Need CPU Upgrade in my Samsung Netbook Laptop

[Garlotch]

Here are the specs and info, etc.

http://www.samsung.com/nz/consumer/pc-peripherals/notebook-pc/essential/NP300E5E-A01AU

I REALLY need to upgrade to i7, or i5 at LEAST. Does anyone know WHAT type of intel i5 core I need to buy, in order to upgrade from the current i3 core I have? I have NO idea how to do this, I have NEVER opened my laptop before. ANY help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

 

[Eximo]

It appears to be possible.

Quite a task to dissemble a laptop to that level. For a beginner it might take a few hours.

Look up your exact chip on ark.intel to see what the TDP (Thermal design power/profile) is, you cannot exceed that rating when selecting a new chip.

You will need the following:
small (electronics) screw driver set
heatsink compound

And this video should help you out a lot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrMbmV2daAw

 

[menetlaus]

as you have never opened a laptop before - my suggestion is that you do NOT start now.

Most laptops are build without much allowance for hotter parts, so even if (and it is a big if) you can find a drop in replacement for the CPU - odds are the cooling system cannot handle it.

As that laptop is only about an inch thich it proably falls into the ultraportable range and likely doesn't allow for the CPU to be removed.

Others may have more applicable info about that specific model laptop, but I'd say you would be better off by buying a new one with the desired specifications than to try an upgrade that (or any laptop) CPU.

 

[James Mason]

I don't think you CAN upgrade your CPU in that.

And laptop maintenance aint easy, they have a CRAZY amount of different screws and stuff.

Upgrading laptop parts that aren't the ram and hard drive are usually impossible/not worth the effort.

You have a 3rd gen i3 cpu, though. (i3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx)

 

[GhislainG]

Hopefully this may help you decide: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2115008/samsung-series-cpu-upgrade.html It may work, but have it done by someone familiar with laptops. Also amke sure you can return the processor if it doesn't work.

I'd sell it and buy a new one that better meets my requirements.

 

[bmacsys]

I don't think you CAN upgrade your CPU in that.

And laptop maintenance aint easy, they have a CRAZY amount of different screws and stuff.

Upgrading laptop parts that aren't the ram and hard drive are usually impossible/not worth the effort.

You have a 3rd gen i3 cpu, though. (i3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx)

I took a 17" G4 powerpc Mac laptop completely apart to swap out the ethernet jack and powerbrick connector. After I reassembled it I had like 10 screws left over. But the repairs worked and the laptop stayed in one piece lol! My advice is just buy a new laptop because the processor is probably soldered on and unless you are willing to run the very real risk of it not ever working again leave it alone.

 

[bmacsys]

Here are the specs and info, etc.

http://www.samsung.com/nz/consumer/pc-peripherals/notebook-pc/essential/NP300E5E-A01AU

I REALLY need to upgrade to i7, or i5 at LEAST. Does anyone know WHAT type of intel i5 core I need to buy, in order to upgrade from the current i3 core I have? I have NO idea how to do this, I have NEVER opened my laptop before. ANY help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Looking at that laptop there is no way you can take it apart. You need very specialized screwdrivers and torque bits. And if you ever do get it open parts are going to pop out like a spring in a watch. You do know that laptops are full of very, very fragile parts like ribbon cables, incredibly small wires with no slack etc.... Cables that are put in with incredible precision just to fit in a slim body.

 

[Eximo]

Yeesh, some of you are dead set against taking apart a laptop. It isn't that difficult, just need to get ahold of the service manual. A lot of times these days, as in this case, someone will do a complete teardown on video which makes it even easier.

The majority of screws in a laptop are standard phillip head screws. A small torx set might cost you $10. The most recent Dell XPS I took apart, I used a single screw driver to replace the heatsink and touchpad. The touchpad required removing the motherboard completely to get at it. Total time was only about an hour.

I am by no means an expert, maybe taken apart three or four laptops.

 

[menetlaus]

Yeesh, some of you are dead set against taking apart a laptop. It isn't that difficult, just need to get ahold of the service manual. A lot of times these days, as in this case, someone will do a complete teardown on video which makes it even easier.

Of the replies, 4 basically said it is possible but we advised lots of caution or recommended against it. Only one said it can't be done - and he did some research about the specific laptop model that the OP has.

OP said he has no idea how to open a laptop and had never done so before.

I have opened a dozen (or more) laptops and am fully aware it can be done.

I am also fully aware that a mechanic can take apart the engine in my car and put it back together without issue. Just because he can do it (as he has the practise, the tools, and general confidence needed to attempt it) does not mean that I should try it too.

 

[bmacsys]

as you have never opened a laptop before - my suggestion is that you do NOT start now.

Most laptops are build without much allowance for hotter parts, so even if (and it is a big if) you can find a drop in replacement for the CPU - odds are the cooling system cannot handle it.

As that laptop is only about an inch thich it proably falls into the ultraportable range and likely doesn't allow for the CPU to be removed.

Others may have more applicable info about that specific model laptop, but I'd say you would be better off by buying a new one with the desired specifications than to try an upgrade that (or any laptop) CPU.

Necro post. Sorry.