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    Upgrade my CPU? VPC-EA series

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by jellybelly, Mar 21, 2011.

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    jellybelly Newbie

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    Probably a very tedious question for you guys, but.......

    So I'm one of those cheapskate VAIO owners who only jumped in when the E series came around. I got a very good deal on a small EA series with Blu-Ray burner. However the CPU is a bit of a donkey (dual core P6100, 2GHz).

    I missed a mobile i5-540 on Ebay the other day, and was wondering if it would have worked (it's the same pin layout so I'm sure it will fit), and if it's a big challenge?

    Thanks for any info
     
    jellybelly, Mar 21, 2011
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    Bump. There's really no info out there!

    I'm guessing I should avoid the i5-5xx series, but i5-480m or i3-380m should work (if I can find one).
     
    jellybelly, Mar 28, 2011
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