HAS ANYBODY HERE EVER PUT A NEW PROCESSOR IN THIER LAPTOP?

chinney4321 · Post by **chinney4321** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 11:29 am

hi all i bought a laptop in december but i want a better processor inside for doing demanding live sets..has anybody ever upgraded this way ,im not going to do it my self i will get a pro to do it ,it seems a cheaper alternative than getting a new laptop, ive been told i will need a new mother board 2..... my current spec is 1.66 ghz +1024 mb ram .let me know peeps cheers

herke · Post by **herke** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 11:35 am

i didnt know this was even possible. laptops are so custom made that i cant imagine shoe horning a new processor and motherboard into a laptop would be a good idea! I could see heat dissapation being a problem too. What laptop is it?

chinney4321 · Post by **chinney4321** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 12:55 pm

thanks for the reply man its a hp pavillion dv6000 ..the guy who i asked at a pc clinic said it is possible but would mean stripping it down and putting a new mother board + processor and fan so im not to sure ! the laptop i have at the moment has a amd turion in it but hp also do a intel core duo model at 2.6 ghz so he said it was just a case of buying them parts ..anyway cheers man

darkcatt · Post by **darkcatt** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 1:53 pm

look up the motherboard type and see what socket set it is. You should be able to it a faster processor on there that is the same socket set just make sure you get the right heat sink( and that it fits ) then flash the bios.

At the end of the day just get a newer used laptop. its a better alternative

Nokatus · Post by **Nokatus** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:52 pm

herke wrote:i didnt know this was even possible. laptops are so custom made that i cant imagine shoe horning a new processor and motherboard into a laptop would be a good idea!

It's perfectly possible - depending on the actual model of the laptop, of course.

darkcatt wrote:At the end of the day just get a newer used laptop. its a better alternative

If his laptop already supports a fast enough processor for his needs, buying another laptop is a waste -- unless he needs a second laptop, too

darkcatt wrote:You should be able to it a faster processor on there that is the same socket set just make sure you get the right heat sink( and that it fits ) then flash the bios.

The heatpipe designs in modern laptops usually fit the supported processors, so he most propably doesn't have to "get the right heat sink" ... The most important thing is to make completely sure the processor you're about to install is supported by the exact laptop model you own. Apply thermal paste appropriately and remember to flash the BIOS / embedded controller software before the switch (if required), and there you go. 15-30 minutes of an upgrade.

darkcatt · Post by **darkcatt** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 7:02 pm

Nokatus wrote:
herke wrote:i didnt know this was even possible. laptops are so custom made that i cant imagine shoe horning a new processor and motherboard into a laptop would be a good idea!
It's perfectly possible - depending on the actual model of the laptop, of course.

darkcatt wrote:At the end of the day just get a newer used laptop. its a better alternative
If his laptop already supports a fast enough processor for his needs, buying another laptop is a waste -- unless he needs a second laptop, too

darkcatt wrote:You should be able to it a faster processor on there that is the same socket set just make sure you get the right heat sink( and that it fits ) then flash the bios.
The heatpipe designs in modern laptops usually fit the supported processors, so he most propably doesn't have to "get the right heat sink" ... The most important thing is to make completely sure the processor you're about to install is supported by the exact laptop model you own. Apply thermal paste appropriately and remember to flash the BIOS / embedded controller software before the switch (if required), and there you go. 15-30 minutes of an upgrade.

wow you make yourself look like @ss qouting me to repeat me. Is this some 20 dollar word complex "MUST LOOK SMART ON FORUM"

jesus man get a life, give your 2 cents but damn

Cheers!

Nokatus · Post by **Nokatus** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 7:09 pm

darkcatt wrote:wow you make yourself look like @ss qouting me to repeat me. Is this some 20 dollar word complex "MUST LOOK SMART ON FORUM"

jesus man get a life, give your 2 cents but damn

Cheers!

Bad day?

Seriously, I apologize if I got you upset with that. <--- No sarcasm. I guess I should quote less? (And if I had agreed with you, would you still think it was bad writing practice or merely a conversational format to write stuff?

)

Anyway, I was just replying from the point of view of having done laptop CPU upgrades, and it's actually a convenient way to squeeze extra juice out of your system if it indeed supports a fast enough CPU.

pulsoc · Post by **pulsoc** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 7:55 pm

darkcatt wrote:wow you make yourself look like @ss qouting me to repeat me. Is this some 20 dollar word complex "MUST LOOK SMART ON FORUM"

jesus man get a life, give your 2 cents but damn

Cheers!

http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=62103

bragi0 · Post by **bragi0** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 2:10 am

The answer is simply, "it depends!". Some laptops no longer socket the processors, but use ball grid array or similar soldering techniques. If that's the case you have to replace the whole motherboard. If the video card is integrated into the motherboard instead of being on a MiniPCI bus then you have to find a motherboard that has the same LCD controller as the one you're replacing.

You could be lucky though, your processor might be socketed, you might have a video card... in which case you probably have a desktop replacement (luggable, they're no laptop!)

My advice, take your laptop to where you bought it, or the manufacturer and ask them.

chinney4321 · Post by **chinney4321** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 10:44 am

thanks all for your help !!im going to take it back to where i bought it from and ask them what they think ....cheers !!

ilia · Post by **ilia** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 12:41 pm

chinney4321 wrote:thanks all for your help !!im going to take it back to where i bought it from and ask them what they think ....cheers !!

FWIW, I changed the processor in my laptop a couple of months ago (Pentium M, from 1.4 to 1.7). I bought the upgrade CPU on ebay for $50 and even though the laptop had been designed before 1.7Ghz CPUs existed in that core, it worked just fine with a BIOS update. The computer definitely heats up more than before, but not alarmingly so + I run SpeedSwitchXP to reduce fan activity. Make sure you apply arctic silver or an equivalent before putting the heat sink on.

corygilbert · Post by **corygilbert** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 3:05 pm

pulsoc wrote:
darkcatt wrote:wow you make yourself look like @ss qouting me to repeat me. Is this some 20 dollar word complex "MUST LOOK SMART ON FORUM"

jesus man get a life, give your 2 cents but damn

Cheers!
http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=62103

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bring them to the light!