Dell Inspiron 1520 CPU Processor Upgrade

Hi all.

I have an Inspiron 1520 that I'd like to upgrade. Currently I have:

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CPU
		Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo T7500
			Cores	2
			Threads	2
			Name	Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo T7500
			Code Name	Merom
			Package	Socket P (478)
			Technology	65nm
			Specification	Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7500 @ 2.20GHz
			Family	6
			Extended Family	6
			Model	F
			Extended Model	F
			Stepping	A
			Revision	E1
			Instructions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, EM64T
			Bus Speed	199.2 MHz
			Rated Bus Speed	796.8 MHz
			Stock Core Speed	2200 MHz
			Stock Bus Speed	200 MHz
			Average Temperature	57 °C
				Caches
					L1 Data Cache Size	2 x 32 KBytes
					L1 Instructions Cache Size	2 x 32 KBytes
					L2 Unified Cache Size	4096 KBytes
				Core 0
					Core Speed	2180.0 MHz
					Multiplier	x 11.0
					Bus Speed	199.2 MHz
					Rated Bus Speed	796.8 MHz
					Temperature	57 °C
						Thread 1
							APIC ID	0
				Core 1
					Core Speed	2180.0 MHz
					Multiplier	x 11.0
					Bus Speed	199.2 MHz
					Rated Bus Speed	796.8 MHz
					Temperature	56 °C
						Thread 1
							APIC ID	1

But it's struggling on a few things such as WoW and Black Ops. I'm in the market for an upgrade and was wondering if either of the following would be a viable option or if not, can anyone suggest something else?

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I wouldn't really recommend a processor upgrade. Your max GPU would be an 8600M GT (if you have it) and really a processor upgrade wouldn't really help.

But if you absolutely want to:

T8300, T9300 (if you want) but many benchmarks show that more cache and a few hundred MHz do not aid in better performance in games/overall use.

 

OK, thanks for that. I do have the 8600M GT and so do I have any options when it comes to upgrading the GPU too?

 

Nope unfortunately not. My Vostro 1500 shared exactly the same chassis as your notebook. It's capped at the 8600M GT which is a decent card for moderate gaming. If you already have a T7500, 8600M GT I would save up funds for a new notebook, alot of promising models for like 700-800.