Laptop Processor Upgrade

[aaronmiller2010]

First post so please bare with me,

I have a HP Pavillion G Series laptop running an AMD E2-3000M but i want to upgrade to something faster. My question is would i be able to upgrade to an AMD A8-5600K 3.6 GHz Processor Quad Core FM2 4MB 100W Black Edition?

If i upgrade will i need a new version of windows too?

Thanks in advance
Aaron

 

[Britton30]

What's the full model number of the lappy? It may require a new motherboard if available. Many use soldered in CPU and aren't upgradeable.

 

[aaronmiller2010]

Hi Britton30,

Its a g6-1394sa

Thanks

 

[whs]

I don't think that this will work.

1. Your current CPU has a FS1 socket and the 5600K has a FM2 socket.

2. The current CPU has a 35W thermal point and the AMD A8-5600K has a 100W thermal point. That would produce too much heat for the laptops cooling.

 

[aaronmiller2010]

Thanks WHS, Any idea what sort of processor would be best to speed it up?

 

[Britton30]

Here's a list from the HP site


this is a .pdf of your model, but it includes several models.

View attachment 299625

 

[whs]

The CPU is usually not the bottleneck for performance - unless you do video encoding or other very CPU intensive tasks.

The true bottleneck is the disk. I suggest you replace the HDD with a SSD. That is a LOT faster. I don't know about the UK prices - shop around. Here on Newegg they had a very good 256GB Mushkin for $130 today - just to give you an idea.

Here is a tutorial to help you make the switch.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/149969-ssd-install-transfer-operating-system.html

I have equipped my 6 PCs with SSDs and they work wonders. Even on 2 of my old 2007 laptops.

 

[aaronmiller2010]

Thanks Britton30 and whs, Ill take both into account

Thanks for all your help

Aaron