Upgrading Laptop CPU

Hey guys,

I was thinking of getting a better cpu for my laptop, the one i have at the moment is a core 2 duo T6500 2.10ghz (socket P, code name penryn).

I did some reading and came to conclusion that as long as the code name and socket match, i can replace it with any other cpu.

The cpu's i was thinking of are the core 2 duo T9600, T9800 or T9900.

Am i right in thinking it is this straight forward? or will there have to be a BIOS update or something else i have missed, also, are there any better cpu's out there that i could replace it with?


Also, i dont know if this is important, but in Device Manager under Processors, it actually has the T9600 driver instead of the T6500 which is installed, which leads me to belive it could just be a swap job.

The laptop is a Toshiba Satellite A500 - 15N with the core 2 duo T6500, 4GB ram and cpu-z is telling me that the bios is version 1.90 and that the chipset is an intel gm45/gm47.

Any info on this would be very helpful and if iv missed any details out jsut gimmi a shout.

oh and i wish everyone a happy new year!

Hello,

First nothing is simple on a laptop when upgrading.

I am not sure about your choice for the upgrade as the FSB is quicker than yours!

Look here & think again, perhaps the T9500 is more appropriate?

Products (Formerly Penryn)

Hi techwhore,
Yes, you can upgrade to T9600 as your chipset supports 1066MHz but think again as lottiemansion said because you won't notice a significant improvement in performance for the money you spend.
I would suggest you to save the money towards a SSD which is worth every penny.
Mobile Intel® GM45 Chipset - Overview
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I have to agree with previous posts, SSD upgrade would produce significant speed improvement. It makes almost no difference (in real-time world) if your processor is 2.2; 2.5; 2.6 GHz.

SSD however, does make a difference.

Cheers,
Miki