Need help upgrading my CPU

[Mocsy]

Hi,
I have a Gateway SX2110G-UW308 Desktop and I would like to upgrade the CPU that s currently on it, but I m not sure what CPUs are compatible with my mother board. I would like to know what my options are.
Thanks
Specs:
Gateway SX2110G-UW308
Processor: AMD Dual Core E1-1200 1.40 GHz
Motherboard: Acer D1F-AD
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
RAM: 4GB DDR3 Memory
Chipset: AMD A45 chipset
500GB Hard Drive
Windows 8

 

[jimpz]

OEM's like Gateway, dell etc, generally limit CPU upgrades (thru the bios). your best bet is to check with Gateway support as to what upgrades are possible.

 

[Math Geek]

from what i am seeing, the cpu is soldered to the mobo and can't be replaced. you're stuck with what you have until you get a new system. wish there was a way but there is not .

 

[Winly]

from what i am seeing, the cpu is soldered to the mobo and can't be replaced. you're stuck with what you have until you get a new system. wish there was a way but there is not .

is a dektop computer. I dont think is soldered. You are referring to the laptop with the E-300

 

[Math Geek]

i'm struggling to find much info for the system and i guess the mobo info i found was for a laptop version. i don't see that system or anything like it with any other cpu but the one you have.

normally you can find various models with a range of cpu's to give you an idea what can be used but i'm not finding anything other than the e1-1200 in that system.

 

[Winly]

Hi,
I have a Gateway SX2110G-UW308 Desktop and I would like to upgrade the CPU that s currently on it, but I m not sure what CPUs are compatible with my mother board. I would like to know what my options are.
Thanks
Specs:
Gateway SX2110G-UW308
Processor: AMD Dual Core E1-1200 1.40 GHz
Motherboard: Acer D1F-AD
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
RAM: 4GB DDR3 Memory
Chipset: AMD A45 chipset
500GB Hard Drive
Windows 8

my honest opinion is to just save up and get a better computer. No point in getting a CPU, since the system is kind of old.

 

[Winly]

i'm struggling to find much info for the system and i guess the mobo info i found was for a laptop version. i don't see that system or anything like it with any other cpu but the one you have.

normally you can find various models with a range of cpu's to give you an idea what can be used but i'm not finding anything other than the e1-1200 in that system.

yeah, is kind of tough because when you search that mobo model is comes with the E-1200 soldered. but it doesnt tell you anything else, not even what socket it is for. no much info on the desktop either.

 

[Math Geek]

the socket i found for it was this by searching for the mobo http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Aspire-x1430-D1F-AD-DESKTOP-motherboard-for-ACER-DDR3-E350-e300-APU/412038_711490225.html it says socket is e350 which i have never heard of.

amd has it listed as FT1 BGA http://products.amd.com/en-us/DesktopAPUDetail.aspx?id=42

everything i am finding for this socket says it is soldered on. i am confused as i have never seen a desktop with a soldered cpu but i don't see anything that says otherwise.

 

[Winly]

that's why Im a little confused, just because I have never seen a CPU soldered into a desktop motherboard, that including a MicroATX mobo.

 

[Math Geek]

i'm leaning toward my first guess which is that the cpu can't be replaced based on what i have read. it is a pretty small case ( 14.9" x 3.9" x 10.4") and it may just be designed this way for the small foot print

i learn something new everyday and this seems to be my new piece of info for today

 

[Karadjgne]

There are several low end mobo/cpu combos using soldered sockets, the successor to the Bobcat e-series cpu is the jaguar which is also soldered.

https://peterskastner.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/why-cpu-upgrades-wont-end-with-2014s-broadwell/

@OP, sorry, but my advice is you can't upgrade the cpu and even if it was possible, for the ft1 bga socket, the best you could do would be the 1.7GHz e-2000, which really isn't any kind of upgrade at all.
Considering the uber-slim form factor of your gateway case, you will run into many problems when it concerns upgrades, everything from hdd to gpu to psu is all based around the ATX platform, M-itx being the micro version, E-atx being the expanded version, but still with ATX at the center. Pretty much, those slim gateways and dell's wee designed for small office, where gpu power and fast cpu wasn't as necessary as storage space for files.

I'd call it a day, and start saving for a new computer that fits your needs, trying to rescue this pc is a lost cause.

 

[Math Geek]

^^^^ i agree but i still enjoyed looking into the idea for you 😀