Upgrading my laptop's cpu

[Reksyong]

I had this laptop for almost 3 years now and it's really running slow with this Intel Pentium P6200 processor but I would like to upgrade it to Intel i5 560M.

 

The thing is that I'm not sure if this i5 is compatible with my laptop.

 

Here's the specification for my laptop Asus K42JY

http://www.asus.com/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/K42JY/specifications/

 

 

[TheSLSAMG]

It mentions the i5 560M there, so it should work. Make sure the BIOS is updated to the latest version though.

[79wjd]

Aside from the fact that laptop cpus are often soldered down, the laptop is designed for a lower TDP chip, and therefore might have cooling issues even if you could swap the cpu. 

 

 

It mentions the i5 560M there, so it should work. Make sure the BIOS is updated to the latest version though.

Assuming it's not soldered down. 

[connorpiper]

You cannot replace that CPU. 

And the included charger would explode. 

[TheSLSAMG]

Aside from the fact that laptop cpus are usually soldered down, the laptop is designed for a much lower TDP chip, and therefore would have cooling issues even if you could swap the cpu. 

It's not though. It's designed for all of the CPUs specified in the spec list. And both CPUs have the same TDP.

You cannot replace that CPU. 

Did you know the i5 560M and Pentium P6200 both share the same PGA988 socket? There are also BGA models, but considering the laptop's CPU range, it's more likely that it's a PGA socket.

[TheSLSAMG]

Assuming it's not soldered down. 

It's not.

 

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1660461/replacing-laptop-cpu-asus-k42jy.html

 

And the included charger would explode. 

It's not drawing much more power... Same TDP, same core architecture, differing clockspeeds.

[TheRunningOtaku]

I had this laptop for almost 3 years now and it's really running slow with this Intel Pentium P6200 processor but I would like to upgrade it to Intel i5 560M.

 

The thing is that I'm not sure if this i5 is compatible with my laptop.

 

Here's the specification for my laptop Asus K42JY

http://www.asus.com/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/K42JY/specifications/

By the time you replace the CPU, you might as well get a new laptop since those parts are rather expensive, and the other components of the laptop are likely to be ageing as well. 

I'd suggest you get a new laptop entirely, perhaps trade in the old one to get a rebate?

[TheSLSAMG]

By the time you replace the CPU, you might as well get a new laptop since those parts are rather expensive, and the other components of the laptop are likely to be ageing as well. 

I'd suggest you get a new laptop entirely, perhaps trade in the old one to get a rebate?

I would tend to agree, but I don't think $22 is too much to spend to see if it works out well.

[Reksyong]

Thanks for the tips Clarkson