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    NX9420 CPU upgrade options

    Discussion in 'HP' started by arkham, Jan 28, 2009.

  1. arkham

    arkham Notebook Consultant

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    Has anyone upgraded their NX9420's CPU? I know the motherboard won't take full advantage of the Core 2 Duos, but I'm wondering if the past few years have seen enough of a price reduction on a worthwhile upgrade option. I think the majority of Core 2 Duos are pin-compatible with this model, but I'm interested in hearing from anyone who's taken the plunge.

    I have the 2.0GHz T2500 w/2GB (XP), and was thinking a CPU upgrade might help things out.


    (I've just removed all above references to upgrading the ATI x1600 MXM gfx card. I hadn't searched for a while and found out it's not feasible. If anyone knows a way around this, please let me know.)
     
    arkham, Jan 28, 2009
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