Looking to upgrade laptop CPU

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AMD Quad-Core A8-3500M 1.5GHz

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Intel
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Home made Desktop
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Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
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Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3
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ASUS X-99 Deluxe II
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Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400
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EVGA GTX 1070 OC
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Asus 27" LED LCD/VE278Q
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4GB
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Okay.
Have a nice day.
 

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PC/Desktop
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Home made Desktop
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Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
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Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3
Motherboard
ASUS X-99 Deluxe II
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Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400
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EVGA GTX 1070 OC
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Asus 27" LED LCD/VE278Q
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INTEL SSD 730-240 Gb Sata 3.0/
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EVGA Platium 1200W
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Phanteks Luxe Tempered Glass 8 fans/ one radiator
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XSPC/ Water Cooled CPU
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Das 4 Professional
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Logitech M705/MX Anywhere 2-S
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Hi
Most Laptop Cpu's are surface soldered iv'e found.. can be a pain in the donkey to remove, then remount a new Cpu, so if thats the case its cheaper to get a new laptop or get a desktop!
Antz
 

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Homebrew
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Windows 7 ultimate x64
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Intel G850 @ 2.9Ghz
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Gigabyte GA-H77M-D3H
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G.SKILL Ripjaws X 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz
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Ati 5670HD 1Gb
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onboard
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1280x1024
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OCZ Agility 3 sata 3 120Gb SSD + 500WD Black edition HDD
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460W corsair
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generic
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120mm thermaltake 2x 80mm deepecool. stock heatsink on CPU.
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Total Build Cost so far Approx $550Nzd .. plays most stuff GREAT! need more ram and a new CPU!
It's been a while since I've come across a soldered in chip, but the simple answer is no. Aside from finding out that it might not be supported, you run the risk of causing thermal/heat issues with the laptop. It was designed for that exact set of hardware.

If you decided to buy a laptop in the past, it meant you were agreeing to give up the upgradeability for portability. That's one of the very first questions a person answers when they decide on a laptop over a desktop.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
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Intel Core i7-2600
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Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3P-B3
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12 GB Patriot Extreme DDR3-1333
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Nvidia GTX 470
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Dell UltraSharp 2209WA
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OCZ Agility3 240 GB, WD5001AALS, WD7501AALS
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OCZ ModStream 700W
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CoolerMaster HAF 912 Advanced
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CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus
It's been a while since I've come across a soldered in chip, but the simple answer is no. Aside from finding out that it might not be supported, you run the risk of causing thermal/heat issues with the laptop. It was designed for that exact set of hardware.

If you decided to buy a laptop in the past, it meant you were agreeing to give up the upgradeability for portability. That's one of the very first questions a person answers when they decide on a laptop over a desktop.

Wow, really sucks. Just purchased this laptop about 2 weeks ago and wanted to upgrade CPU.

Thanks, will just get a high performance laptop next time
 

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N/A
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N/A
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4GB
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Intel
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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It's been a while since I've come across a soldered in chip, but the simple answer is no. Aside from finding out that it might not be supported, you run the risk of causing thermal/heat issues with the laptop. It was designed for that exact set of hardware.

If you decided to buy a laptop in the past, it meant you were agreeing to give up the upgradeability for portability. That's one of the very first questions a person answers when they decide on a laptop over a desktop.
To follow on from what DeaconFrost stated ,If like Dell laptops the cpu is socketed, the actual upgrade margin is very narrow say from 2.2 Ghz to 2.4Ghz so the actual upgrade is not worth the speed and price increase involved :(
 

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PC/Desktop
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self build
OS
win 7 ultimate32bit, Win8.1pro wmc 32bit
CPU
amd phenom x4 9600
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asus m2n32-sli deluxe
Memory
corsair twinxs 2x2gb
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2x nvidia 1gb 8500gt
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onboard
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23" PB Viseo 233d
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1920x1080
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maxtor sata 500gb
maxtor sata 320gb
fujitsu sata200gb
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oryxx tornado 750w
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thermaltake xaser lll
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artic freezer64 pro + 7 case fans
First obvious question, why you want to upgrade the CPU?
Sounds a decent one to me (not stellar, but way better than most crap I usually work with).

What's your problem with it? Maybe it's just a stupid software issue we can help sort out.

(fun fact: this CPU is actually an APU, that means it is a graphic card as well, like Intel's Atom processors, the graphic card in your APU is enough for movies and stuff, but for gaming is a bit low)

Since it's so new, maybe you can still go back to the seller and swap it for a better one (adding cash as needed). Most physical shops allow you to do that. Internet ones... not that much but you can still try.

As far as heat issues goes, it's not so bad as Deacon said. You need to keep an eye on the TDP of the new CPU (it's a number of watts as TDP is Thermal Design Power = amount of heat that the damn thing generates when at full throttle and the cooling system has to get rid of) and you'll be fine.

The tricky part is disassembling the damn laptop down to the mobo. You need to find service/disassembly manuals if you want to do it well or be REALLY REALLY careful and possibly asking help to some friend with experience (it's also funnier to do with a friend). Maybe someone on youtube did a video tutorial. I only found this that tells you how to remove correctly the keyboard (usually once that is done you have access to all screws you need to unscrew to open the thing). Again, doing that may void warranty (it surely will if you change the CPU) AND you can seriously damage your laptop so be very very cautious and don't try to open stuff with force. Better stop and stil have a working computer than forcing it and trashing everything.
Buy a good non-conductive thermal paste, then clean the old one and apply the new one properly.

