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    Vaio VGN-BX195EP CPU Upgrade ?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by bofh100, Jan 24, 2008.

  1. bofh100

    bofh100 Newbie

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    Hi,

    I have a Sony Vaio VGN-BX195EP which (according to the Sony Tech Specs) has a Intel Celeron M 380 (1.6GHz it appears to be). I have upgraded the memory to the max of 2GB, but I would like to speed-up the laptop even more.

    Is it possible to replace the processor with a faster/better processor and which ones are recommended ?

    I see from the compatibility guide on here that the M 380 sits on a Socket 479, but I'm not sure about whether a bigger heatsink or different motherboard would be required and how this fits with the case for this specific Vaio model.

    All help and suggestions much appreciated.

    Thanks
     
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    moon angel Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    Your cpu is based on the Dothan Pentium-M (model number starts with 7**) so you could replace your Celeron-M with any of those (choose a 400MHz FSB version if you want to be safe, the model number for those ends with a 5). You can get up to 2.266Ghz Pentium-Ms but the higher end ones can be very expensive. You should notice a good performance increase due to the extra level 2 cache and a battery life extension due to the speedstepping feature.
     
    moon angel, Jan 24, 2008
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