acer 6920g. cpu, gup, ram and hard drive upgrade

right. hello guys. ive been searching around for days on end now, and i have found some usefull information, but these were old forums from 3 or 4 years ago, since then technology has been updated.

so what id like to know is, i know i can upgrade my cpu and gpu, but im not so sure about my ram.

when i say ram, ive read that, it can be expanded to 4gb x2 making 8gb. im not sure on ddr3 or ddr2. can some one explain what the difference is ? im not completely sure about this.

also. i know i can upgrade my cpu if its a p type one ? not sure what that means. some one mentioned on here though, that if i upgrade over a certain amount of mhz it wont be recognised in the laptop after the upgrade and laptop wont boot up
can some suggest to me, what sort of cpu's i could use with this laptop ?
ive been looking at this one on ebay
Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 2.8GHz 6MB / 1066MHz SLG9F Socket PGA478 Laptop CPU | eBay

as for gpu ive found this whch ive read can be used. but im not sure
Acer Aspire 5739G, 5935G, 7738G GeForce GT 130M VG.10P06.002 Video card DDR3 1Gb | eBay
i would like to have a 1gb or more gpu in my laptop to play some high end games. can peole suggest to me what gpus i could use ?

as for ram. all i could find is 4gbx2 on ebay which i believe are soodimm. which is what i have to use ? some one please correct me if im wrong. thanks
Kingston KVR1333D3S94G (4 GB, DDR3 SDRAM, 1333 MHz, SO DIMM 204-pin) Memory 0740617166453 | eBay

also finaly, can any one suggest the fastest biggest hard drive possible for this laptop, im are theres another slot for hard drive which i plan on using some how, apparently theres custom made covers you can buy and install a second hard drive, can some one point me to the right direction ?

id be greatful if any one can post some information or help me.

thanks n advance

ricky

 

It would help if you link to your notebook's specs page.

DDR2 Sodimm modules are not compatible with DDR3 Sodimm modules (or vice versa). They are physically and electrically different.

Are you sure your secondary drive bay has all the required wiring/connectors and the adaptor to physically plug in a second HDD or SSD inside? Most systems don't ship that way if originally ordered/bought with only a single drive installed.

As to which HDD I would recommend: easy, the Seagate Momentus Hybrid 750GB HDD.


For the cpu and gpu upgrades? I don't know... the price seems tempting for the cpu (£39.99), but what are you upgrading from?

See (PM score 2009):
PassMark CPU Lookup

To me, that 'performance' above is not an upgrade - a new platform could get you 2, 3 and even more than 4 times the performance you have now (for very little $$$).

As for the gpu option at £80.00, I am almost 100% positive that that is not a worthwhile upgrade (please keep in mind I am not a gamer...):

See (PM score 335):
PassMark - GeForce GT 130M - Price performance comparison



The RAM that will work is now only available 'special order' (in this region) and is not in line with 'best bang for the buck'.

See:
Patriot Signature DDR2 8GB (2 x 4GB) PC2-6400 SODIMM for Notebooks at Memory Express



With all the above points (and again, without knowing what is your current setup...), I cannot recommend any upgrades to this system (even assuming they will work) for the $$$ involved.

My recommendation: Time for a new system.

Sell your current system and buy the newest platform (quad core, if you're into gaming, video editing and/or image/sound editing) you can afford.


SNB or IB
Win8PROx64
8GB RAM minimum, 16GB highly recommended
240/256GB SSD (Intel 520 Series, Crucial M4)


Hope this helps a little?

Good luck.

 

right sorry, heres a link to the laptop.

Acer Support: Aspire 6920G Series Specifications

Acer 6920G specifications | Expert Reviews

and yeah i havent quite finished reading what youve wrote, but those are the specs

 

i see, the hard drive seems like it would be a good upgrade, i would prefer not to upgrade, although i have the mney to id like to top out the performance of this laptop.

as for the ram, would that be suitable for this laptop ? as im sure not all laptops use the same type of ram, am i correct in saying this ?

and as for the gpu, i wasnt so sure on the gpu for price. but again, im not too bothered about money wise.

as for the cpu, youd say its worthwhile buying that ? well the current cpu it comes with is 2ghz. but i can upgrade from that to a 2.8 ghz with a 6mb cache where the stock one has only 2mb cache.

the ram seems okay. and the hard drive seems good. now all i have to work out is gpu and possibly cpu although i think that we would both agree for the price its a good upgrade at that, from a 2ghz....

 

The cpu upgrade is definitely not worth it imo (at even ZERO cost).

If you're still running Vista - definitely consider upgrading to Win8x64.

