HP Pavilion dv6t-1300

[zashara]

Hi!
I have a 2.20 gigahertz Intel Core2 Duo T6600
Mainboard: Quanta 3627 (v. 18.42)
Serial Number: CNF9433XH4
Bus Clock: 800 megahertz
BIOS: Hewlett-Packard F.36 10/09/2009

I wanted to know it I can or if it makes sense to upgrade the CPU to a faster, newer version?

I wanted to know if i could change my HDD (ST9320325AS [Hard drive] (320.07 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 5VD24GCH, rev 0005HPM1) with an SSD.

Thank you!

 

[USAFRet]

Doubtful you can change the CPU. And even if you could, it would have to be the same socket type, which would mean limited gains.

Yes, you can replace the HDD for an SDD. A 128gb or 256gb SDD would work. How full is your current 320gb drive?

 

[ryanrich83]

I used to work for HP. CPU/GPU upgrades on laptops are too expensive to justify the improvement in performance, if any.

Edit: Laptop CPU's are soldered to the mainboard, so upgrading is not very easy.

Like USAFRet suggests, SSD is the best upgrade option for your laptop. A memory upgrade would help maximize performance as well, and is a cheap upgrade.

 

[elemein]

Edit: Laptop CPU's are soldered to the mainboard, so upgrading is not very easy.

I REALLY hate sounding like a jerk, but I'm sorry, you worked at HP and still tout this false information?

Not all Laptop CPUs are soldered to the board.

The Intel Core2Duo T6600 uses a PGA socket. It CAN be upgraded.

Most laptops above 13.3" use a CPU with a PGA socket, meaning it can be upgraded.

Below that is usually BGA socket, which is soldered and cant be upgraded; but your Core2Duo CAN be upgraded. No doubt, fact, for sure.

 

[USAFRet]

For a similar HP laptop, see this manual, starting at page 1 for compatible processors, and page 105 for replacement procedures.

Whether the performance gain is worth the $$$, only you can determine.

 

[ryanrich83]

Edit: Laptop CPU's are soldered to the mainboard, so upgrading is not very easy.

I REALLY hate sounding like a jerk, but I'm sorry, you worked at HP and still tout this false information?

Not all Laptop CPUs are soldered to the board.

The Intel Core2Duo T6600 uses a PGA socket. It CAN be upgraded.

Most laptops above 13.3" use a CPU with a PGA socket, meaning it can be upgraded.

Below that is usually BGA socket, which is soldered and cant be upgraded; but your Core2Duo CAN be upgraded. No doubt, fact, for sure.

Sorry if I was misinformed about that. Didn't research socket type further.

Either way, bottom line is what performance difference you would receive from upgrading CPUs in a laptop, usually doesn't justify the cost/effort to do so. Especially considering the cost of a newer laptop that would give more upgrades than just the CPU type (type of RAM supported, GPU, USB 3 support, better battery life with newer CPUs and battery technology, type/size of screen, etc).

Upgrading laptops is not recommended, as laptops are not designed to last like a desktop is (more wear and tear from physical use, poorer thermal dissipation because of small form factor) and are harder to upgrade, outside of HDD and RAM, because of use of proprietary parts.

 

[fport]

However adding almost a GHz of speed and an extra 4Mb of cache by replacing a T6600 with a T9800 would be the icing on the cake after having doubled the RAM to 8GB and adding an SSD. Just saying.
For $39 it seemed like bang for the buck for toting a laptop around for those mundane tasks like writing or email or pulling pictures off cards or skype.