upgrade from celeron

[KrewDJ]

Hi there! I have a Dell laptop with the following processor: Intel Celeron CPU N2830 @ 2.16GHz. is it upgradeable? what would be my best option for the upgrade? Thanks!

 

[Random_tech]

well you will be able to upgrade, but i highly dought you will be able to by a cpu that has the BGA1170 socket, which i have never heard of before.
if you play games your best option to upgrade will be to get a better graphics card

 

[USAFRet]

best option for the upgrade

A new laptop.

CPU - BGA can't be upgraded.

 

[Random_tech]

best option for the upgrade

A new laptop.

CPU - BGA can't be upgraded.

or build a new desktop.
they are cheaper for the prefromance

 

[nikoli707]

a desktop cannot replace a laptop

 

[dudeman509]

BGA CPUs are permanently soldered into the board.

There are lots of great sub-$500 laptops out there for basic laptop duties (web surfing, light gaming, etc.) that will handle whatever you throw at them better than anything of that era, anyway.

 

[nikoli707]

the n2830 is ivy bridge architecture so its not a bad 2 core 2 thread processor even by todays standards. it should handle basic duty tasks without much issue. if you feel you are having performance issues then i would either do a windows optimization or back up all your precious data and do a clean reinstall then optimize. if you dont have any more than 120gb to 250gb of data then putting a $50-90 ssd in the laptop can dramatically boost its perceived performance in basic apps also.