Laptop Processor upgrade

Dynomite54 · May 23, 2016

So I am up grading my Dell Latitude e6400 and it uses 4gb ddr 2 150gb ssd and Core 2 Duo P8600. Should I get the Intel Pentium T4500 or the Core 2 Quad Q9100 CPU and will I be able to.(List of the socket my cpu runs on http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/CPUs/Intel/Core_2_Duo_Mobile/P8600_(Socket_P).html)

alexkensit · May 23, 2016

You can't really upgrade laptop processors. Chances are you'll end up no being able to put it back together.
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Dynomite54 · May 23, 2016

alexkensit :

I have replaced it before when the old one burned out.

dudmont · May 23, 2016

Thing to really look at it is TDP, if it's substantially higher, you might have issues. Get the fastest chip that has a similar, or maybe +10 watts or so higher, is probably safe. Laptop cooling is so bad that you don't have much margin.

alexkensit · May 23, 2016

If it burned out before, chances are the next one will burn out too, and is because of a lack of heat dissipation, and that it is overheating. The Core 2 quad is better, but it does run hot, and laptops are not designed to have processor upgrades. Why do you feel the need to upgrade?
Alex Kensit

Dunlop0078 · May 23, 2016

You cant use just any cpu that will fit in the socket, the BIOS also has to support the cpu and that info can be hard to find. This guy on the dell forum says these processors below will work.

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

P8800, 2.66G, 3MB

T9900, 3.06G, 6MB

T9800 2.93G

T9400 2.53G

T9600 2.8G

T9550 2.66G

T9600 2.8G

P9500 2.53G

P9700 2.8G 6MB

logainofhades · May 23, 2016

alexkensit :

Not true, I upgraded my old Compaq C700 from a lowly pentium to a core 2. Don't remember the exact models off hand. My Asus laptop can be upgraded from its i5 2430m to an i7-2630qm.

captaincharisma · May 23, 2016

anyone who upgraded a CPU in the laptop must have great luck because chances are the BIOS would only support a handful of CPU's plus what everyone else has been mentioning in here is increased heat. not to mention battery life would be affected to. although if you need to replace the CPU your laptop is probably too old to worry about battery life anyway

logainofhades · May 23, 2016

The i7 2630qm was an option, for my particular laptop. The pentium and core 2, in my Compaq, were of the same TDP

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