upgrading processor

gottabamd · 11-14-2006, 09:00 PM

Ok guys. Here it is. What I have is an older laptop. It has a 900mhz processor, 256mb RAM, and a 20GB hdd. As you can tell from the title, I wanna upgrade this bad boy (I know you are all jealous that I have it and not you)

. The processor in it now is a Socket A Duron. I'm looking on fleaBay and I see all these processors. Some are Durons, but most are XP's. The XP catches my attention most and is probably the one I will get. The only thing is, I dont know exactly what to get. I think my RAM is 133MHz FSB. I'm not sure what the cpu is. What FSB processor should I get. Also if anyone wants to recommend a specific processor, I would appreciate that. Thanks for the help.

[-0MEGA-] · 11-14-2006, 09:07 PM

If I were you I would ditch it and buy a new one all together

The price of cheap new parts is less then older parts, such as SDRAM and Socket A CPU's.

gottabamd · 11-14-2006, 09:10 PM

the laptop was given to me. i dont have the money to buy a new one. i was gonna get people that wanna buy me christmas presents to buy individual pieces for me.

[-0MEGA-] · 11-14-2006, 09:59 PM

Oh my mistake, I was thinking it was a desktop. (shows me to look at the sub-forum first

)

Upgrading a laptop is even harder, generally you can only upgrade the RAM or hard drive. Some processors are built onto the motherboard, as well as the GPU, so those may be unremovable.

gottabamd · 11-14-2006, 10:05 PM

i opened it up last night and it seemed like it could be removed. it had one of those off-white colored things that desktop mobos have. it had screws holding a bracket that was holding the cpu down so i dont think it is built in. i will take the bracket off tonight ( i didnt have the tools necessary to do it last night) and see if it is built in. but... in the mean time if it isnt built in, what type of processor would i need? thanks for the help.

[-0MEGA-] · 11-14-2006, 10:16 PM

Download and run cpu-z, it should tell you specs of the processor and motherboard, and what socket it's using.

goosy22 · 11-14-2006, 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

Download and run cpu-z, it should tell you specs of the processor and motherboard, and what socket it's using.

yes, and then google the motherboard manufacturer and model... it should show supported upgrades, if any...

Technogab · 11-15-2006, 04:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goosy22

yes, and then google the motherboard manufacturer and model... it should show supported upgrades, if any...

Like the others said, it probably cant be upgraded. Most laptops dont have CPU's that are upgradeable, although I have seen some older Dell's that were! But you can probably sell the laptop as is on ebay and put that money to something newer and faster and it shouldn't even cost you that much. You have to ask yourself if the price in parts are worth the performance.

Sometimes it's just more practical to buy a new one.

**The_Other_One** · 11-15-2006, 04:19 AM

Basically no older laptops allow upgrades beyond RAM and HD's as mentioned. And should you be able to, I'm quite sure you'd be limited to the Pentium III series and nothing more(well, Celerons

)

11-14-2006, 09:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
gottabamd Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 118	upgrading processor Ok guys. Here it is. What I have is an older laptop. It has a 900mhz processor, 256mb RAM, and a 20GB hdd. As you can tell from the title, I wanna upgrade this bad boy (I know you are all jealous that I have it and not you) . The processor in it now is a Socket A Duron. I'm looking on fleaBay and I see all these processors. Some are Durons, but most are XP's. The XP catches my attention most and is probably the one I will get. The only thing is, I dont know exactly what to get. I think my RAM is 133MHz FSB. I'm not sure what the cpu is. What FSB processor should I get. Also if anyone wants to recommend a specific processor, I would appreciate that. Thanks for the help. __________________ HOME PC: ASUS P5K Deluxe 0404 \| C2D E6400 Lapped @ 3.2GHz 400MHz FSB 1.2875V \| Zalman 9500 \| TeamXtreme 2Gb DDR2-667 @ DDR2-800 4-4-4-12 2.0v + Crucial 10th Ann. 2Gb @ same \| 8800gts 640Mb @ stock for now ( no reason to OC) \| 2x36Gb Raptors RAID 0 \| 200Gb Maxtor SATA \| 720W Enermax Infinity WORK PC: ASUS P4P800 \| Pentium 4 2.8 \| 1GB Corsair XMS 1GB \| EVGA 7800GS @ 529/1512 \| 80GB WD \| Antec Smartpower 350 PSU LAPTOP: Toshiba Satellite L35S2151 \| Celeron M 1.8GHz \| 512Mb RAM \| 60GB HDD

