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    p4 processor in a socket ppga478 ?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by bull6969, May 29, 2010.

  1. bull6969

    bull6969 Newbie

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    I was hoping to be able to upgrade my older aspire 5315-2007 1.8 ghz celeron m540
    with a P4 2.4ghz 512 processor...... Anyone?
     
    bull6969, May 29, 2010
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  2. AbStra1t

    AbStra1t Notebook Enthusiast

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    M540 is on socet P so u should be able to change it to:
    Intel Core 2 Duo (T5xx0, T7xx0, T8x00, T9x00)
    Intel Celeron M
    Intel Pentium Dual-Core (T23x0, T2410, T3x00, T4x00)

    ..if chipset allows.
     
    AbStra1t, May 30, 2010
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  3. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    i wouldn't say core 2 duo.. can u post a few screenshots of CPU-Z telling u what CPU and chipset u have?
     
    sean473, May 31, 2010
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    Trottel Notebook Virtuoso

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    No, it doesn't work that way. Just because the socket has 478 pins does not mean it is compatible. First of all, the pins are not in the same arrangement, so it would not fit. Second of all, the celeron M540 is way more powerful than a 2.4Ghz P4.
     
    Trottel, May 31, 2010
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  5. lowlymarine

    lowlymarine Notebook Deity

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    A 2.4GHz Pentium 4 (-M, presumably?) would actually be markedly slower than a 1.8GHz Celeron M, since the Celeron M is based on the vastly superior Banias/P6M architecture used for the Pentium M and as a precursor to the Core architecture.

    And no, there were never 2.4GHz P4s with HyperThreading, so there's no potential multi-threaded benefit, either.

    Anyways, the Aspire 5315 uses a 960GML chipset, and so should support the Socket P (Santa Rosa) Core 2 Duos - specifically, the T7250, T7300, T7500, T7700, and T7800 - if the BIOS supports them.
     
    lowlymarine, May 31, 2010
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    yotano211 Notebook Evangelist

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    In theory can you also support the t8100, t8300, t9300 and the t9500 too if there is a Bios support.
     
    yotano211, Jun 1, 2010
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