Now, your CPU is using socket FS1, so you need to look for CPUs that fit in that socket AND that are rated in the 35 watts of TDP.

Warning, there is also socket FS1r2 (revision 2 of the FS1), and i read about people that tried to fit a FS1r2 socket CPU in a FS1 socket mobo and was unable to get it working. You may want to do more research to see if it's actually possible to do it as FS1r2 CPUs are better.

The best CPU that I found for your socket seems to be this, but its TDP is 10 watt higher, so it may have overheating issues (or not, it says it is suited for laptops bigger than 15", and yours is a 17" so it should run well, theoretically).
Its integrated graphics is basically the same.
 

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PC/Desktop
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custom built
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Win 7 Pro 64-bit 7601
CPU
AMD Phenom 9650 QuadCore, revision DR-B3
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ASUS M4A78
Memory
5 GB yes I run 2x 2GB and 1x 1GB, different brand, spank me.
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NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512 Mb, unknown manufacturer.
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Crappy Realtek Integrated Audio
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Fujitsu Siemens P19-3P
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1280 x 1024 x 32 bits @ 60 Hz Oh yeah, 4:3 rocks!
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(1) MAXTOR S TM3320613AS SATA Disk Device (2) STM35004 18AS SATA Disk Device (3) TOSHIBA USB 2.5"-HDD
PSU
whatever, around 450w
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Scavenged from old company PC, 10+ years old
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CPU fan, GPU fan, case fan, nothing fancy
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Microsoft, PS/2, white.
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Optical, logitec.
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effective max speeds: 70-ish kB/s down 30-ish kB/s up
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Avira, free edition.
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Firefox with FXChrome to make it look like Google Chrome :P
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Was discarded by previous owner due to "horrible performance".
Was running Win Xp from a IDE drive. Yeah. Was a pain.
SATA II drive and Win7 and it zips away! Yay!
It's been a while since I've come across a soldered in chip, but the simple answer is no. Aside from finding out that it might not be supported, you run the risk of causing thermal/heat issues with the laptop. It was designed for that exact set of hardware.

If you decided to buy a laptop in the past, it meant you were agreeing to give up the upgradeability for portability. That's one of the very first questions a person answers when they decide on a laptop over a desktop.

Wow, really sucks. Just purchased this laptop about 2 weeks ago and wanted to upgrade CPU.

Thanks, will just get a high performance laptop next time
There are really no 'high performance' laptops. If you really want performance, get a desktop. The laptops are too small to deal with the heat problems of high performance CPUs and GPUs.
 

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from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
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There are really no 'high performance' laptops. If you really want performance, get a desktop. The laptops are too small to deal with the heat problems of high performance CPUs and GPUs.
Well, there are quite a few "high performance" laptops. The cost of miniaturization is pretty friggin high though, as a general rule of thumb they cost more than twice of a desktop with same specs.
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom built
OS
Win 7 Pro 64-bit 7601
CPU
AMD Phenom 9650 QuadCore, revision DR-B3
Motherboard
ASUS M4A78
Memory
5 GB yes I run 2x 2GB and 1x 1GB, different brand, spank me.
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512 Mb, unknown manufacturer.
Sound Card
Crappy Realtek Integrated Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Fujitsu Siemens P19-3P
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024 x 32 bits @ 60 Hz Oh yeah, 4:3 rocks!
Hard Drives
(1) MAXTOR S TM3320613AS SATA Disk Device (2) STM35004 18AS SATA Disk Device (3) TOSHIBA USB 2.5"-HDD
PSU
whatever, around 450w
Case
Scavenged from old company PC, 10+ years old
Cooling
CPU fan, GPU fan, case fan, nothing fancy
Keyboard
Microsoft, PS/2, white.
Mouse
Optical, logitec.
Internet Speed
effective max speeds: 70-ish kB/s down 30-ish kB/s up
Antivirus
Avira, free edition.
Browser
Firefox with FXChrome to make it look like Google Chrome :P
Other Info
Was discarded by previous owner due to "horrible performance".
Was running Win Xp from a IDE drive. Yeah. Was a pain.
SATA II drive and Win7 and it zips away! Yay!
There are really no 'high performance' laptops. If you really want performance, get a desktop. The laptops are too small to deal with the heat problems of high performance CPUs and GPUs.
Well, there are quite a few "high performance" laptops. The cost of miniaturization is pretty friggin high though, as a general rule of thumb they cost more than twice of a desktop with same specs.
There are laptops with i7s and 1GB GPUs - but when you look at the specs you will discover that those have much lower clock speeds than the equivalent desktop units.

Now that may not matter a lot for the day to day work, but when it comes to e.g. video encoding or fast games, it will make a difference.
 

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HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
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Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
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from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays
2x HP w2207
Hard Drives
5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Keyboard
with trackball - no mices
Mouse
Trackball mice
Internet Speed
DSL 6000
Wow, really sucks. Just purchased this laptop about 2 weeks ago and wanted to upgrade CPU.
Why does that suck? If you purchased the laptop, why didn't you buy one that met your needs?

That's like buying a Mini Cooper and then complaining two weeks later that you can't tow your boat with it.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
Intel Core i7-2600
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3P-B3
Memory
12 GB Patriot Extreme DDR3-1333
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GTX 470
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell UltraSharp 2209WA
Hard Drives
OCZ Agility3 240 GB, WD5001AALS, WD7501AALS
PSU
OCZ ModStream 700W
Case
CoolerMaster HAF 912 Advanced
Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus
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