[paradoxia]

I know it is possible to upgrade RAM. And also we can change the hard disk. Can I change my processor?
I have Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU E7500 @2.93GHZ
Can I upgrade it to a more powerful one?

[Alexanderj]

paradoxia, on 08 July 2011 - 03:12 AM, said:

I know it is possible to upgrade RAM. And also we can change the hard disk. Can I change my processor?
I have Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU E7500 @2.93GHZ
Can I upgrade it to a more powerful one?

sure ofc you can, one thing to keep in mind is to get a new cpu/processor that is compatible with your motherboard. you have to find out what kind of cpu it supports. for example my motherboard supports only 775 socket cpu's so i would have to find a processor/cpu that is of type socket 775.

[Lemur]

You can but in this day and age it would be cheaper to get a new computer to be perfectly honest.

[modi123_1]

Depends on the system... laptops vs home made vs a big box tower.

[Gavisann]

If it is a PC, not a laptop, you can. That is a LGA 775 socket CPU so you will need to find another one the supports the 775 socket. You can, but I wouldn't recommend it. Unless you are going to upgrade to a K series or FM1, or AM3, it is not worth only upgrading the cpu.

On a side note, you motherboard might support other sockets besides LGA 775.

[Narek Babadjanyan]

You can take a Core Quad, but in that case you have to upgrade your power supply (and not only in case of Core quad, for ANY CPU higher than it you must buy a more powerful power supply)

[Gavisann]

Narek Babadjanyan, on 09 July 2011 - 01:05 PM, said:

You can take a Core Quad, but in that case you have to upgrade your power supply (and not only in case of Core quad, for ANY CPU higher than it you must buy a more powerful power supply)

Unless you plan on overclocking the CPU, that is not always true. Most CPUs pull less than 95 watts.

[Kilorn]

You also have to consider that if the computer is a Dell, and possibly other manufacturers, then you will not be able to upgrade the CPU without changing the motherboard and the OS. Dell uses parts that are designed to only work with the pieces that they have installed in your machine. If you change any of them they will either not work on the hardware side, or your OS will not work with the change of hardware. If you built the system yourself, or if someone else built it for you, if the OS is not an OEM version, then you will likely run into the same OS issue.

[calvinthedestroyer]

Lemur, on 08 July 2011 - 03:08 PM, said:

You can but in this day and age it would be cheaper to get a new computer to be perfectly honest.

Yes, but that cheaper computer may all ready be Maxed out. and after a short time you will be right back in the same boat...

paradoxia, what type of mother board do you have?

Look for the model number of your mother board, either in the manual or printed right on the board.

This post has been edited by calvinthedestroyer: 09 July 2011 - 07:45 PM

[Lemur]

calvinthedestroyer, on 09 July 2011 - 09:42 PM, said:

Lemur, on 08 July 2011 - 03:08 PM, said:

You can but in this day and age it would be cheaper to get a new computer to be perfectly honest.

Yes, but that cheaper computer may all ready be Maxed out. and after a short time you will be right back in the same boat...

paradoxia, what type of mother board do you have?

Look for the model number of your mother board, either in the manual or printed right on the board.

I was inferring that in the long run would be a more effective method. By making Frankenstein's computer you really end up eating money equivalent to a new computer so it would be wiser not to drop in major modifications like that.

The same can be said of cars as well, if the engine or other critical part needs replaced it's normally better just to get a new car.

[paradoxia]

It is a laptop....so do you mean it is not possible?

[Gavisann]

Yes, if you have a laptop you can not remove the CPU, unless you have a custom build laptop, but those are hard to come by.

read no2's post...

This post has been edited by Gavisann: 21 July 2011 - 06:44 PM

[no2pencil]

Gavisann, on 17 July 2011 - 11:07 AM, said:

paradoxia, on 17 July 2011 - 09:59 AM, said:

It is a laptop....so do you mean it is not possible?

Yes, if you have a laptop you can not remove the CPU, unless you have a custom build laptop, but those are hard to come by.

I'm not sure where you got this idea. Laptop mother boards have a ZIF socket (zero insertion force) & are removable in the same manor as a pc mother board.

Most laptops have a mobile type processor & are not compatible with standard pc processors, however they are far from being not upgradable. As calvin suggested, it comes down to what laptop you have, & what cpu is already installed. But to say that the cpu can not be removed, that my friend is simply not accurate.

The graphical processor (GPU) is normally a BGA (ball grid array) & is removable but with experience of BGA chips to reinstall. Some laptops (very few) have a daughter board for the GPU. However for the CPU, a simple twist of the screw driver will unlock the socket, & the processor is easily removed.

[Gavisann]

no2pencil, on 20 July 2011 - 02:55 PM, said:

Gavisann, on 17 July 2011 - 11:07 AM, said:

paradoxia, on 17 July 2011 - 09:59 AM, said:

It is a laptop....so do you mean it is not possible?

Yes, if you have a laptop you can not remove the CPU, unless you have a custom build laptop, but those are hard to come by.

I'm not sure where you got this idea. Laptop mother boards have a ZIF socket (zero insertion force) & are removable in the same manor as a pc mother board.

Most laptops have a mobile type processor & are not compatible with standard pc processors, however they are far from being not upgradable. As calvin suggested, it comes down to what laptop you have, & what cpu is already installed. But to say that the cpu can not be removed, that my friend is simply not accurate.

The graphical processor (GPU) is normally a BGA (ball grid array) & is removable but with experience of BGA chips to reinstall. Some laptops (very few) have a daughter board for the GPU. However for the CPU, a simple twist of the screw driver will unlock the socket, & the processor is easily removed.

Wow, sorry.

I did some research and you are correct. I was informed incorrectly when I was younger and never bothered to look it up, or try it myself. I learned my lesson lol.

[calvinthedestroyer]

Lemur, on 11 July 2011 - 02:02 AM, said:

calvinthedestroyer, on 09 July 2011 - 09:42 PM, said:

Lemur, on 08 July 2011 - 03:08 PM, said:

You can but in this day and age it would be cheaper to get a new computer to be perfectly honest.

Yes, but that cheaper computer may all ready be Maxed out. and after a short time you will be right back in the same boat...

paradoxia, what type of mother board do you have?

Look for the model number of your mother board, either in the manual or printed right on the board.

I was inferring that in the long run would be a more effective method. By making Frankenstein's computer you really end up eating money equivalent to a new computer so it would be wiser not to drop in major modifications like that.

The same can be said of cars as well, if the engine or other critical part needs replaced it's normally better just to get a new car.

What car's are you buying? an engine replacement should only run you $2,000 to $6,000 USD, a BRAND NEW car is $20,000 to $60,000 USD. That's a big difference and the new cars are not as well built as older cars.

Can you give an example of a cheaper NEW computer? Most of the cheaper new computers that I've seen have underlying faults that make the cheaper computer loose it's luster quickly. For example, my cheap computer can only be upgraded with certain types of ram in order to get the max capacity. I've seen many that have no room to upgrade, what you see is what you get. But most of the "new" cheaper computers are last years stock, so really you are getting a computer that is really really really really really really really old (outdated)