Upgrading my Acer 8735G??

My Acer 8735G has the following specs:

Core2 Duo P7450 2.13GHz 1066 MHz FSB
4 GB RAM
NVIDIA GT 240M Graphic Card


I have been doing some researches on upgrading my CPU to Core 2 Quad Q series or even the QX series..(As for now, I have Q9100 in mind, about $130)
Most of the people have said that it is possible and compatible but it might causes some overheating problems
as the TDP is 45W, almost doubled as P7450 (25W) and the laptop is designed for TDP 25W.
I just need some well-knowledged people from this forum to clarify this for me.
If it is true, will it be a big issue, since I have a big Cooling Master Fan/base under my laptop at all time.


Also, I have been talking to a laptop parts seller on Ebay, they suggested me to upgrade to T9900, is it really worth to upgrade to T9900?
Because I don't really see a point to spend 300 bucks to upgrade from a Dual Core processor to a slightly faster Dual Core processor.


I am also thinking of upgrading my GT240M graphic card to a GTX670M ($300), just wondering if it is possible.
I saw the info in the sticky index where it says upgrading a graphic card is impossible...however I have been doing researches on that, as well.
Many people have successfully upgraded their graphic cards. There are also some people with Acer 8735G upgraded their NVIDIA graphic cards to ATI cards.
Therefore, I just need some people here to clarify for me if it is possible to upgrade my GT240M to a GTX670M.
I talked to the Ebay seller, they said it is possible...but I just need to be 100% sure before I spend that 300 bucks...

Big thanks!!

 

Upgrade a $200 system for $600?

Just because you can (if you can...) doesn't mean you should.

Buy a new/current platform and enjoy a real upgrade with wisely spent $$$.

Good luck.

 

the Q9100 is about $130, the GTX670M is about $300...total is about $400... (The prices are listed by the ebay seller I talked to)
it would cost me about $700~$800 to build a custom computer with the similar level, not even mention about the monitor and speakers.
The laptop that has similar specs will cost me over $1000...

Plus that I dont want to transfer all my stuff from the current laptop to a new computer.

in this way, I save money and time...so...yes, I think its worth it.

 

Not insisting you buy new: but I don't think that spending ~$430 on your current system is anywhere close to comparable to spending $1K on any current platform.

And again: I don't think a GTX670M is going to work...



Take out the price of the warranty, take out the price of the monitor and speakers (why are you even considering these costs?) and compare the performance increase then.

As for saving time by upgrading the only computer you rely on? Never seen it happen yet in the long run.

Best setup:
have working 'old' computer,
buy new system - set it up like you need it (when/as you can, time permitting) and
transfer your data to the new system.

No down time, no panic (when the upgrade doesn't go as planned - it never goes as planned...).

As for the money side of it: at this point (after having fully tested all your work scenarios...) sell the old system and deduct from the cost of the new to know your true cost of the upgrade.


Obviously, what is 'worth it' to you and me are two very different things - but as long as you have considered all the options carefully, then it's the best either of us can do.


Good luck.

 

You can upgrade the vga, but not for the 6xx nvidias. A 4650 will work, and with some serious modding, maybe the older GTX260m. The cooling is simply not enough for bigger vgas.

You can also upgrade the CPU but the max is the T9900 or the X9100 with some heat problems. Maybe with a big luck a Q9000 will work, but that depends on your motherboard and the temps go skyhigh.

 

Why not to 6xx series nvidias? They seem to work in my MSI gx640. Should I try my quadro k5000m in my Gateway nv78 core 2 based system?

On the contrary, its not a bad idea to upgrade this system, but you are talking huge upgrades here, just get a 5870m and be done with it! That is my final advice for which card to use. Forget the processor get a P series like the p9600.

Then, since the temps will probably skyrocket, do what I did.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...levo-x7200-heatsink-quadro-3000m-up-next.html

I have a d901c heatsink which can work if you're interested.

 

I upgraded my 8735G to a X9100 C0 and 8 GB RAM. A quad-core would be nice and I think the cooling system is enough for it, but no one tried it or no one reported it in a forum. Do you think such a powerful card can be maxed out with this CPU? My X9100 @ 3,33 GHz is sometimes not able to max out my GT 240M (in BF3).

 

The problem with upgrading to higher video card is weather it's MXM 3 type A or type B, assuming it it's even MXM 3.0.

MXM technical v3.0

MXM 3.0 Cards Store

With type A the fastest you can get is a GTS250m.

 

It's MXM 3.0 A, but you can remove the subwoofer and get the space for 3.0 B. The fastet card is 6770m not GTS 250M. 5650 M is also an option. Maybe I order one the next days for ~40 Euros.

 

I ordered a 5650M and now my display looks like this.

Can anyone help me?

HDMI and VGA doesn't work.

 

Possibly the ports won't work. There's some BIOS issue, because of the unsupported card. Colors looks a bit dark for me as I watching the same wallpaper on my machine.

 

I try to give it back to the seller.

 

Oh man i'm kind of jealous the fastest for mine a GT240m and HD4670 DDR3.

 

I was able to give it back and I have my money now back. I think NVIDIA cards are the only option for a upgrade except 4670M. I heard about a GTX 560M and GT 540M that worked in this laptop. The 5650M was the last option for me. Maybe I upgrade to a SSD soon or buy a complety other laptop.

 

maybe you need a modded bios or vbios to make it work? at the least a ddr3 4670m will help and should be marginally better than the gt240m.

 

I saw some benchmarks of those 2 cards in 3D Mark Vantage. My stock 240m scores at about 2100 points. The 4670m at 2600 points stock. My 240M OC at 2800 points and a max overclocked 4670m at 3400. I think that's not a really big jump. About 20% more power and I don't know whether VGA and HDMI would work.