is the asus x555l cpu soldered

[hungerman567]

i have an Asus x555l laptop and i would like to upgrade the i3 to a amd of some kind and I cant find any information regarding if the cpu is soldered or not does anyone know if it is or not?

 

[bignastyid]

Cpu is BGA which is a soldered socket. But even if it wasnt you cant put an AMD cpu in an intel board.

 

[hungerman567]

Cpu is BGA which is a soldered socket. But even if it wasnt you cant put an AMD cpu in an intel board.

so even if i get an intel core i wouldn't be able to upgrade it?

 

[bignastyid]

It's possible if you find someone with the proper equipment and training but will not be cheap and may not be successful. Thats why most just consider them non-upgradable.