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    Upgrading Processor on HP Pavilion?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by webbo, Feb 5, 2006.

  1. webbo

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    Hi

    Anyone have any idea if it is possible to upgrade the processor on an HP dv5094EA?

    It currently runs a Turion 64 ML-37 (2ghz), but I'd like a ML-40/44 - something more powerful.

    Can it be done?

    Thanks guys...
     
    webbo, Feb 5, 2006
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    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    There shouldnt be any problems with upgrading from a lower speed Turion to a higher speed one. Search through HP.com for the service manual for the dv5000z, it should list the steps to access the cpu.
     
    miner, Feb 5, 2006
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    upgrading the cpu voids the warranty and in your case you will only get a minor speed improvement, if noticeable at all. Faster HDD will get you greater performance boost.
     
    vassil_98, Feb 6, 2006
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    WATCH THE TEMPERATURE!... dont do AWs mistake and just swap whatever fits, the fans and heatsink you got has a certain rating and if you go over youll be bbqing a cpl grand go to amds website and checkup the heatratings (if you cant find that comparable wattages will have comparable heat signatures amongst a family of processors)
     
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    Thanks for your input - much appreciated.

    I'm looking to do audio (not video) editing on the machine - is a 2GB processor with 1Gb RAM and 100Gb Hard Drive powerful enough do you think?
     
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    In your case I would suggest upgrading to a 7200rpm HDD and max out the RAM to 2GB before trying any cpu upgrade. The ML 37 is fairly powerful enough for most tasks.
     
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    Hi there

    I purchase the DV5094EA the other day and i am extemely impressed with it. I will be giving a full review shortly.

    I did buy it with the intention of upgrading the hard drive at some stage.

    1 - Does anybody know where i would buy the Hard drive from
    2 - how much it would cost.
    3 - is it hard to do.
    4 - Would this invlidate the warranty.
    5 - And lastly in terms of percentage what improvements would i see.

    PARM
     
    parms3000, Apr 8, 2006
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    I am wondering the same thing, but I have a dv5000z, with the AMD Turion 64 ML-34, and want to go to the ML-40-ML-44, I am planning on replacing my 4200rpm hard drive with a 7200rpm 160gb drive. I have the max amount of RAM, so I would like a more power to run solidworks. Does anyone think it would be worth the $300 for the new processor???
     
    Nicolas41390, Oct 10, 2006
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