Upgrading the CPU and GPU on an Aspire 6930G

G'day everyone,

I'm interested in doing GPU and CPU upgrades on my Aspire 6930G. I would like to upgrade from the T5800 to the T9600. Also, I would like to upgrade from my GF 9300m GS to the 9600m GT.
My questions are:
1. The T9600 fits into a socket P (the same as the T5800) but will the BIOS support it? Would it run hotter or cooler?
2. What type of DDR does the GF 9300M GS run? If I buy a DDR3 Graphics Card and the motherboard only supports a DDR2, it will run on the DDR2 instead of DDR3, right?
3. Will this graphics card work, or do I need to flash the vBIOS... http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Genuine-...610833?hash=item419958d851:g:0vgAAOSwu4BVn20o
4. Should I update my BIOS? I'm currently running 3121.

Sorry about all these questions, I'm new to upgrading laptops!

Thanks in advance

 

Not sure you can upgrade the gpu, even if you can upgrade the cpu on that model.

6 year old notebook huh? Did you read the other very recent threads with almost your exact scenario?

 

It say's it will but the PM45 is at least an early version. the upgrades do not even seem worth the money really.

Edit; the 800 FSB can be of an issue as well.

 

Check these threads, a little searching goes a long way:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/aspire-6930g-upgrade-gpu-and-cpu.548518/

http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/acer-6930g-cpu-upgrade.411186/

http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/cpu-and-gpu-upgrade-on-acer-aspire-6930g.402416/

 

It would run 1066MHz FSB CPUs just fine (no quads), the GPU is upgradeable as well. Don't know how much RAM you have, or need, but DDR2 is rather pricey (and no it doesn't matter the type of your on-board memory, the GPU deals with its own). If you are on a budget, better save the money though, $300 can get you a newer and still upgradeable machine.

 

Hi Guys,

Thanks for your replies! I know that my graphics card runs on MXM-II but I was wondering if there is a difference in performance in a DDR2 Graphics card to a DDR3. And yes, I have been doing a lot of searches for info on the P9600 upgrades so thanks for the links.

 

DDR3 is faster than DDR2, so given the same GPU, a DDR3 model will outperform a DDR2 model (at least in benchmarks). In real life, you may not see much of a difference.

 

Okay, thanks! I was just asking because I have the option of buying a 1 GB DDR2 9600m GT (MXM-II) for $84 or a 512 MB one for about $130. I guess I should go for the DDR2 version?

 

If the 512mb version comes with (G)DDR3 this is what you want!

 

I would say go for the cheaper one. That card is old and way outdated nowadays. No point in investing too much in it in my opinion.

 

For the CPU... I'd go with P9600 or P9700 instead (because its 25W and will produce less heat).

In regards to the GPU here's a webpage you might find useful:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/acer-mxm-models-and-cards.396320/

It would appear that your laptop does have an MXM II module, which means you should be able to upgrade to 9600M GT indeed.

Not sure if you could, but you can also sift through this thread:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...-asus-m60j-on-acer-aspire-6930g.430708/page-3

Dunno if its worth the money to upgrade to 9600m GT... sure it will provide much more gpu power than 9300m GT, though it would be a temporary upgrade at best.

I'd suggest in that case you aim for getting a new laptop soon, and treat this upgrade as temporary (that is if you can get the components for cheap enough).

 

Hey Deks! Thanks for your reply. Are you sure that those processors work (will the BIOS/mobo work with them)? Has anyone tried it before? I actually bought this laptop to mod it! I'm used to old computers although I want to upgrade it with an SSD (in addition to the Graphics and CPU)
Also, should I update the BIOS or should I wait till after the upgrade (if things don't work, perhaps the update will fix it)?

 

If your motherboard chipset is PM45, then yes, those CPU's should work easily enough.
Use CPU-Z to get accurate data on your cpu and mobo details.

As for upgrading your BIOS... it depends on whether the laptop needs it to support other processors, or if the BIOS upgrade solves some potential problems.
If you don't have any issues with the BIOS, then there would be no reason to update it.

 

You want to search for a 4650 ddr3. Much better than 9600m gt

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Not unless you want to suffer through much higher heat output that comes with 4650.

A better bet would be GT 240M on an MXM II - which is being sold on Ebay... trouble with that is potential lack of compatibility as I think someone already tried it and it didn't work in their version of 6930g - though there are different versions of this laptop, hence it might be possible the OP's version could be compatible, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

Which leaves 9600m GT GDD3 as the only potential viable option - maybe. Not sure if the BIOS update or mod might fix compatibility issues with 240M though... if the issues exist on the OP's laptop in the first place.

 

If you consider the thermal trip point, 4650 is not that much hotter. I had both (actually 6 - 4670, 4650 and GT 240m, two of each). Granted 4650 would run hotter, but their delta to the designed max temp is comparable. Also why GT 240m wont run in the 6930G? Was it a faulty GPU? It should run, no problems (just a guess). So, 4650 is the best bet IMO, but you have to solder video BIOS, or implement the video BIOS in the system BIOS.