Laptop CPU Upgrade. Possible?

[davidlxndr]

I want to upgrade my laptop's cpu (acer e1-531 w/ celeron b830) and read I on here that sandy bridge versions are not soldered on so it should be changeable. If it is possible to do so what should I know/do/check before I attempt this.

[Moonzy]

1) check the cpu socket (intel ark or cpu world)

2) check the tdp of the chip (intel ark or cpu world)

3) check if your laptop have soldered on chip (you can check by viewing teardown of your laptop on youtube)

4) find chip with similar socket if its not soldering on (cpu world)

5) make sure the tdp is equal or lower (intel ark or cpu world)

 

it is possible but not recommended, at all

[davidlxndr]

4 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

it is possible but not recommended, at all

Thanks for your reply

Why so? Even though I want to upgrade, this is my school, work, gaming computer (broke college student) and would rather not do anything that's not worth the risk.

[Moonzy]

1 minute ago, davidlxndr said:

Thanks for your reply

Why so? Even though I want to upgrade, this is my school, work, gaming computer (broke college student) and would rather not do anything that's not worth the risk.

1) its not confirmed that your laptop will accept the new cpu

2) you might break something in the process

 

point 1 is the major killer here, point 2 can be avoided if you take the necessary precaution

but as a person who have killed his motherboard of his laptop twice, i'd advice against it

[Rodniz]

2 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

1) its not confirmed that your laptop will accept the new cpu

2) you might break something in the process

 

point 1 is the major killer here, point 2 can be avoided if you take the necessary precaution

but as a person who have killed his motherboard of his laptop twice, i'd advice against it

Welcome to the club bro. It's nice not beeing the only idiot who has done that.

[Hamako]

I've changed laptop CPU's dozens of times. It's just a matter of getting used to it. Obviously, it's easier on some machine and harder on others. As for OP, just check what the highest config for your laptop was back in the day and upgrade to that CPU.