Hey friends,
I've got a laptop with a CeleronM 520 in it running Vista. When I first got it the thing was reeeaalll slow. I upgraded to 1gig DDR2 667 and now its better, certainly usable.
I still think that an upgrade to a dual core CPU would be worth the time and effort, if one could be found cheaply. I looked around and found a few T2050's for what I thought was a good price. My question is what kind of issues can I expect when dropping in a new processor? I know the procedure, I've built a few desktops and put new thermal paste on the Celly in my laptop, but will there be any software issues I should watch out for? I checked and made sure that both processors were Socket M and they use the same FSB (533Mhz).
Considering this all works out, will upgrading from the Celeron to the CoreDuo make a significantly noticable difference? I think so, at least in terms of multitasking.
Thanks
I've got a laptop with a CeleronM 520 in it running Vista. When I first got it the thing was reeeaalll slow. I upgraded to 1gig DDR2 667 and now its better, certainly usable.
I still think that an upgrade to a dual core CPU would be worth the time and effort, if one could be found cheaply. I looked around and found a few T2050's for what I thought was a good price. My question is what kind of issues can I expect when dropping in a new processor? I know the procedure, I've built a few desktops and put new thermal paste on the Celly in my laptop, but will there be any software issues I should watch out for? I checked and made sure that both processors were Socket M and they use the same FSB (533Mhz).
Considering this all works out, will upgrading from the Celeron to the CoreDuo make a significantly noticable difference? I think so, at least in terms of multitasking.
Thanks