[EnVy26]

Hello, I have an Acer 4741z laptop and thinking of upgrading its processor from intel pentium p6000 1.87Ghz to intel i3 or i5. Is it possible?

[ElfBane]

Probably not. Some laptop CPUs are upgradable, but it's by no means a standard option. Contact Acer to find out for sure.

[johhny]

As ElfBane has mentioned, not every laptop CPUs are upgradable. You need to contact ACER to get the info for related terms.

[coastie65]

EnVy26, on 03 September 2012 - 12:45 AM, said:

Hello, I have an Acer 4741z laptop and thinking of upgrading its processor from intel pentium p6000 1.87Ghz to intel i3 or i5. Is it possible?

Proabably not as they may be two different socket types. Also, going for a Dual core to Quad core could be problematic as well.

[EnVy26]

Really? So what other method I can use to speed up my laptop other than upgrading its ram?

[ElfBane]

EnVy26, on 03 September 2012 - 05:45 AM, said:

Really? So what other method I can use to speed up my laptop other than upgrading its ram?

I don't know for sure that you can't upgrade the CPU. You may be able to, I just couldn't find the info to determine if it could be done. That's why I said to contact Acer. When (if) you contact Acer you will most probably have to have full model number and serial number available, be prepared.

If you are not using all the available RAM, then doing so will speed it up.
Using an AV that doesn't hog resources also helps.

What do you want this PC to do? This lappy was designed as a budget build,,, so it will never run resource heavy games well.

[EnVy26]

ElfBane, on 03 September 2012 - 07:15 AM, said:

EnVy26, on 03 September 2012 - 05:45 AM, said:

Really? So what other method I can use to speed up my laptop other than upgrading its ram?

I don't know for sure that you can't upgrade the CPU. You may be able to, I just couldn't find the info to determine if it could be done. That's why I said to contact Acer. When (if) you contact Acer you will most probably have to have full model number and serial number available, be prepared.

If you are not using all the available RAM, then doing so will speed it up.
Using an AV that doesn't hog resources also helps.

What do you want this PC to do? This lappy was designed as a budget build,,, so it will never run resource heavy games well.

I've already email them and waiting for reply...

[LiveBrianD]

One other option that you have is getting an SSD. (Note: Due to TRIM support, Windows 7 or later and AHCI mode on the SATA controller are recommended.)

[EnVy26]

The Acer Support just reply my email...

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Hi there,

Thank you for contacting Acer. Pertaining to your enquiry, the information about the type of processor supported is as below:
Processor type:
• Intel®Core i3 330M PGA 2.13G 35W, TJ90, VT, 3M L3
• Intel®Core i3 350M PGA 2.26G 35W, TJ90, VT, 3M L3
• Intel®Core i5 430M PGA 2.26G up to SC 2.53G, 3M L3
• Intel®Core i5 520M 2.4G 3M

Core logic: Mobile Intel HM55 Express Chipset
CPU package: 988-pin micro-FCPGA10 (rPGA988A)

Please be informed your unit is current under warranty and any modification on the processor could void the warranty of your notebook.

So? What you guys think?

[EnVy26]

Can somebody explain about the cpu socket? Most of the i5 I found only "fit intel PM55/GM55"

[ElfBane]

EnVy26, on 03 September 2012 - 10:02 PM, said:

The Acer Support just reply my email...

Quote

Hi there,

Thank you for contacting Acer. Pertaining to your enquiry, the information about the type of processor supported is as below:
Processor type:
• Intel®Core i3 330M PGA 2.13G 35W, TJ90, VT, 3M L3
• Intel®Core i3 350M PGA 2.26G 35W, TJ90, VT, 3M L3
• Intel®Core i5 430M PGA 2.26G up to SC 2.53G, 3M L3
• Intel®Core i5 520M 2.4G 3M

Core logic: Mobile Intel HM55 Express Chipset
CPU package: 988-pin micro-FCPGA10 (rPGA988A)

Please be informed your unit is current under warranty and any modification on the processor could void the warranty of your notebook.

So? What you guys think?

Now you have to decide cost effectiveness. What will it cost to do this, and would that money be better put toward a new lappy?? This brings us back to what do you want this machine to do? Let us know.

[EnVy26]

Mostly I use this laptop for video encoding and editing and sometimes I played some games on emulator which really need more than a dual core processor to run. I've already checked on ebay for the i5 520m 2.4g and it cost around $250.

[ElfBane]

I would put the money toward a new lappy. Trying to upgrade a budget build lappy will be a very unpleasant experience IMO. I suspect the FSB will not do justice to an i5 processor, thus making the i5 upgrade pointless.

This post has been edited by ElfBane: 05 September 2012 - 12:28 AM

[ElfBane]

EnVy26, on 03 September 2012 - 11:48 PM, said:

Can somebody explain about the cpu socket? Most of the i5 I found only "fit intel PM55/GM55"

The "M" in PM/GM means mobile. I assume (this means guess) that means it's socketed for mobile devices, such as lappys.

[EnVy26]

Yeah, you're right... Thanks for your input by the way

[johhny]

EnVy26, on 03 September 2012 - 12:45 AM, said:

Hello, I have an Acer 4741z laptop and thinking of upgrading its processor from intel pentium p6000 1.87Ghz to intel i3 or i5. Is it possible?

I do not think that you would be able to upgrade its processor. You need to change the complete motherboard if you want to upgrade for the same. Laptops doesn't let you achieve the same.