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    CPU Upgrade on VIO SZ71

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by filjoa, Jul 11, 2011.

  1. filjoa

    filjoa Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi

    on my computer I have an T9300 with 4Gb Ram

    have any CPU better than T9300 for I can upgrade my laptop?

    best regards
     
    filjoa, Jul 11, 2011
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  2. Rachel

    Rachel Busy Bee

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    T9500 or x9000/x9100
     
    Rachel, Jul 12, 2011
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    irishsumo Notebook Consultant

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    Always bear in mind that the CPU might generate more heat than the chassis is designed to handle, especially as heat is a problem with the SZ series, and that there may be other limitations to any increase in speed you gain, such as the speed of the front-side bus, RAM, etc. I upped one of my laptops from a T5750 (Merom 65nm I think) to a T8100 (Penryn 45nm) and the performance gain was not very noticable. However, since the TDP was the same and it was a gaming laptop I knew the heat envelope of the machine could handle it if extra heat was produced. At the end of the day it was really a vanity and intellectual exercise to hack apart hardware than any planned increase of capabilities...
     
    irishsumo, Jul 12, 2011
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    5ushiMonster Notebook Deity

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    It comes down to what you use your machine for. For script writers and compilers, maybe the difference will be worth it.

    If you're more into gaming, then you'd be better off with a SSD mod, and maybe some more RAM (while disabling paging on the SSD). Unsure if the SZ can support over 4GB though as I remember reading about BIOS limits. Best bet in any case is an SSD imo.

    CPU mods on laptops are quite technical; most Sony machines will require you to take the entire machine apart to access the CPU. Then comes the issue of sourcing non-ES CPUs off eBay and the likes. And the issue of removing the thermal paste with (very) little rubbing alcohol. And replacing that with better after-market variants.

    Rachel also suggested an X series CPU. Those (all?) have a TDP of 45W, versus the T series which peak at 35W. I doubt your laptop will like it to much (let alone last long) in terms of heat dissipation...
     
    5ushiMonster, Jul 13, 2011
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  5. Rachel

    Rachel Busy Bee

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    These mods have been done before, the OP didn't state what they do giving us nothing really to go on.
    I would go for a T9500 if i wanted to upgrade, but in my case it's not worth it. It's also very easy to upgrade the SZ cpu.
    This has all been covered in the below thread and there are a few more on this topic. I also posted in the below thread and what i posted for me still stands.
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/sony/372246-vaio-sz-processor-upgrade-x9000-t9500-x7900.html
     
    Rachel, Jul 13, 2011
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