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Hi guys i am new here. Apart from that i started this topic Is because i have this old Dell INSPIRON 1525 laptop and i am trying to look for some parts that would help improve the performance.

So i was hoping if any one would be interested in helping       

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There is only so much you can do to improve performance...

 

A small ram upgrade would help just a hair.

But the biggest speed boost would just be a SSD upgrade.

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3 minutes ago, ttam said:

There is only so much you can do to improve performance...

 

A small ram upgrade would help just a hair.

But the biggest speed boost would just be a SSD upgrade.

Agree with ttam, you most likely CANT replace the CPU or any GPU so the only thing you can do is RAM or HDD/SSD.

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CPU: Intel Core i9 13900KS SP 116 (124P-102E) (6.1Ghz P-Cores 4.8Ghz E-cores) MC SP 88

CPU Voltage: LLC8 1.525V (real voltage 1.425V + - Temps 85-90 P-Cores, 70-73 E-cores)

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RAM: GSkill TridentZ 2x24GB DDR5 8600Mhz CL38 (OC from 8000Mhz CL40)

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Case: My own case fabricated out of aluminium and wood

Storage: 4x 2TB Sarbent Rocket Plus Gen 4.0 NVMe, 1x External 2TB Seagate Barracuda (Backup)

WiFi: BE202 WiFi 7 Tri-Band card module

PSU: Corsair AX1600i with custom black and red cables with 2x Corsair 5V+ Load Balancer

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Cooling: Three Custom Loops:

1st Loop: 5x 480mm XE CoolStream radiators with 1x Revo D5 RGB pump and 1x Rajintek Antila D5 Evo RGB pump for GPU only cooling with 2x Koolance QDC3, red coolant

2nd Loop: 5x 480mm XE CoolStream radiators with 1x Revo D5 RGB pump and 1x Rajintek Antila D5 Evo RGB pump for CPU only cooling with 2x Koolance QDC3, purple coolant

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interestingly you can also change the processors in this laptop

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should be able to handle win 7 with office suite, and light browsing...beyond that what can you expect from the flagship cpu being a core 2 dou in that laptop.?

 

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Since the user is able to customize the unit, included hardware varies from laptop to laptop. However, there are several components which are generally fitted as standard in each unit:

  • Processors: Intel Celeron 540, 550 or 560, Intel Pentium Dual-Core T2370, T2390, T2330 or T4200, or Intel Core 2 Duo T5250, T5450, T5550, T5750, T7250, T8100 T8300 or T9300
  • Memory: 512 MB, or 1, 2, 3, or 4 GB of shared dual channel DDR2 SDRAM @ 667 MHz
  • Chipset: Intel GM965 Express Chipset
  • Graphics processor: integrated Intel GMA X3100 graphics (previously changed to 965 Express)
  • LCD display: 15.4" widescreen with a 1280 × 800 resolution, 15.4" widescreen with a 1280 × 800 resolution and TrueLife, or a 15.4" widescreen with a 1440 × 900 high resolution and TrueLife
  • Hard drive: 80, 120, 160, 250 or 320 GB SATA at 5400 RPM
  • Optical drive: 8× tray-load dual-layer DVD+/-RW drive, 2× tray-load Blu-ray disc combo drive or 2x Blu-ray disc burner
  • Battery: 4-cell (48 Whr), 6-cell (56 Whr), or 9-cell (85 Whr) lithium-ion
  • Camera: Integrated 2.0 MP webcam (optional)
  • Wi-Fi: Broadcom 4312 based, Dell Wireless 1397 802.11g half mini-card (Previously changed to 1395 802.11b/g full mini-card), or 1490 802.11a/g/n full mini-card (Broadcom 4311 based), or Intel Next-Gen 4965AGN 802.11a/g/n Wi-Fi card
  • Bluetooth: Dell Wireless Bluetooth Internal Module 355 (2.0 EDR)
  • I/O ports: 1× Fast Ethernet port, 1× 56 kbit/s modem, 1× S-Video output, 4× USB 2.0 ports, 1× Express Card slot, 1× VGA port, 1× HDMI output, 1× FireWire port(optional), and 1× power adapter connector

 

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RAM and SSD is about as far as it will go. You could try a 32 bit version of Windows 7 to lighten the load....core 2 duos really aren't up to lots. 

The cpu is interchangeable but you won't get a more powerful mobile chip on that socket then a core 2 duo.  And there properly won't be support for another chip anyway

Edited by fixitnow

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

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1 minute ago, RAVI Storm said:

i am telling you can change CPU 

Yeah, it's a core 2 duo laptop. Socket M chip. The CPU's available for this socket are not an upgrade.
 

Since you like cars... here's a good way to put it.

 

Right now it goes 40 miles per hour.

Changing the processor, you will go 41 miles per hour.

Upgrading to a SSD, you will go 55 miles per hour.

Adding more ram to it, you will go 57 miles per hour.

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12 minutes ago, RAVI Storm said:

i am telling you can change CPU 

 

I understand what you are saying, but often times it's not that simple even. I would need at minimum pictures of both boards on the single core machines and core 2 dou's to confirm this without a doubt. Which, isn't that easy. 

 

And, even if you could update a reasonable step, the cost is probably be prohibitive from buying it from a cost efficiency standpoint.  Oh, and the right thermal pads for replacement, unless this machine uses solder, then you'd be boned anyway.

 

Design choices of 2008 man...

 

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Strangely this model contains a SIM card slot underneath the battery compartment. However reading data, or using Internet from SIM cards is not possible without a separate wireless modem-card.

 

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33 minutes ago, RAVI Storm said:

Hi guys i am new here. Apart from that i started this topic Is because i have this old Dell INSPIRON 1525 laptop and i am trying to look for some parts that would help improve the performance.

So i was hoping if any one would be interested in helping       

that could be possible because your motherboard has a pga cpu

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what's your cpu at the moment?

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