Sony Vaio Y Series VPCYB25AG AMD Processor upgrade?

[vickylahkarbytes]

Hello,
I own a Sony Vaio Y Series VPCYB25AG laptop with a AMD Dual Core Processor E-350(1.6 GHz). Will it be possible for me to change the processor to a faster AMD Dual core processor?
Any feedback will be highly appreciated.
Regards.

 

[Supernova1138]

You won't be able to upgrade, the E series APUs on mobile platforms are on a BGA socket, and are soldered to the motherboard. If you want a faster laptop, you're just going to have to buy a new one.

 

[vickylahkarbytes]

You won't be able to upgrade, the E series APUs on mobile platforms are on a BGA socket, and are soldered to the motherboard. If you want a faster laptop, you're just going to have to buy a new one.

Thank you for the reply.
My system is a Y Series one, and not a E series as you just quoted.
Even if the Y series also has a motherboard-soldered-processor, please tell me some ways to get the laptop work faster. Will replacing the motherboard with a faster AMD CPU be the solution?
Regards

 

[Supernova1138]

Your laptop series doesn't matter, only the A series APUs eg. A6, A8 and A10 are not soldered to the motherboard. All C and E series APUs are soldered.

There isn't much you can do to make your system any faster. Replacing the motherboard is not particularly practical as odds are your laptop's case is only really designed to take other motherboards that use low powered embedded processors. Even if you could get a motherboard that supported an A series APU in there, you'd likely run into overheating issues because those generate a lot more heat and your laptop's case may not be designed to deal with that.

Really, if you need more performance, you're going to need a new laptop with a much better CPU. The E-series APUs are extremely low powered chips designed to do basic web browsing, office tasks and video playback. If you are looking to play games or do anything more intensive, you're just not going to be able to do it with your laptop.

 

[vickylahkarbytes]

Your laptop series doesn't matter, only the A series APUs eg. A6, A8 and A10 are not soldered to the motherboard. All C and E series APUs are soldered.

There isn't much you can do to make your system any faster. Replacing the motherboard is not particularly practical as odds are your laptop's case is only really designed to take other motherboards that use low powered embedded processors. Even if you could get a motherboard that supported an A series APU in there, you'd likely run into overheating issues because those generate a lot more heat and your laptop's case may not be designed to deal with that.

Really, if you need more performance, you're going to need a new laptop with a much better CPU. The E-series APUs are extremely low powered chips designed to do basic web browsing, office tasks and video playback. If you are looking to play games or do anything more intensive, you're just not going to be able to do it with your laptop.

Thank you for the info.
I have 2 other laptops with me: Lenovo G550 and Lenovo G505. Can the processor be upgraded in both these cases?
I cant afford a new laptop right now and therefore am trying to get a faster CPU with minimal cost.
Regards

 

[Supernova1138]

The G505 isn't upgradeable, it has another low powered APU that is soldered to the motherboard, based off the same CPU soldered into the new game consoles. I guess AMD has started expanding their embedded solutions to the A series now as well. The G550 doesn't have a soldered CPU, but it is extremely outdated. It might take a better CPU, but you are looking at older Core 2 based mobile chips from about 5 years ago. If you need more graphical capability you are also out of luck, as on those old laptops the integrated graphics core is not on the CPU but the motherboard, so you're stuck with the Intel x4500 IGP, which isn't that great.

What are you looking to do with these laptops that require an upgrade? If it's gaming, it simply isn't going to happen. Laptops have little to no upgradeability, and it gets really bad when you get to extreme low end and get stuck with soldered CPUs and no discrete graphics options.

 

[vickylahkarbytes]

The G505 isn't upgradeable, it has another low powered APU that is soldered to the motherboard, based off the same CPU soldered into the new game consoles. I guess AMD has started expanding their embedded solutions to the A series now as well. The G550 doesn't have a soldered CPU, but it is extremely outdated. It might take a better CPU, but you are looking at older Core 2 based mobile chips from about 5 years ago. If you need more graphical capability you are also out of luck, as on those old laptops the integrated graphics core is not on the CPU but the motherboard, so you're stuck with the Intel x4500 IGP, which isn't that great.
What are you looking to do with these laptops that require an upgrade? If it's gaming, it simply isn't going to happen. Laptops have little to no upgradeability, and it gets really bad when you get to extreme low end and get stuck with soldered CPUs and no discrete graphics options.

