Acer Aspire 7741z-5731 CPU Upgrade

[drum12]

CPU upgrade: I currently have an Acer Aspire 7741z-5731 that came with a Pentium P6000. Have done a little digging around and found that my board should have a PGA989 socket and be able to hold any of the G1 and G2 chips (rPGA988A & B). Wondering which are my best few options from these lists or any to stay clear of. Obviously would love to have one of the G2 i7 quads in there but worried about heat, power etc. Thoughts?

G2:
i7-3940XM
i7-3920XM
i7-2960XM
i7-2860QM
i7-2920XM
i7-2760QM
i7-2820QM
i7-2720QM
i7-2670QM
i7-2630QM
i7-2710QE
i7-3540M
i7-3520M
i7-2640M
i7-2620M
i5-2540M
i5-2510E
i5-2520M
i5-2450M
i5-2430M
i5-2435M
i5-2410M

G1:
Core i3-350M
Core i3-370M
Core i3-380M
Core i3-390M
Pentium P6100
Pentium P6200
Pentium P6300
Pentium P6000 ** what this came with
i7-940XM
i7-920XM
i7-840QM
i7-820QM
i7-740QM
i7-720QM
i7-640M
i7-620M
i5-580M
i5-560M
i5-540M
i5-520M
i5-480M
i5-460M
i5-450M
i5-430M
i3-330M

 

[profoundnoah]

Since most laptops aren't meant to be upgraded, the cpu should be soldered to the board, which means I doubt you can upgrade it.

 

[drum12]

Since most laptops aren't meant to be upgraded, the cpu should be soldered to the board, which means I doubt you can upgrade it.

It is, I mentioned that in my post.

 

[profoundnoah]

Well from what it looks like theres no securing mechanism on the socket. You said that the socket is compatible, and you didnt say that it was upgradable. However, I would recommend the i7 3940XM, depending on how your power supply is.

 

[jaguarskx]

You are going to have to do a bit more research.

Just because a CPU can fit into the socket, it does not mean it will work. The CPU must be recognized by the laptop's BIOS. If the BIOS does not recognize the CPU, then the laptop may not boot at all, or the CPU will run at the lowest speed. You should research what other CPUs have been used in Acer 7741z laptops models.

I really doubt the Acer can handle a quad core i7 CPU because the heatsink is likely not designed to handle the extra heat generated by those CPUs.