upgrading my laptops cpu?

[TommyT] · 19th February 2008, 11:26 PM

hey guys hows it going, my laptop is currently in the for sale thread , but it has come to my attention that i could possibly just upgrade the cpu. anyone know anything about it?
i have an asus f3jp with a t5500 c2d. looked at ebay and you can get t7500`s for $200, i don`t actually know if that is much of a jump on mine, but i`m hoping it is

checks202 · 20th February 2008, 3:53 AM

ASUS are a fairly decent branded laptop.

I would dare say there'd be a 80% chance you would be able to upgrade your CPU.
Go to the ASUS website and look up your model. To be safe id only upgrade to the highest cpu that came out in that line up.
Or if you wish to take a little risk just make sure the motherboard would be able to support that cpu ( using google :P ).

Your CPU by memory is only a Core Duo, a Core 2 Duo 7500 would make a staggering difference, ( like upgrading from a P3 to a P4 ) :P.

[TommyT] · 21st February 2008, 9:58 PM

awesome, are they hard to upgrade? i have built many a computer and upgraded this laptops ram but have no idea about how to upgrade a cpu

http://au.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=...58&modelmenu=2

t7600 is there, i assume t7500 would be fine?

da_msta_chizz · 22nd February 2008, 6:56 AM

Replacing the cpu is basically the same as the ram..rip it out, and chuck a new one in.
See how much extra the T7600 is..if it's only like $50 over the T7500, you might aswell buy that and have the extra power.

checks202 · 22nd February 2008, 4:48 PM

I have the F3J series which id assume to be near exactly the same.

From looking under mine there is one large plastic cover which you'd need to unscrew which would house the cpu.
My only warning is laptop cpus are a little more fragile than PS cpu's.

Be interested in how it goes as Vista is a little sluggish on a 7200, 2GB DDR2 and Sata HDD.

SLATYE · 22nd February 2008, 5:05 PM

The T7500 needs an 800MHz FSB, so that probably won't work. The T7600 or T7400 will be fine. Either of those would be a pretty decent upgrade (double the cache and a significant clock speed increase).

da_msta_chizz · 22nd February 2008, 5:06 PM

Also, if your worried about cooling..get some good thermal paste and chuck it on there.

bennyg · 25th February 2008, 9:07 PM

be very careful with sockets, revisions, and BIOSes, there's a lot less support for CPUs across generations than with deskys, as slatye said stick with a t7400/t7600 (t7200 if you're cash-strapped) as there most likely isn't a BIOS update for an older model to support newer CPUs *unless* you've seen the model with newer CPUs in them on sale. Asus brought out new models for Santa Rosa CPUs/DX10 GPUs so most likely this isn't the case. At best, like with an old P4 2.8GHz Northwood C (800fsb) that I chucked in an older 533FSB board, the CPU would run at the lower FSB and thus lower speed (2.8/800 reduced to 1.7ish/533 iirc), at worst, it wouldn't work at all.

t5500 = 1.66GHz/667fsb/2Mb L2
t7200 = 2.0/667/4Mb, t7400 = 2.16/667/4, t7600 = 2.33/667/4 (EDIT: and x7800 too but wgaf)

t5450, t5470, t7100, t7300, t7500, t7700 (x7900) all are newer 800FSB cpus

19th February 2008, 11:26 PM	#1
[TommyT] Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Fitzroy - Melbourne Posts: 110	upgrading my laptops cpu? hey guys hows it going, my laptop is currently in the for sale thread , but it has come to my attention that i could possibly just upgrade the cpu. anyone know anything about it? i have an asus f3jp with a t5500 c2d. looked at ebay and you can get t7500`s for $200, i don`t actually know if that is much of a jump on mine, but i`m hoping it is

20th February 2008, 3:53 AM	#2
checks202 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sydney - CBD Posts: 165	ASUS are a fairly decent branded laptop. I would dare say there'd be a 80% chance you would be able to upgrade your CPU. Go to the ASUS website and look up your model. To be safe id only upgrade to the highest cpu that came out in that line up. Or if you wish to take a little risk just make sure the motherboard would be able to support that cpu ( using google :P ). Your CPU by memory is only a Core Duo, a Core 2 Duo 7500 would make a staggering difference, ( like upgrading from a P3 to a P4 ) :P. __________________ Time to update people i've traded with with no problems: crazie69,chunksoul, beesa888, Spitfire, Sillen, Apocalypse, Jon187, hungryman, Rickster, glenn_styles, kona_boy, getiton, mickeylieu, auslagger...

