Question Nec Laptop CPU upgrade

[Lao11]

Hello, good day.
I have this Nec LS150/N Laptop that was given by my sister. And I wanted to upgrade it's CPU to make it kinda better than it is now.
Here's the specifications of my laptop.
I tried searching through the internet to find what would be the compatible CPU on it however most are like suggestions. I also tried searching through the manufacturers manual however I can't find one or some are just plain Chinese language.
Thank you and have a great day ahead!

 

[bignastyid]

The cpu is BGA(soldered to the motherboard) so while not impossible to upgrade its is usually not feasible due to the cost involved.

 

[Lao11]

The cpu is BGA(soldered to the motherboard) so while not impossible to upgrade its is usually not feasible due to the cost involved.

Wait mine is not though... I can easily pop it out just like how on a normal desktop motherboards.

 

[bignastyid]

Must have different motherboards in the same model. the limited info I found on that model was it used a celeron 2957u which is BGA. What cpu do you have? That would likely be quicker than sifting through that large text document just for a model.

 

[USAFRet]

Your text seems to indicate a Celeron(R) CPU 1005M, in a 988B rPGA socket.

So, in theory, it is changeable.

HOWEVER........

It is not just the socket.
The motherboard BIOS, and the cooling situation also need to be able to handle a "different/better" CPU
Unlikely this is the case.

And since this is already a decade old, you could only put in one of the same vintage.
Resulting in...not much benefit.

Laptops are rarely upgradeable outside of storage and RAM.

 

[Lao11]

Must have different motherboards in the same model. the limited info I found on that model was it used a celeron 2957u which is BGA. What cpu do you have? That would likely be quicker than sifting through that large text document just for a model.

Name Intel Celeron 1005M
Codename Ivy Bridge
Specification Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 1005M @ 1.90GHz
Package (platform ID) Socket 988B rPGA

Here's the cpu on this laptop.

 

[bignastyid]

List of other cpus in that socket
https://www.cpu-upgrade.com/CPUs/Intel/Mobile_Celeron_Dual-Core/1005M.html
For cooling likely would want to stick with another 35w model. However there isn't any real way to know what CPUs the bios supports, many OEMs have a very cut down bios and limit support so others cpu while physically compatible may not be supported by the bios.

 

[Lao11]

Name Intel Celeron 1005M
Codename Ivy Bridge
Specification Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 1005M @ 1.90GHz
Package (platform ID) Socket 988B rPGA

Here's the cpu on this laptop.

Your text seems to indicate a Celeron(R) CPU 1005M, in a 988B rPGA socket.

So, in theory, it is changeable.

HOWEVER........

It is not just the socket.
The motherboard BIOS, and the cooling situation also need to be able to handle a "different/better" CPU
Unlikely this is the case.

And since this is already a decade old, you could only put in one of the same vintage.
Resulting in...

Your text seems to indicate a Celeron(R) CPU 1005M, in a 988B rPGA socket.

So, in theory, it is changeable.

HOWEVER........

It is not just the socket.
The motherboard BIOS, and the cooling situation also need to be able to handle a "different/better" CPU
Unlikely this is the case.

And since this is already a decade old, you could only put in one of the same vintage.
Resulting in...not much benefit.

Laptops are rarely upgradeable outside of storage and RAM.

Really? Dang, I already upgraded the storage though, the ram is already kinda good I think. The cpu is the only problem that I have now which kinda sucks... Which is why I wanted to upgrade it.