Upgrading Intel P7350

[Gashman]

right simple question, mate of mine offer me an Intel Q9200 for next to nothing and it is compatible socket wise with my laptop, both use Socket P. the thing is can I actually remove my processor from this laptop (Acer Aspire 6935G) and if so will the motherboard/socket be able to handle the increased power draw from the quad-core. the battery life is already shocking so not bothered about that, just curious to know whether it would improve performance and whether it is actually physically possible to swap them out? cheers folks

 

[clocka]

get him to let you try it. The bios will determine if it works or not. Also check the supported cpu list for your mobo.

 

[Gashman]

never disassembled a laptop but would guess the CPU socket will look similar to the ones in desktop systems right? would imagine it would be a decent boost in performance as well, from dual-core to quad-core, bit worried about the cooling system as well mind, because my quad-core on desktop gets rather warm! might check motherboard and stuff in a bit, can check that in CPU-Z right?

 

[clocka]

desktop and laptop chips aren't interchangable! I thought the chip you said was the same socket.

 

[Jordan97]

If they both use the same socket, then there is no reason why you shouldn't be able to do it. I have upgraded the processor in my laptop before, it is surprisingly easy when you know how.

Here is a really good video that helped me when I did mine. The model he uses is not the exact same as yours, but they are the same series and mostly everything shown in the video can be used on all laptops as they all have the same structure:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMLr6pthFKs

 

[richb93]

If it's the same socket should technically work given that your laptop BIOS has new enough microcode to run it, however your cooling needs to be up to the task too. Chances are being a quad core chip it has a higher TDP, but as your laptop has cooling designed for a dual core chip chances are it won't be able to cool it and you'll end up with a melted laptop

 

[Gashman]

desktop and laptop chips aren't interchangable! I thought the chip you said was the same socket.

yeah they are both socket P, but was thinking perhaps the quad-core mobile parts are warm running. was only using the desktop part as a reference, although mobile parts have much lower TDP. thanks for posting the video up, will give it a look, the laptop is already fairly quick as it is but can never have too much under the bonnet!

 

[RJC]

The Q9200 is a socket p looking at the link below.

http://www.cpu-world.com/sspec/QA/QAVS.html

 

[Gashman]

The Q9200 is a socket p looking at the link below.

http://www.cpu-world.com/sspec/QA/QAVS.html

yeah its a Core 2 Quad Mobile.

 

[Justintime]

Don't do it, you'll fry your VRMs and the cooling system can't cope with that cpu. Had to trouble shoot your exact model a client did an upgrade to and noted that the X9100 was not an original part and that the laptop came with a T9400, in short.. the board was fried and did not run any cpu reliably anymore, replacement board and original T9400 worked fine, costly mistake.
You might be able to control voltages and heat via something like RMclock or Throttle stop and get decent temps but the board was not designed for the current draw of a quad imo and you'll likely experience problems.

 

[Gashman]

how would one find out whether my VRMs and stuff can handle a quad, know the chipset and such if that helps?

Edit: the technical data on the chipset (intel PM45) says CPU: Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, is that promising?

 

[Justintime]

Hi,
Its not only the VRMs, its also the cooling system. The laptops board probably took heat damage as well. Even though technically the PM45 will run a quad, the BIOS may not have the microcode to boot it, though your laptop likely has as the clients i had ran the X9100, however the manufacturer did not design the cooling system and likely power circuitry to do so.