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    hp presario cq56 extreme upgrade?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by bonami2, Feb 19, 2014.

  1. bonami2

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    My current cq56 is with a 500gb seagate hdd with a intel t4500 3gb ram

    Im thinking of removing the cd drive and use the hdd there and add a 64gb ssd used ( i can have a caddy for 50$


    and replace the wireless card for a intel 6300 idk if the hp bios can allow them.


    and a 12cell Anker battery :D


    Do you think it overkill for that poor laptop?
     
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    HP whitelist WLAN cards, so you'll need to use another HP one of the same generation. IIRC best will probably be a 5300/5100.
     
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    Upgrade your memory to 8GB, upgrade the processor to a Core 2 Duo, and forget about the wireless card.
     
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    the t4500 is more than capable and the gl40 chipset is not really build for core 2 duo but the t9300 t9500 work that is a good upgrade but even then..

    And ram upgrade lol 4gb is more than enough im gaming and multitasking on a 4gb desktop yea ram bottleneck in bf4 for sure at ultra....


    so ssd and cpu upgrade are on my list.


    the wlan is just to get the best before there no more on sale.. So i need a hp one strange the manual do not state that...
     
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    Not overkill at all if you like the laptop.
     
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    thank you for your support Arog :)
     
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    HP and Lenovo started whitelisting WLAN cards since at least 2006/2007. They don't tell you because the wireless card isn't typically a CRU (Customer Replaceable Unit). If you put a non HP WLAN card into an HP, it won't even boot up, it'll go to a BIOS message about an unauthorized WLAN card. A custom BIOS IIRC is the only way by this, and I don't officially condone it.
     
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    clevo for ever duh if i buy new it a clevo :thumbsup: stupids bios lock crap


    what kind of ssd im sure will work on it? any idea
     
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    Any 2.5" 9.5mm SSD will work. You aren't going to find many if any SATA 2 SSDs on the market anymore, SATA 3 SSDs will just go down to their rated SATA 2 speeds.
     
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    ok good find a crucial m500 120gb for 100$ look interesting and eve crucial say it work so im sure...

    Gonna use the cd dvd bay for the hdd later :)
     
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    4GB is enough for gaming, but not for multitasking. 8GB will make your system more responsive and faster at multitasking. If your current wireless isn't causing any trouble and is as fast or faster than your internet connection, there is nothing to gain unless you want to start transfering files between your computers over wireless lan.


    Tsunade, a third option is that you can flash the firmware on the wireless card itself.
     
    Qing Dao, Feb 20, 2014
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    was for range that i wanted to change and for stable driver... i got a realtek one..

    And i dont think 8gb ram will change anything on responsiveness ( Higher clock and low latency will
     
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    Anker 98 wh battery work perfectly i recommend them they even have mail support :D
     
    bonami2, Mar 11, 2014
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