Thank you.
Gaming isnt my need. I am trying to run some audio production software like Cubase 5, Reason(Propellerhead),FL Studio with my MIDI Keyboard. it works fine to a certain extent in my Sony, but not great. Hence I am trying to run for the CPU upgrade.
These programs were released in 2009. So, what do you think, will this upgrade help? And if I do upgrade, to which processor do I need to use it in my G550?
Thanks for your time.

EDIT: If needed, I am willing to change the motherboard as well.

 

[Supernova1138]

You're going to need to contact Lenovo to find out what CPUs are compatible with your laptop's motherboard and if you will need to do a BIOS update before you upgrade. Then you will need to try and find a compatible CPU. Laptop parts are not sold directly to consumers, only to the laptop manufacturers, which means you are going to have to look around ebay for a used laptop CPU that is compatible with your motherboard. Be aware that the current CPU in that laptop has a TDP of 35 Watts, and any CPU with a higher TDP than that could overwhelm your laptop's cooling system and lead to overheating.

Honestly, even if you do successfully upgrade, do not expect great performance. Mobile CPUs are always much slower than their desktop counterparts, and your upgrade options are all quite old now. At best, you might only get a system that is slightly quicker than your newer Sony Laptop.

I'd say your best bet for now might be to just try running your audio production software on the Lenovo G505, it's probably your fastest laptop all told, and save up some money so that you can build a decent desktop system, or get a much better laptop if you absolutely must have mobility. I doubt it's going to really be worthwhile trying to upgrade your old G550 laptop.

 

[vickylahkarbytes]

You're going to need to contact Lenovo to find out what CPUs are compatible with your laptop's motherboard and if you will need to do a BIOS update before you upgrade. Then you will need to try and find a compatible CPU. Laptop parts are not sold directly to consumers, only to the laptop manufacturers, which means you are going to have to look around ebay for a used laptop CPU that is compatible with your motherboard. Be aware that the current CPU in that laptop has a TDP of 35 Watts, and any CPU with a higher TDP than that could overwhelm your laptop's cooling system and lead to overheating.

Honestly, even if you do successfully upgrade, do not expect great performance. Mobile CPUs are always much slower than their desktop counterparts, and your upgrade options are all quite old now. At best, you might only get a system that is slightly quicker than your newer Sony Laptop.

I'd say your best bet for now might be to just try running your audio production software on the Lenovo G505, it's probably your fastest laptop all told, and save up some money so that you can build a decent desktop system, or get a much better laptop if you absolutely must have mobility. I doubt it's going to really be worthwhile trying to upgrade your old G550 laptop.

Thanks. Yes, what you are saying is correct.
I have an old desktop. It died off due to a hard disk crash. It has a Mercury motherboard PI865GM and 512 DDR RAM. Will it be a good option to upgrade this machine? As far as I recall, its has a Pentium 4 processor 2 GHz.
What is your say?
Please recommend me an average cost motherboard and AMD processor with RAM for my system.
Looking forward to your reply

 

[Supernova1138]

Well your desktop doesn't have anything salvageable, the motherboard and RAM are over a decade old at this point, and any CPU that motherboard would take would be slower than your laptops. About the only thing you could really salvage from such an old system at this point would probably be the case. I wouldn't even use the power supply on that old rig, the capacitors have probably aged to the point that even if the PSU could deliver a good wattage for a modern system back when it was new, it certainly won't be able to now. Even the hard disks and CD/DVD drives aren't particularly useable as back then they were using the IDE interface, and motherboards these days do not include IDE ports anymore, IDE to SATA adapters exist, but they are notoriously flaky. At this point you're not looking at upgrades so much as a complete rebuild with that desktop.

If you have at least a few hundred dollars to spend, a rebuild of your desktop is feasible, particularly if you're not gaming and thus don't need to invest in a high end graphics card or an extremely fast CPU. If you do want to do a new build in the near future, it would be good to have a budget and the country you're in, as your region does affect pricing. Be aware that you will need to buy a copy of Windows in addition to the cost of parts, unless you can get all your software to work on Linux.

 

[vickylahkarbytes]

ok. I get it.