Upgrading Laptop CPU

[fritzgoesrawr]

Hello guys, are there any of you which had experiences in upgrading a laptop's CPU?

 

I had an Inspiron 1545 Laptop which has a Celeron 900 (45nm Penryn, Socket P) 1C/1T @ 2.20GHz. I gave it already to my mom for web surfing and video streaming, now I noticed that when she uses it for streaming any web videos (youtube, etc.) the browser's CPU usage goes to 90%-99% which generates stuttering.

 

I found a Core 2 T6xxx around the internet for sale, the socket and architecture is similar to the current CPU my laptop has.

 

In case I bought the Core 2 Duo CPU, do you think some issues will surface, or will it work right away once I installed it?

 

Thank You!  :lol:

[Suffokation]

Check too see if the CPU isn't saudered onto the motherboard, also heat could be an issue as MOST laptops do get quite hot, and the core 2 is a decent step up and will most likely increase heat output by a significant amount. Apart from that, it is very similar to upgrading a desktop cpu.

[harrynowl]

Probably mPGA479.

 

What chipset is this? I'm going to guess 4 series mobile because of the Penryn CPU.

 

Something like a T8100 or up would be good.

[LarsReviews]

Just use enough toothpaste, because that is what keeps it cool.

The issue I would see is that the cooler doesn't has enough power to cool it.

[lani100]

Hello guys, are there any of you which had experiences in upgrading a laptop's CPU?

 

I had an Inspiron 1545 Laptop which has a Celeron 900 (45nm Penryn, Socket P) 1C/1T @ 2.20GHz. I gave it already to my mom for web surfing and video streaming, now I noticed that when she uses it for streaming any web videos (youtube, etc.) the browser's CPU usage goes to 90%-99% which generates stuttering.

 

I found a Core 2 T6xxx around the internet for sale, the socket and architecture is similar to the current CPU my laptop has.

 

In case I bought the Core 2 Duo CPU, do you think some issues will surface, or will it work right away once I installed it?

 

Thank You!  :lol:

A t4500 will work for sure, here's a detailed guide http://www.benshardwareblog.com/laptop-hardware/upgrading-a-dell-inspiron-1545-cpu

You will definitely notice a increase in speed, how much ram is there installed and what OS?

Also don't forget to re-apply new thermal paste and remove any dust.

[fritzgoesrawr]

Check too see if the CPU isn't saudered onto the motherboard, also heat could be an issue as MOST laptops do get quite hot, and the core 2 is a decent step up and will most likely increase heat output by a significant amount. Apart from that, it is very similar to upgrading a desktop cpu.

 

I think it's not? Lol, I'm just gonna check it again 

 

Probably mPGA479.

 

What chipset is this? I'm going to guess 4 series mobile because of the Penryn CPU.

 

Something like a T8100 or up would be good.

 

Yeah, it is a Mobile Express 4 Chipset

 

Just use enough toothpaste, because that is what keeps it cool.

The issue I would see is that the cooler doesn't has enough power to cool it.

 

I still got my Tuniq-TX4 laying around :lol: .

 

and, If heat would be an issue, are external cooling pads a big help?  :huh:

 

Thanks for the responses.

[harrynowl]

Yeah, it is a Mobile Express 4 Chipset

 

and, If heat would be an issue, are external cooling pads a big help?  :huh:

 

Thanks for the responses.

Should be good to go then. Try get a 45nm CPU to keep the heat down, as there are variations of your Laptops with dual cores odds are they're all using the same heatsink and it can cope just fine.

 

They can be if airflow is the problem, but usually no.

[fritzgoesrawr]

A t4500 will work for sure, here's a detailed guide http://www.benshardwareblog.com/laptop-hardware/upgrading-a-dell-inspiron-1545-cpu

You will definitely notice a increase in speed, how much ram is there installed and what OS?

Also don't forget to re-apply new thermal paste and remove any dust.

 

Wow, thanks for giving me a detailed guide. 

 

Currently it has a 2GB DDR2 RAM dunno about its frequency, it's still on Windows XP Home Ed., I downgraded it from Windows Vista Home Basic, I thought that the high CPU Utilization could be an OS problem.

[lani100]

Wow, thanks for giving me a detailed guide. 

 

Currently it has a 2GB DDR2 RAM dunno about its frequency, it's still on Windows XP Home Ed., I downgraded it from Windows Vista Home Basic, I thought that the high CPU Utilization could be an OS problem.

I would get a faster dualcore cpu and upgrade the ram to 4gb and install windows 7 or 8.1