21st February 2008, 9:58 PM	#3
[TommyT] Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Fitzroy - Melbourne Posts: 110	awesome, are they hard to upgrade? i have built many a computer and upgraded this laptops ram but have no idea about how to upgrade a cpu http://au.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=...58&modelmenu=2 t7600 is there, i assume t7500 would be fine? Last edited by [TommyT]; 21st February 2008 at 10:03 PM.

22nd February 2008, 4:48 PM	#5
checks202 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sydney - CBD Posts: 165	I have the F3J series which id assume to be near exactly the same. From looking under mine there is one large plastic cover which you'd need to unscrew which would house the cpu. My only warning is laptop cpus are a little more fragile than PS cpu's. Be interested in how it goes as Vista is a little sluggish on a 7200, 2GB DDR2 and Sata HDD. __________________ Time to update people i've traded with with no problems: crazie69,chunksoul, beesa888, Spitfire, Sillen, Apocalypse, Jon187, hungryman, Rickster, glenn_styles, kona_boy, getiton, mickeylieu, auslagger...

22nd February 2008, 5:05 PM	#6
SLATYE SLATYE, not SLAYTE Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canberra Posts: 21,040	The T7500 needs an 800MHz FSB, so that probably won't work. The T7600 or T7400 will be fine. Either of those would be a pretty decent upgrade (double the cache and a significant clock speed increase). __________________ Main system: Pentium-D 805 \| 1GB (2x 512MB) PQI DDR400 \| Gigabyte 8I865GMK-775 \| Xtreama Radeon 9800Pro with Zalman ZM-80HP-D \| 320GB WD SATA HDD \| Antec SmartPower 2.0 500w Laptop: Compal EL80 \| C2D T7200 \| 320GB Fujistu HDD \| 2GB DDR2-667 \| GF Go 7600

22nd February 2008, 6:56 AM	#4
da_msta_chizz (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Central Coast, NSW Posts: 842	Replacing the cpu is basically the same as the ram..rip it out, and chuck a new one in. See how much extra the T7600 is..if it's only like $50 over the T7500, you might aswell buy that and have the extra power.

22nd February 2008, 5:06 PM	#7
da_msta_chizz (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Central Coast, NSW Posts: 842	Also, if your worried about cooling..get some good thermal paste and chuck it on there.

25th February 2008, 9:07 PM	#8
bennyg Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Oztraya Posts: 684	be very careful with sockets, revisions, and BIOSes, there's a lot less support for CPUs across generations than with deskys, as slatye said stick with a t7400/t7600 (t7200 if you're cash-strapped) as there most likely isn't a BIOS update for an older model to support newer CPUs unless you've seen the model with newer CPUs in them on sale. Asus brought out new models for Santa Rosa CPUs/DX10 GPUs so most likely this isn't the case. At best, like with an old P4 2.8GHz Northwood C (800fsb) that I chucked in an older 533FSB board, the CPU would run at the lower FSB and thus lower speed (2.8/800 reduced to 1.7ish/533 iirc), at worst, it wouldn't work at all. t5500 = 1.66GHz/667fsb/2Mb L2 t7200 = 2.0/667/4Mb, t7400 = 2.16/667/4, t7600 = 2.33/667/4 (EDIT: and x7800 too but wgaf) t5450, t5470, t7100, t7300, t7500, t7700 (x7900) all are newer 800FSB cpus __________________ Successful traders: 3/3: Brax, Zubrick, nvidiaXP Value: $125 Pending:- Coming soon: Asus G51J-A1, i7 720qm, 4Gb DDR3-1066, GTX260M@500/1250/800, 15.6" 1080p, 80Gb SSD, 320Gb HDD Soon-to-be-old lappy: Dell Vostro 1500, T9300/3Gb DDR667/8600GT@550/1200/475/320Gb/15.4" UWXGA \| Older lappy, Dell Latitude D620, T7200/2GbDDR2-667/GMA950/60Gb/14.1" Last edited by bennyg; 25th February 2008 at 9:09 PM.