CPU updrade?

[jonnyp1993]

Hi guys i recently purchased a Acer Aspire Ethos 8943G Gaming/Media Laptop

The CPU i Intel core i7 Q720 1.6GHZ 1st Gen.

Can i upgrade this CPU to a 2nd or 3rd gen ?

iv tried googling it but couldn't find anything.

any help/info would be great, thank you

 

[cheesyboy]

Hi guys i recently purchased a Acer Aspire Ethos 8943G Gaming/Media Laptop

The CPU i Intel core i7 Q720 1.6GHZ 1st Gen.

Can i upgrade this CPU to a 2nd or 3rd gen ?

iv tried googling it but couldn't find anything.

any help/info would be great, thank you

You can't

Upgrading CPUs in laptops is pretty shaky anyway, due to the bios being so locked down, but the best you can usually do is to upgrade within the same CPU family - often just to CPUs which were available as an option on that model.

 

[AuriconXS]

Looking at the socket type and TDP (45W) I think you can go up to a "Intel® Core™ i7-840QM Processor (8M Cache, 1.86 GHz)".

Anything better seems to have a 55W TDP, which could push your laptops cooling solution too hard.

 

[JonSmith]

I wouldn't bother upgrading the CPU, if the GPU is upgradable I'd try that instead.

 

[jonnyp1993]

thanks guys, its a shame i cant upgrade it

as for the 840QM, would it be worth upgrading?

 

[jonnyp1993]

I wouldn't bother upgrading the CPU, if the GPU is upgradable I'd try that instead.

its not upradable, iv allready checked that, its part of the mainboard.

 

[JonSmith]

The fastest CPU you can get for it is only 10% faster than the one you have now, so I would say it isn't worth it.

 

[russell664]

I would say leave it as it is, because any CPU's you can have are not worth the investment.

 

[Doogles]

Just leave it as it is, if you want to upgrade you are better off using the money to another laptop because for the amount of money on the upgrade to performance you get out of it isn't worth it.

 

[jonnyp1993]

ok, thanks guys, appreciate the advice