Best processor for a HP G62 with a socket s1

[b3cu2iv]

I have a HP G62 laptop and I am looking to upgrade my processor but am unsure what to buy without buying something useless. My socket type is S1. Looking for something above 2.2 GHz as that is what I have currently.

 

[tiny voices]

What are you trying to get out of this upgrade?

 

[gizzard1987]

The best upgrade I found is a slightly slower quad-core upgrade. It performs pretty closely to the A10-4600 laptops currently on the market.

The Phenom II P960 1.8 Ghz quad-core is your best bet. I found several on ebay for around 50 bucks. The speed is slightly slower but you're gaining 2 more cores to handle some multitasking workload which will be a huge increase over the dual core. For a 25w thermal design that's the best case upgrade available without chancing burning up your motherboard.

Here is the part number. HMP960SGR42GM
If you search for that on ebay you should find a huge selection.

CAUTION: I would suggest you not buy used. There are plenty of OEM certified processors listed. If you get used, you may get stuck with a $50 paperweight.

 

[b3cu2iv]

I'm wanting to be able to edit videos smoothly. Without the constant lag and possibly some games. But more focused on video editing

 

[tiny voices]

I'm wanting to be able to edit videos smoothly. Without the constant lag and possibly some games. But more focused on video editing

You will not be playing any games because the laptop has no dedicated GPU. Sorry.

Even with the highest end CPU that thing can accept you will not get great performance with video editing. Sorry, that computer is at the end of its life.

 

[b3cu2iv]

So would Quad Core 1.8 GHz that you mentioned work better than a Dual Core 2.8 GHz processor?

 

[tiny voices]

So would Quad Core 1.8 GHz that you mentioned work better than a Dual Core 2.8 GHz processor?

The quad core will be better for video editing but none will really help. Those are all OLD CPUs and even a bottom end modern laptop will blow that thing away. Spending money upgrading this laptop is a waste.

 

[gizzard1987]

Yeah the quad core is going to be your best bet, but if you plan to do any real video editting, you're going to need an upgrade. My girl friend got one of the new a10 Elite toshibas and it runs smooth as butter when editing videos for youtube but we had to upgrade her ram in it. We jumped it up to 16 GB ram and it's an amazing difference from the slow 8 gig ram that came with it. If you're talking bigger than youtube shorties you might consider a desktop pc. =/

 

[gizzard1987]

As far as editing the more cores the better for most video editing apps/programs. The AMD 8 cores thrive in that aspect along with 6 core Ivy bridges and the 8 core sandy bridges. (may have mixed the bridges up >.< ) The i7 4770's work very well too. As for budget I've heard good things about the newer i3s with hyperthreading but it has to be supported by your software for it to be a viable option.

 

[b3cu2iv]

Well what would be a good laptop for video editing such as for YouTube. I have a low budget as well.

 

[tiny voices]

What is your budget?

 

[b3cu2iv]

$600 as the maximum.

 

[tiny voices]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834200998 i5 8gb RAM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834300155 i5 6gb RAM cheaper

Both of these are a HUGE improvement and will edit all the videos you want for youtube.

 

[b3cu2iv]

What makes them better processor wise? Since they are at 1.6 and 1.8 while my current one is at 2.2. Also anything cheaper than $500? Thank you

 

[tiny voices]

They are 4 generations newer than yours and about 10x as powerful if not more. Technology has come REALLY far since your laptop was made years ago.

Speed means absolutely nothing at all unless you are comparing two of the SAME CPU from the SAME generation. Otherwise it is not comparable at all. For example. A modern 2.7ghz i5 will BLOW AWAY a core 2 duo or core 2 quad even if it is clocked at 4ghz.

 

[b3cu2iv]

A desktop PC will be just as fine as another laptop.

 

[gizzard1987]

A laptop for youtube video editting isn't impossible but you'd get a lot more out of a $500 desktop computer than you would a $600 laptop. Things would be so much faster, and so much smoother. You would save tons of time in the long run and be able to have much more storage at much less cost. Laptops prices are jacked due to convenience.

 

[htdavis]

What makes them better processor wise? Since they are at 1.6 and 1.8 while my current one is at 2.2. Also anything cheaper than $500? Thank you

Remember that ghz refers the speed of the instruction SETS they handle. Some can string more instructions together passing into the processing core, and each one of these sets being processed would count as 1hz. So... ...at 1.8ghz a newer processor with a 64bit architecture would be able to handle more than an older processor at 2.2ghz with a 32bit architecture, and faster. You can also handle RAM more efficiently, since you don't have to see so many different registers (it's all one bank rather than several). All ram is numerically allocated, and older processors allocated by bank, or by stick (later by channel, which was 2stick banks). The more efficiently you handle this numbering process in the kernel or system function area, the faster you process. That's why newer 1.8ghz would be faster than a 2.2ghz older.

 

[g-unit1111]

Locking - please don't bump posts that are more than a year old.