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    Upgrading Acer Aspire 5738ZG

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Ehhhm, Aug 20, 2011.

  1. Ehhhm

    Ehhhm Newbie

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    Hi, i want to upgrade my Acer Aspire 5738ZG

    Current spec:
    Pentium Dual Core T4400 2.2GHz 1Mb Cache 800FSB :( (Can i overclock this one ?)
    3Gb DDR3 Ram 1066MHz
    ATI Radeon 5650 1Gb
    Chipset Intel Cantiga GM45

    I want to replace T4400 with T9400, but i wonder whether it will work because the current processor have 800MHz FSB. Will it work ?

    Or maybe just add some ram memory ?

    P.S. Sorry for my english skills :(
     
    Ehhhm, Aug 20, 2011
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    Ehhhm Newbie

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    Any help ? :(
     
    Ehhhm, Aug 21, 2011
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    amethyst0s Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am not sure if Acer laptops are upgradeable in CPU.If y had an alienware or clevo/sager i could tell you that you could upgrade CPU.Plus the difference in FSB Means you can't upgrade it propably.If y want to upgrade and see some speed up is to buy an SSD or add some more RAM
     
    amethyst0s, Aug 21, 2011
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    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Good chance it will work :) Not a guarantee mind you.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Aug 21, 2011
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    Nick Professor Carnista

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    Nick, Aug 21, 2011
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