powerful quad core) single core clock - I don't know if this makes sense - if the cooling system isn't at it's best for the quad solution.
     
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  5. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    Certainly possible.

    I put a 720QM in a Dell Latitude E6410(14.1"), and it never throttled or overheated. The Acer 5740G is a 15.6", so it quite possible has a better cooling system.

    The other i5's don't seem to be cost effective?
     
    Nick, Oct 10, 2011
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    coffeefiend23 Notebook Enthusiast

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  7. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    TP cannot compensate for a poorly designed (from a cooling perspective) system.

    My experience with Acer's is that they do run warm/hot - but hopefully, this model is an exception (for the OP).
     
    tilleroftheearth, Oct 10, 2011
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  8. cdoublejj

    cdoublejj Notebook Deity

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    I haven't seen that since the pentium 3 mobile and the intel atom
     
    cdoublejj, Oct 11, 2011
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  9. tuηay

    tuηay o TuNaY o

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    False.
    I'm not sure what to say about this, it depends really, dill some extra holes for airflow, and you'll idle at 24C :D Atleast I do :D
     
    tuηay, Oct 11, 2011
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    johndoe666 Newbie

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    Hy thanks to all, I am glad I got some answers :3 anyways I was checking, the newest processors are not soldered to the mobo, meaning there should be a reason to will the upgrade. I would love to go to i7, but unfortunatly as I have investigated the 1st gen is pretty much power consuming, so I will have a better performance, but the CPU as some mentioned will run hotter and will consume more battery than I already am using.

    The reason to move to 2nd gen i5 is that I found that the i5 430m which is the proc I have, has the same socket as the i5 2430m... see

    Intel® Core? i5-430M Processor (3M Cache, 2.26 GHz)
    Sockets Supported BGA1288, PGA988

    Intel® Core? i5-2430M Processor (3M Cache, 2.40 GHz)
    Sockets Supported PPGA988

    The point will be to find to open it up and test it :3 but I am afraid of doing it, I have to say, the computer is not that hot, I had a Toshiba A665D AMD quad core, that was really hot :3 but this one is pretty cool and only runs hot when playing any heavy graphics game Example Warhammer Space marine :3 has the same quality as on my Desktop computer.

    Here is the comparisson between the 2, please :3 advise.

    2nd Generation Intel® Core? i5-2400 processor vs. Previous generation Intel® Core? i5-650 processor
     
    johndoe666, Oct 11, 2011
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    threshold1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    The Intel HM55 chipset that your Acer has doesn't support the Sandy Bridge processors, only the 1st generation Core "i" series. Sorry dude. You can go up to a 1st gen i7 for a performance boost, though.
     
    threshold1, Oct 12, 2011
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  12. cdoublejj

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    you will see in laptops some sockets are similar but, the are wired differently.
     
    cdoublejj, Oct 14, 2011
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    johndoe666 Newbie

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    Okay thank you very much, that was what I was looking for... realizing if the chipset will take it, well, thanks.
     
    johndoe666, Oct 19, 2011
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