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    processor swap can it be done??

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by goldrunner, Apr 20, 2008.

  1. goldrunner

    goldrunner Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello again.
    Ok heres my dilema my laptop is a f3ka with a 1.9 AMD processor, and I was wondering if is posible to change it to a 2.0 I don't belive it would be a great encrease in pwr and that the warranty will be out the window but just for the sake of argument can it be done, and how much would the system improved??? Any body care to elaborate...
     
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  2. SmoothTofu

    SmoothTofu Inspiron 1420 Owner

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    It would be a waste of time, effort and money. .1GHz will give you basically no improvement.
     
    SmoothTofu, Apr 20, 2008
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    iNoob.x Notebook Evangelist

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    No, power consumption won't increase much.
    Yes your warranty will be gone.
    Yes it can be done.
    Performance improvement will be negligible.

    Don't bother with it unless you're just getting the CPU for free or something.
     
    iNoob.x, Apr 20, 2008
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  4. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Don't bother, period. If you get the CPU for free, sell it to someone who has like a 1.6GHz chip. It isn't worth it for you.
     
    Greg, Apr 20, 2008
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    Cheeseman Eats alot of Cheese

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    I always wondered if the notebook manufacturer could be contacted in cases like this to have them install a purchased CPU for an amount of cash and not have the warranty voided. I presume it’s highly unlikely they would perform such sort of thing, but who knows if I were you and was looking to upgrade CPU I'd call the manufacturer first and ask if they would give it a shot.
     
    Cheeseman, Apr 21, 2008
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  6. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    It would cost a lot more to do that...definitely not worth it then.
     
    Greg, Apr 21, 2008
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    Cheeseman Eats alot of Cheese

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    Maybe, but it would definitely cost more to have a severely damaged notebook repaired with a voided warranty.
     
    Cheeseman, Apr 21, 2008
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  8. E.B.E.

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    .1 GHz improvement == almost no real-life improvement. Not worth it. I know this is redundant, but I just want to re-re-reemphasize the point. :)
     
    E.B.E., Apr 21, 2008
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  9. goldrunner

    goldrunner Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you guys a lot, problem solved and question resolved...
    You guys ROCK, Thank you again
     
    goldrunner, Apr 21, 2008
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