CPU upgrade

[peter_langley_]

I have an old 'beater' laptop that I like to mess around on and upgrade and I'm now looking at a new processor. I use the laptop for everything from video streaming and a tiny bit of editing to light gaming. 

I'm looking at upgrading the processor from the current dual core 2.53 ghz to either a quad core 2.0 ghz CPU or a 3.03 ghz dual core CPU. What would be better for an all around (and better for gaming) processor? 

[peter_langley_]

4 minutes ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

Hold on. Which laptop? Most laptop CPUs are soldered, you can't replace them

An old dell laptop, latitude E6400

[Verrierr]

Once you confirm you can upgrade your CPU, go for quad core. Most programs these days can benefit from those additional cores.

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10 minutes ago, peter_langley_ said:

An old dell laptop, latitude E6400

 

6 minutes ago, Verrierr said:

Once you confirm you can upgrade your CPU, go for quad core. Most programs these days can benefit from those additional cores.

 

8 minutes ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

which CPU?

This article from Dell support claims you can do so.

http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3518/t/19367066

 

The list of the processor is not something I would want to upgrade to. They are all Core 2 Duo. So not worth the time and upgrade