asus x550c faster processor?

[ptran98712345]

Hi i just want to kno if its possible to get a faster processor, its a asus x550c I just want it to be a little faster and I dont have the money to buy a new laptop, or else i would have spent more then 500$ on a laptop its about 6 months old.

 

[Slobodan-888]

What CPU do you have?

These are supported CPUs:

http://ark.intel.com/products/72061/Intel-Celeron-Processor-1007U-2M-Cache-1_50-GHz
http://ark.intel.com/products/71469/Intel-Pentium-Processor-2117U-2M-Cache-1_80-GHz
http://ark.intel.com/products/65697/Intel-Core-i3-3217U-Processor-3M-Cache-1_80-GHz
http://ark.intel.com/products/72055/Intel-Core-i5-3337U-Processor-3M-Cache-up-to-2_70-GHz
http://ark.intel.com/products/72054/Intel-Core-i7-3537U-Processor-4M-Cache-up-to-3_10-GHz

They are soldered to the motherboard, so you will need to take it to some electronic/computer repair shop to change the CPU for you.

 

[Darkbreeze]

No. If you change a soldered CPU the chances are very good you will not find a BIOS version that supports it for your model. Swapping out soldered cpu's just isn't feasible. It would cost more than the unit is worth. Save your money and buy a faster unit or get an SSD, that's probably your best option for speeding it up. The addition of an SSD will likely give you a better speed increase than any of those processor upgrades would.

 

[Slobodan-888]

I disagree.

 

[Darkbreeze]

With what? That it's pointless to try and change a soldered cpu or that an SSD is a better upgrade? Either way, I don't see how you could have a valid argument for your position but you're entitled to your opinion.

 

[Slobodan-888]

I understand that for IT guys, changing a soldered CPU is equivalent of rocket science, but for electronics guys, it is no problem.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Obviously the OP is not an electronics guy so he will need to pay somebody to take the laptop apart, do the labor AND pay for a CPU that is likely to cost more than the laptop is worth and far more than just installing an SSD would cost. And that's assuming he can even get a bios for his model that will work with the new cpu. As a project for yourself, it's a fine upgrade I guess. As a recommendation for somebody without technical expertise, it's a poor recommendation.

 

[Slobodan-888]

I didn't mean that he should buy a new CPU (I don't even know if you can actually buy new mobile CPU?). Second hand CPU should cost less than 100 dollars. Plus around 50 dollars for replacement in a normal repair shop. By normal I mean the one that does not rip you off.

 

[Darkbreeze]

By normal I mean the one that does not rip you off.

Heh. Which one is that? I have yet to find that place. Smile.