Upgrade Toshiba Satellite C650 to i3

manich Sigdel

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Jan 2, 2015
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Can i upgrade my toshiba Satellite C650
System Manufacturer: TOSHIBA
System Model: Satellite C650
BIOS: InsydeH2O Version 03.61.081.30
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU B950 @ 2.10GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.1GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 4044MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 12
to i3.
 
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Maybe.
You've passed the first hurdle, in that it is NOT a BGA chip, soldered directly to the motherboard. It is a PGA988.
But that does not automatically mean the motherboard and BIOS supports a different CPU.

Read this thread for more info:
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2338877/pga988-socket-processor-recommendation.html

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Maybe.
You've passed the first hurdle, in that it is NOT a BGA chip, soldered directly to the motherboard. It is a PGA988.
But that does not automatically mean the motherboard and BIOS supports a different CPU.

Read this thread for more info:
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2338877/pga988-socket-processor-recommendation.html
 
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