Laptop CPU upgrade....

[nintari]

I'm tempted to upgrade the CPU on my laptop which right now runs a Core 2 Duo Mobile T5200 1.6GHz cpu

The processor I have in hand is a Core 2 Duo T7500 2.2GHz processor....

Looking at the following pages the only difference I can see that might be a problem is the FSB which is 533 on one and 800 on the other.

http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SL9VP

http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SLA44


What do you think? Possible that it might work? Would be fun to try either way.

Laptop is a dv9235nr HP notebook.

C2Duo 1.6GHz
2GB mem
160GB HDD
8x DL DVD Burner
7600 Go
Vista Home Premium
ATSC Tuner

 

[Maxtr0sity]

The difference in FSB will kill your system. Stick with your FSB.

 

[jgdiaz]

Yeap, I agree that the fsb will hinder the performance with the 2.2ghz processor, but if you still want to try I know that you can get the service manual that walks you through taking the laptop apart from HP's website, I have the HP 9225us and I got the service manual from HP's website as it is available to everyone to download.

 

[tazzmissionx]

Should not work, Socket M and P are not compatible with each other.

 

[nintari]

Thats what I was trying to determine. The socket types didnt seem different from the info pages.

I see the FSB is different, but didn't know if the laptop mobo would possibly accept the processor and new FSB (as do many motherboards) or not.

 

[engiNURD]

I think the latest Socket M was the T7200.

What chipset is your board running? I believe the chipset supports both 533 and 800. Use CPUZ to find out what chipset your laptop is using.

 

[widefault]

Socket M went to the T7600, 2.33GHz and 4MB cache.

T5200 is a Socket M chip, the laptop is almost certainly a i945 chipset. The 7500 is Socket P and will need a Santa Rosa capable system with the mobile i965 chipset.

 

[annaconda]

Don;t even think about it. By the way 1.66ghz is enough for laptop