I don't think the gpu can be upgraded to anything substantially better either?


Still recommend a new system/platform instead of sinking money into this 'project'.

 

well the current gpu inside this laptop is 256mg graphics. but i can get a gpu that runs at 1gb ati which i know works.
and theres a t9600 gt or gs i believe that somewhat works with the right flashing of bios.

but i can get the ati radeon for 100 pounds and i know this works for definate.

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 HD4650 MXM II 1GB DDR2 HD 4670 UK | eBay

but what id like to know is, is 1gb of dedicated graphics good for a laptop ? cause i know some high end laptops only come with 512mg dedicated grphics.

 

i will also add, i will put windows 7 64 bit operating system on this laptop so if i can get 8gb of ram into it, it will be supported. so this is whats decided so far.

cpu 2.8ghz
750gb hard drive
the 4gb x2 ram
windows 7 64bit (whats the difference between windows 8 and 7 ? drivers wise ? is windows 8 stable ?)
so still to decide would be graphics....

generally ive looked around for alptop of this specs and i would be paying out around £700 for a laptop with similar specs to the one i have once ive upgraded it for around £150

so i need help now choosing a graphics card

also why would you say its not worthit upgrading to another cpu ? especially for the price. i should get a performance boost right ?

 

If you're already running a 2.6GHz cpu - going to the same platform 2.8GHz cpu is not really an upgrade (and certainly not for £40).

Which £700 current notebook will give you such low-end 'specs' as the system you're currently running?

It would/should be at least a SNB platform and give you around double the cpu performance you want to upgrade to.

I am also guessing that the gpu will be far more capable than the £80 gpu you're considering too.


Here is an idea of what you can get for that money:

See:
MSI CX70-023US w/ Core i7-3610QM, 8GB, 750GB, DVD+/-RW, 17.3in HD+, GeForce GT 640M, Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit at Memory Express


See (PM score 7568):
PassMark - Intel Core i7-3610QM @ 2.30GHz - Price performance comparison


With performance that will really put your 'upgrades' in the proper perspective.

See (PM score 1753):
PassMark - Intel Core2 Duo T9300 @ 2.50GHz - Price performance comparison

See (PM score 1720):
PassMark - Intel Core2 Duo T9500 @ 2.60GHz - Price performance comparison



Yeah, more than 4x the performance of your current system.


Also - do not forget to take into account what you can sell your current system for towards a new system/platform.

Good luck.

 

hmmm yeahi guess. but m processor is only 2ghz. well the one ive got, acer made different models with different specs. so the 6920g varies.

 

Interesting thread, i just barley skimmed it. I really wouldn't suggest windows 8unless you are running tablet it as screwed up GUI and compatibility issues. Vista isn't too bad but, 7 is usggested. the T9600 is decent CPU the gt13 is totally bogus as the 5920G is an MXM 2 TYPE II like my 5920G, which case the fastest you can get is 4670 ddr3 ir gt240m ddr3 wich aren't as easy to get.

The reason I opted to buy my 5920g and upgrade it is because it only have small bit of money to pend every now and again versus over 1k USD at once plus I have the skill and know how as well as Microsoft account for & and office on the cheap.

IF you are gonna spend all the money on upgrades up front you might be better off getting a new laptop or one of those DIY kits with out the cpu and ram.

 

hi rdr1991,

After these years, in the end, have you upgrade anything on your 6920?
I'm seeking information if I can increase memory to 8GB (2x4GB) or not.
Google give me a few of yes, while almost all others say no.

Wish someone can give me clear cut on this.

Thank you.

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Acer Aspire 6920G
CPU : Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 @ 2.4GHz
GPU : nvidia GeForce 9500M GS (512MB)
RAM : 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 SODIMM @ 667MHz
HDD : Intel SSD 520 Series 240GB
OS : Windows 10 Pro (64 bit)

 

JoeNuvo, theoretically it should work, unless there is some BIOS glitch. Practically, given the fact you ain't getting 2x4GB DDR2 modules cheaper than $100, it's not worth it. You can get much newer and better machine for $200-300, no way to justify such an investment.

 

Your machine most likely has a 4GB RAM limit and DDR2 RAM. Not to mention the fact that your GPU is not upgradeable. Unless it has MXM capabilities (otherwise only way you'll get a GPU upgrade is motherboard swapping). Your CPU can likely be upgraded some. It is not a gaming laptop in the modern sense. It is what it is. 4GB and at least Windows 7 64 bit would improve things. Your hard drive is upgradable too. Want to play modern games at good settings, you'll really need a new laptop.