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Questions about replacing HP laptop cpu?
Hi, I have an HP g42-415dx laptop with Windows 7 64 bit and AMD Dual-Core Athlon II P340 which I would like to replace for a faster AMD Quad-Core Phenom II P960 from e-Bay.
List of what both processors have in common: THEY ARE BOTH 25 TDP WATTS
--Core Name: Champlain
--Platform Name: Danube
--Microarchitechture: K10
--Technology: 45nm
--Socket: Socket S1 (S1g4)
The only differences include frequency, bus speed, L1 and L2 caches, cores and names.
Can I replace it?
Can I use the old fan/heatsink?
Is there any compatible CPU better than the p960 that can be used instead?