Can you upgrade laptop processors? | Forums

[mortoma]

Have never heard of anybody changing or upgrading a processor on a laptop. Can it be done? I have a HP laptop with a Core 2 Duo Centrino that runs about 1.5Ghz. This is too slow for me, although I have no intention of playing games like IL2 on it. I use it for mostly the internet and non-intensive games like Chessmaster 10th edition. It does ok with that.

I have had it for about a year now. I upgraded from 1Gb to 2Gbs of DDR2 Ram but it seemed like it was not worth the money I spent on the modules as far as performance improvements. I know for a fact that a faster processor would do the trick though.

[Urufu_Shinjiro]

This can be done but not by the average person. You should be able get a pc shop that does laptop work to change it out for you.

[Cold_Gambler]

Usually laptops don't have a "socket" like desktops; the CPU is soldered directly to the motherboard.
Even if you find a specialty laptop shop to do it, you'll be voiding any warranty you might have left- and even then, it seems like a rather risky proposition to desolder a CPU and resolder a new one.

I may be wrong however, and your laptop might have a removable CPU...

[badatit]

Intel laptop cpu's ?
or
AMD,more AMD,