11-14-2006, 09:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Goffstown, NH Age: 21 Posts: 28,943	If I were you I would ditch it and buy a new one all together The price of cheap new parts is less then older parts, such as SDRAM and Socket A CPU's. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870 X2 2GB GDDR5 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 960 300GB Raptor // 2x 750GB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605 www.photosbygeoff.com

11-14-2006, 09:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
gottabamd Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 118	the laptop was given to me. i dont have the money to buy a new one. i was gonna get people that wanna buy me christmas presents to buy individual pieces for me. __________________ HOME PC: ASUS P5K Deluxe 0404 \| C2D E6400 Lapped @ 3.2GHz 400MHz FSB 1.2875V \| Zalman 9500 \| TeamXtreme 2Gb DDR2-667 @ DDR2-800 4-4-4-12 2.0v + Crucial 10th Ann. 2Gb @ same \| 8800gts 640Mb @ stock for now ( no reason to OC) \| 2x36Gb Raptors RAID 0 \| 200Gb Maxtor SATA \| 720W Enermax Infinity WORK PC: ASUS P4P800 \| Pentium 4 2.8 \| 1GB Corsair XMS 1GB \| EVGA 7800GS @ 529/1512 \| 80GB WD \| Antec Smartpower 350 PSU LAPTOP: Toshiba Satellite L35S2151 \| Celeron M 1.8GHz \| 512Mb RAM \| 60GB HDD

11-14-2006, 09:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Goffstown, NH Age: 21 Posts: 28,943	Oh my mistake, I was thinking it was a desktop. (shows me to look at the sub-forum first ) Upgrading a laptop is even harder, generally you can only upgrade the RAM or hard drive. Some processors are built onto the motherboard, as well as the GPU, so those may be unremovable. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870 X2 2GB GDDR5 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 960 300GB Raptor // 2x 750GB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605 www.photosbygeoff.com

11-14-2006, 10:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
gottabamd Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 118	i opened it up last night and it seemed like it could be removed. it had one of those off-white colored things that desktop mobos have. it had screws holding a bracket that was holding the cpu down so i dont think it is built in. i will take the bracket off tonight ( i didnt have the tools necessary to do it last night) and see if it is built in. but... in the mean time if it isnt built in, what type of processor would i need? thanks for the help. __________________ HOME PC: ASUS P5K Deluxe 0404 \| C2D E6400 Lapped @ 3.2GHz 400MHz FSB 1.2875V \| Zalman 9500 \| TeamXtreme 2Gb DDR2-667 @ DDR2-800 4-4-4-12 2.0v + Crucial 10th Ann. 2Gb @ same \| 8800gts 640Mb @ stock for now ( no reason to OC) \| 2x36Gb Raptors RAID 0 \| 200Gb Maxtor SATA \| 720W Enermax Infinity WORK PC: ASUS P4P800 \| Pentium 4 2.8 \| 1GB Corsair XMS 1GB \| EVGA 7800GS @ 529/1512 \| 80GB WD \| Antec Smartpower 350 PSU LAPTOP: Toshiba Satellite L35S2151 \| Celeron M 1.8GHz \| 512Mb RAM \| 60GB HDD

11-14-2006, 10:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Goffstown, NH Age: 21 Posts: 28,943	Download and run cpu-z, it should tell you specs of the processor and motherboard, and what socket it's using. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870 X2 2GB GDDR5 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 960 300GB Raptor // 2x 750GB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605 www.photosbygeoff.com

11-15-2006, 04:19 AM	#9 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 25 Posts: 13,418	Basically no older laptops allow upgrades beyond RAM and HD's as mentioned. And should you be able to, I'm quite sure you'd be limited to the Pentium III series and nothing more(well, Celerons ) __________________ Primary- i7 920 \| 6GB RAM \| 9800GT \| 160+160+500GB Secondary- Athlon X2 4200 \| 2GB RAM \| 7600GT \| 80+250GB Netbook - Atom N280 \| 2GB RAM \| GMA945\| 160GB

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