Upgrading Dell Inspiron 1525 CPU

Jessica Layne

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Jan 12, 2014
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Hello all,

I'm trying to change my 5 y/o laptop's CPU. Here's the stats.

My system:

Dell Inspiron 1525
XP Pro [would Windows 7 be worth it?]
Intel Core2 Duo CPU
T5550 @ 1.83GHz
4Gigs RAM
Processor x86 family 6 model 15 stepping 13
BIOS Version A17 [should I upgrade this?]
SMBIOS Version 2.4
Want to upgrade max allowed CPU on this laptop. [is it worth it?]

Was recommended:
Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile T9550, 2.6Ghz, 6Mb, 1066MHz

Is there a better CPU?

Thanks for any help.
 

yoma

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Apr 17, 2014
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last i've read is you have to go 800mhz fsb or lower so t9500 was max

wiki sez this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell_Inspiron#Inspiron_1525_.28Inspiron_15.29

Dell Inspiron 1525 N5010
Released online on July 27, 2007, the Inspiron 1525 is Dell's 15.4" budget laptop that weighs 5.8 lbs.

Processors: Intel Celeron 900, Intel Pentium Dual-Core T4200 or T4300 or Intel Core 2 Duo T5750, T6400, T6500, T6600, T8100, P7350, P7450, P8600, P8700, Intel Core i5 - 520M

so dunno