Acer Laptop cpu replace

[nunocv]

I have a laptop, acer e442 with a amd v160 1 core processor, kinda unusable. And I want to make it usable changing processor and adding a ssd(that i already added) and 4Gb of ram. I just want to know if I update the bios and put a phenom ii P920 it will even boot? The socket is the same, but will it support the cpu?

Cheers.

[Prokart2000]

2 minutes ago, nunocv said:

I have a laptop, acer e442 with a amd v160 1 core processor, kinda unusable. And I want to make it usable changing processor and adding a ssd(that i already added) and 4Gb of ram. I just want to know if I update the bios and put a phenom ii P920 it will even boot? The socket is the same, but will it support the cpu?

Cheers.

iirc most laptops have soldered cpus meaning you cannot change them?

[nunocv]

1 minute ago, Prokart2000 said:

iirc most laptops have soldered cpus meaning you cannot change them?

Usually just the gpu, cpu is in the propper socket, because you have the variants with differente cpus, they all have the same mobo but different cpu. I dont know if im making sence, but I think you will get it.

[Prokart2000]

1 minute ago, nunocv said:

Usually just the gpu, cpu is in the propper socket, because you have the variants with differente cpus, they all have the same mobo but different cpu. I dont know if im making sence, but I think you will get it.

I understand i just thought that generally laptop cpus were soldered

[The Belgian Waffle]

I opened my laptop a couple of times, and I don't think it would be possible to change the CPU, or the GPU for that matter. They are often soldered on the motherboard
Edit : Sorry didn't read your answer, you might wanna try it, then. 

[nunocv]

1 minute ago, The Belgian Waffle said:

I opened my laptop a couple of times, and I don't think it would be possible to change the CPU, or the GPU for that matter. They are often soldered on the motherboard
Edit : Sorry didn't read your answer, you might wanna try it, then. 

New laptops i think have soldered components. But this one is old, and I can take the heatsink out and stuff, the cpu is perfectly interchangable. The thing is, will the motherboard recognize the P920?

[The Belgian Waffle]

I found this on Internet, but I didn't read it. Hope it helps https://www.quora.com/Can-I-fit-any-CPU-I-want-to-my-laptop

[Naeaes]

4 minutes ago, nunocv said:

Usually just the gpu, cpu is in the propper socket, because you have the variants with differente cpus, they all have the same mobo but different cpu. I dont know if im making sence, but I think you will get it.

Yours does have a socket for the CPU. Generation 4 of the S1 socket to be exact. It's just that, the V140 is second to most powerful for that socket. While the V160 might be compatible (you don't know. I don't either. Physical compatibility doesn't mean everything) I don't think the gain in performance is enough to justify the hassle of replacing it. The price ins't that bad though.

[Narnash]

24 minutes ago, nunocv said:

I have a laptop, acer e442 with a amd v160 1 core processor, kinda unusable. And I want to make it usable changing processor and adding a ssd(that i already added) and 4Gb of ram. I just want to know if I update the bios and put a phenom ii P920 it will even boot? The socket is the same, but will it support the cpu?

Cheers.

Should be possible, make sure to pick a AMD CPU with the same or atleast similar TDP (25W btw) and with the S1G4 Socket!

 

A AMD Turion II P560 would .... atleast have 2 cores and is way faster than the v160 ..... 

You should be able to find some on Ebay for 15-40 bucks.

If it would run with a Phenom II ... I duno I can't find informations about the eMachine Mobo. If you have some spare money I would just buy a Turion II P560 and maybe a  Phenom II P960 and test it if it works, than you can sell the left one again.

 

PS: On CPU-World someone commented that he throw that Turion in a  acer e440 so I guess that is shouldn't be to difficult 

[nunocv]

11 minutes ago, Naeaes said:

Yours does have a socket for the CPU. Generation 4 of the S1 socket to be exact. It's just that, the V140 is second to most powerful for that socket. While the V160 might be compatible (you don't know. I don't either. Physical compatibility doesn't mean everything) I don't think the gain in performance is enough to justify the hassle of replacing it. The price ins't that bad though.

 

5 minutes ago, Narnash said:

Should be possible, make sure to pick a AMD CPU with the same or atleast similar TDP (25W btw) and with the S1G4 Socket!

 

A AMD Turion II P560 would be "golden" .... atleast 2 cores and way faster than the v160 ..... 

You should be able to find some on Ebay for 15-40 bucks.

 

PS: On CPU-World someone commented that he throw that Turion in a  acer e440 so I guess that is shouldn't be to difficult 

First, the laptop has the v160!

And in the first post I said I wanted the P920, it has 25w tdp and is a quad core, wayyy better performance. I hope the mobo recognizes it, although it just costs 15€... Cheap cheap

[Narnash]

14 minutes ago, nunocv said:

 

First, the laptop has the v160!

And in the first post I said I wanted the P920, it has 25w tdp and is a quad core, wayyy better performance. I hope the mobo recognizes it, although it just costs 15€... Cheap cheap

I got that you have the V160  

 

And I wanted to say that I don't know if the emachine regognize a Phenom II, because I couldn't find much informations about the emachine MOBO.

BUT I found someone on CPU-World who throwed a Turion II in another emachine so a Turion II sould work for you, too. Just in case your Phenom II doesn't work  . A Phenom would be even better.

 

Sorry when I miss leaded you a bit, I edited my previous post several times ... and was a bit unorganized. (I'm at work right now and have the bad mannerism to open X million tabs ... but on work I only have 1 screen)

 

 

PS: good luck btw, and post if It worked it may be informative for someone else