upgrade Ghz.......possible?

andeem · 05-21-2008, 04:06 AM

I may be on wrong board. I have new gateway laptop. Is it possible to upgrade from 1.67 to 2.8 Ghz? Is it expensive.
TIA

diduknowthat · 05-21-2008, 04:36 AM

You mean buy a new processor? It might be possible, but pretty difficult. Laptops are really hard to upgrade. What model is your laptop and what CPU are we talking about here?

andeem · 05-21-2008, 04:52 AM

Gateway M6750 Laptop, Intel Core2 Duo 1.67Ghz, 15.4" WXGA, 3GB DDR2, 250GB, 16x DL DVD±RW/±R/DVD-ROM, Vista Home Premium, 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN, Built-In WebCam, 5-in-1 Media Reader

cohen · 05-21-2008, 05:16 AM

brand of Laptop and model?

andeem · 05-21-2008, 05:19 AM

gateway m6750

CPTMuller · 05-21-2008, 04:56 PM

I don't know why you would want/need that much more from your laptop... What do you do with it that requires that much horsepower.

Dropkickmurphys · 05-21-2008, 05:14 PM

that really isnt a bad processor you have in there already... what will you possibly need to do to use so much power? you havent specified a graphics card so im assuming it will be an intel chipset and not used for gaming, am i correct?

plus, upgrading the CPU will be fairly expensive, you will probably have to send the laptop back to the supplier who will fit one for you (if they offer the service) that is if it is under warranty etc...

if it inst under warranty you will need to do quite a bit of research, such as:
- Is it upgradeable?
- what processors will work?
- how much?
- where can i buy one from? (most probably ebay or somewhere similar).

Dave.

PabloTeK · 05-21-2008, 06:11 PM

Am I right in thinking that the 2.8GHz CPU is Intel's X9000? If it is then it'd be a waste of money for any laptop that doesn't have 2 8800GTX M's in. Plus the cooling requirement is quite large.

g25racer · 05-21-2008, 09:50 PM

If he thinks he needs that much more of a processor then obviously he's either trying to show off or his pc is majorly infected.

05-21-2008, 04:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
andeem New Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4	upgrade Ghz.......possible? I may be on wrong board. I have new gateway laptop. Is it possible to upgrade from 1.67 to 2.8 Ghz? Is it expensive. TIA

05-21-2008, 04:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 18 Posts: 6,652	You mean buy a new processor? It might be possible, but pretty difficult. Laptops are really hard to upgrade. What model is your laptop and what CPU are we talking about here? __________________ Silent Mini-Rig Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 4GB G.Skill DDR2 800 Memory \| 400GB WD SATA HD eVGA 8800GT 512mb Graphics Card X-Fi Xtrememusic Sound Card Asus Combo ATSC TV Tuner Scythe Ninja \| AC Accelero S1 Passive heatsink Cooler Master Elite 340 mATX Case

05-21-2008, 04:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
andeem New Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4	does this tell you enough?? Gateway M6750 Laptop, Intel Core2 Duo 1.67Ghz, 15.4" WXGA, 3GB DDR2, 250GB, 16x DL DVD±RW/±R/DVD-ROM, Vista Home Premium, 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN, Built-In WebCam, 5-in-1 Media Reader

05-21-2008, 05:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
cohen Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 14 Posts: 8,206	brand of Laptop and model? __________________ My Website Desktop / Laptop Motherboard: Asus M2N X SE / Unknown CPU: AMD 4000+ 2.1GHZ x 2 / Intel Pentium M 1.60GHZ Ram: 2GB Transcend / 512MB Hard Drive: 320GB / 60GB Video Card: Both Intergrated Monitor: 19" Benq / 15.4" OS: Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack 1 / Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3

05-21-2008, 04:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
CPTMuller Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Not there. Posts: 733	I don't know why you would want/need that much more from your laptop... What do you do with it that requires that much horsepower. __________________ Specs of my main PC:Laptop (Thinkpad X61) C2D e6320, NVIDIA 7950GT (Factory OC) : C2D T7100, Intel GMA 965 Express 2gb ram 533mhz DDR2, 320GB 7200RPM : 1gb ra, 80gb 5400RPM Soundblaster X-FI Xtreme Audio, Linksys 10/100 Ethernet Card : on board Audio, on board Ethernet

05-21-2008, 05:19 AM	#5 (permalink)
andeem New Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4	gateway m6750

05-21-2008, 05:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
Dropkickmurphys Diamond Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Worthing, UK (Uni at Kent) Age: 19 Posts: 1,965	that really isnt a bad processor you have in there already... what will you possibly need to do to use so much power? you havent specified a graphics card so im assuming it will be an intel chipset and not used for gaming, am i correct? plus, upgrading the CPU will be fairly expensive, you will probably have to send the laptop back to the supplier who will fit one for you (if they offer the service) that is if it is under warranty etc... if it inst under warranty you will need to do quite a bit of research, such as: - Is it upgradeable? - what processors will work? - how much? - where can i buy one from? (most probably ebay or somewhere similar). Dave. __________________ Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 2.4Ghz (OC @ 2.9GHz) Gigabyte P35C-DS3R motherboard 2GB 6400 DDR240 RAM 512Mb Geforce 8600GT OC'd (Hoping for a 9800GT soon) 500GB Seagate 7,500RPM HDD Lite-on 20x DVD+RW OCZ GameXStream 600W PSU CoolerMaster Black Centurian 534 Case Samsung 19" 1440x900 SyncMaster 940BW monitor / Samsung 19" 1440x900 TV Dual Booting: Windows XP Proffessional SP2 / Windows Vista Business SP1

05-21-2008, 09:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
g25racer Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hamilton, MI Posts: 3,911	If he thinks he needs that much more of a processor then obviously he's either trying to show off or his pc is majorly infected. __________________ CPU - AMD Athlon 64x2 5200+ @ 2.6ghz Ram - 2GB Stock clock HD - 320gb seagate & Samsung 750gb 32mb cache GPU - XFX 8600GT XXX Zalman @ 680 or 700mhz PSU - Ultra X-finity 600watt OS - Vista Home Premium(32) & Ubuntu (8.04) Ultimate Ed Audio - JVC 460watts Control - Logitech G25 Wheel & Logitech Rumblepad 2 Games - GTR2 and LFS -- Race Sim's for Life --

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