Can I upgrade this laptop with i7 720QM and 120gb SSD

Hello folks, this is my first thread on this forum, got excited by looking at all the threads where people upgraded there laptops and now are very happy with it

Baiscally, I am from India, and we have slightly different models names I believe, this is the laptop I have

Archived VPCEB36FG : E Series : VAIO Laptop & Computer : Sony India

It has i3 370M processor now ( with H55 motherboard, and CPUz reports socket as 989 rPGA)

Now I am wondering can I get a i720QM processor from ebay and may be a nice 120 gb ssd ( sandisk one is $130 on newegg)

So, is it possible? Any guides? Would really appreciate any help, I always built my desktops my self, but this is the first time I will be changing anything in a laptop..

Thanks for your help guys

Regards
Jack

 

The i7 will not work. The SSD should.

 

Can I upgrade to any other processor then? And would I need to buy a special connector or anything for the SSD to work? its a SATA 2 SSD btw...

 

Anyone?..............

 

SSD just pick your poison, your EB takes a standard 2.5" SSD (note you won't get Sata 3 speeds, but will be compatible).

For CPU, would need more research but you need to stick with a 35W part (i.e. i5). Figure out what the fastest 1st gen i5 was and give it a go? (560 or 580m perhaps)?

 

From what I heard around forums, i7 would take like very less power extra from i3 if at all, is that not true? are you 100% sure it won't take a i7?

Also, cause of the limitation I am picking a sata2 ssd only...its cheaper also..

 

^I highly doubt your EB can handle the thermals of the i7 + the discrete graphics. IF it could, I suspect they would have offered an i7 option.

But no, I'm not 100% sure. Keep in mind the quad core i7, even if it does work, will absolutely torch your battery life, if that matters to you.

 

I am thinking of getting the i7 620m now...but only thing that is troubling me in, it has a integrated gpu I think and I am thinking it will mess up with my config...any thoughts? I have a hd 5650m on board....

 

Your i3-370 also has integrated graphics.

 

2.4GHz upgrade to 2.66GHz. You won't notice a difference at all for general use.

 

Just do the SSD and RAM if necessary. The CPU bump will be a much less noticeable upgrade unless you are doing heavy video work, compiling, etc.

 

Thanks a lot everyone for the replies

Actually I went through this

Compare Intel® Products

And this is what is worrying me...

Embedded Options Available
Is YES
only in case of i7 620m....
so I am afraid it might interfere with something? is it?

Also, I guess the best upgrade my laptop can get it i7 620m itself...and I am getting a ES ( Enginnering Sample) on ebay for ~$100 ...
That might be the cheapest and best upgrade for me?
apart from 120gb intel 320 ssd that I got for this, and 8gb of gskill rams

 

There are few applications I know of for which even a jump from an i3 to a dual core i7 would yield noticeable performance/speed improvements in the way that the HDD-to-SSD upgrade and even potentially the RAM upgrade will. That said, if the cpu upgrade is easy and essentially risk free and you really want to do it, go for it. Personally, I think that any time you need to disassemble a laptop to get at the mobo you risk breaking cables, wires and connectors which temporarily sidelines the computer until replacement parts are delivered. If you're a pro at this the risk is lower. Still question the benefit, compared to other uses of the $120.

The $120 might be better spent on a larger SSD. (System overhead and the misleading way SSD space is calculated will knock you down to around 110GB, Win 7, major productivity software, photo/video editing software will take around 40GB or more, leaving you with only 70MB for all your storage needs. You might be able to score a decent 256GB SSD for $120 more than the Intel 320 120GB (SATA II SSD prices are falling), but not for an Intel, more likely a Samsung, which is fine. Something else to consider, if it is possible in the E, replacing the DVD bay with a caddy that enables you to install an HDD to hold your files, as loading or streaming data files does not require SSD speeds. There again, that $120 would buy you the caddy (around $50) and a 500GB - 640GB SSD.