Upgrading a DV9000 series laptop

I'm looking to upgrade a few things on my HP DV9743cl and I am having some problem finding out if the factory components will support the possible upgrades.

Processor:
T7250 ---> T9900

RAM:
3gb PC2-5300 ---> 4gb PC2-6400
I've actually purchased the PC2-6400 ram, but I'm curious if it'll actually run at this performance or stay at the PC2-5300 performance level after the install.

GPU:
NVIDIA GF 8600M GS ---> NVIDIA GF ?????
Can this even be done since the GPU is integrated?

HD:
2x 160gb (which I think are at 5400 rpm) ---> 1x SSD Intel x25-M 80gb for the OS and a 10,000rpm HD for secondary

Currently running Windows 7 32bit after a clean install.

 

The GPU can not be upgraded. And do yourself a favor and run 64-bit if you're getting 4GB anyway.

It will take 4GB RAM but the 667MHz speed cannot be changed.

 

I plan to bump it over to the 64bit version of Windows 7.

I've got 3gb ram running at 333MHz according to CPUZ.

 

CPU-Z shows clock, DDR memory transfers data on both rising and falling edge of the clock, so the transfer speed of the memory is double the clock frequency. It's spec'd at 667 because of all the paranoia with 666.

 

Well then...I guess there will be no difference from PC2-5300 to PC2-6400

 

PC2-6400 is 800MHz. There will be a difference if you're willing to spend some time to tweak it. Install nVidia Performance Utility and go to motherboard options. There you can change the timings.

With 800MHz memory at 667 you'll be able to drop 'em quite a bit. 4-4-4-12 @ 667MHz = 5-5-5-15 @ 800MHz.

 

What do you mean by "drop 'em quite a bit. 4-4-4-12 @ 667MHz = 5-5-5-15 @ 800MHz." I'm pretty clueless, is this over clocking the ram? (or under?) If this is the case, does it work out worth it to buy the more expensive PC2-6400 Ram over the 5300? Also is it possible to use 4gig modules so that I can have 8GB? as I use Photoshop and Illustrator at the same time, with multiple windows open when designing.
Thanks guys

 

No it is not overclocking the RAM it is just the timings. 800mhz ram sticks will work on a DV9000 but it will downclock to 667mhz because thats what the maximum speed the motherboard supports.

For a DV9000, its not worth buying PC2-6400 unless its equal or cheaper than a PC2-5300. I usually opting for a PC2-6400 in case i need to move the RAM to a different notebook which might support 800mhz

As for 8 gb of RAM im pretty sure the max the BIOS will support it 4gb

 

ah ok, 2.0 told me that 8gb would be possible. I have a DV9035tx (exact model). Hopefully I can get a 100% accurate answer somewhere (HP are hopeless to ask or search for info), as I want to upgrade the RAM asap, so I have to decide whether to purchase 2x 4GB sticks or 2x 2GB sticks @_@
thanks for the help all

 

I corrected that on the other thread last week when I noticed your model number. The 9500 and up models should be able to do it since they have PM965 chipset. Other HP computers with that chipset have successfully been updated to 8GB RAM.

 

putting $700 of upgrades into an out of warranty 2 year old laptop might not be the best spend of $$ considering what kind of NEW machine you can buy for $700

 

ah thanks for that 2.0, I hadn't checked that thread at the time. And newsposter, you're probably right. I don't care about the warranty aspect, as warranty with HP is a bit of a joke (well for me it was...) After looking into prices, I'll probably just upgrade the RAM and get a desktop later next year. Though I already bought a dv9000 mobo with a better graphics card,for $20 including postage, hopefully I'll have a tiny bit more FPS.
SSD would be nice, but they are just so fricken expensive! Same with the better CPU's.