Upgrading a laptop processor

[omarhussain23]

Hi everyone

I have an old laptop which is a dell inspiron 1545 and I want to upgrade the laptop processor to a faster processor which has a high clock speed

I was looking at the Intel core 2 duo T9900 3.00GHz but I wasn't sure if my laptop will support the cpu

I was really hoping if I could get a Intel core 2 Extreme QX9300 in my laptop

Has anyone ever installed a quad core in the dell inspiron 1545

SPECIFICATIONS
BRAND: DELL
MODEL: INSPIRON 1545
MOTHERBOARD 0G848F
SSD SAMSUNG SSD 500GB
RAM DDR2 8GB
OPERATING SYSTEM WINDOWS 10
WIRELESS CARD INTEL DUAL BAND WIRELESS AC 7260
PROCESSOR: INTEL CORE 2 DUO T6400 2.00GHZ DUAL CORE


Can someone please tell what is the maximum cpu this laptop supports also I would like to know if my laptops supports a quad core

THANKS

 

[ChumP]

That laptop can be upgraded to a Core 2 Duo chip like the T9900.
I wouldn't risk that qx9300 since there's not enough ingormation about that motherboard.

A T9900 should be fully compatible with your laptop.

 

[J_E_D_70]

Read this link and the link in that thread. Seems like huge waste to spend any money on something that ancient.

http://www.tomsguide.com/answers/id-2422656/cpu-dell-inspiron-1545.html

 

[mgallo848]

I don't think the T9900 will work. It has a different bus speed compared to your system.
https://ark.intel.com/products/39312/Intel-Core-2-Duo-Processor-T9900-6M-Cache-3-06-GHz-1066-MHz-FSB-

https://ark.intel.com/products/40479/Intel-Core-2-Duo-Processor-T6400-2M-Cache-2-00-GHz-800-MHz-FSB-

From my past experience of swapping CPU's in Dell laptops, you'll need to stick to something with the same bus speed and wattage as to what you have now (800).

Intel core 2 Extreme QX9300 will not work at all.

You may be able to upgrade to a T9300 or T9500.

 

[ChumP]

I don't think the T9900 will work. It has a different bus speed compared to your system.
https://ark.intel.com/products/39312/Intel-Core-2-Duo-Processor-T9900-6M-Cache-3-06-GHz-1066-MHz-FSB-

https://ark.intel.com/products/40479/Intel-Core-2-Duo-Processor-T6400-2M-Cache-2-00-GHz-800-MHz-FSB-

From my past experience of swapping CPU's in Dell laptops, you'll need to stick to something with the same bus speed and wattage as to what you have now (800).

Intel core 2 Extreme QX9300 will not work at all.

You may be able to upgrade to a T9300 or T9500.

Seems like someone already tested the T9900 on this laptop... Link Here

 

[mgallo848]

I don't think the T9900 will work. It has a different bus speed compared to your system.
https://ark.intel.com/products/39312/Intel-Core-2-Duo-Processor-T9900-6M-Cache-3-06-GHz-1066-MHz-FSB-

https://ark.intel.com/products/40479/Intel-Core-2-Duo-Processor-T6400-2M-Cache-2-00-GHz-800-MHz-FSB-

From my past experience of swapping CPU's in Dell laptops, you'll need to stick to something with the same bus speed and wattage as to what you have now (800).

Intel core 2 Extreme QX9300 will not work at all.

You may be able to upgrade to a T9300 or T9500.

Seems like someone already tested the T9900 on this laptop... Link Here

Nice find

It's extremely rare to be able to upgrade to a CPU that has different watts and bus speed requirements on those models. If this is true then I would say it's worth it.

 

[ChumP]

I don't think the T9900 will work. It has a different bus speed compared to your system.
https://ark.intel.com/products/39312/Intel-Core-2-Duo-Processor-T9900-6M-Cache-3-06-GHz-1066-MHz-FSB-

https://ark.intel.com/products/40479/Intel-Core-2-Duo-Processor-T6400-2M-Cache-2-00-GHz-800-MHz-FSB-

From my past experience of swapping CPU's in Dell laptops, you'll need to stick to something with the same bus speed and wattage as to what you have now (800).

Intel core 2 Extreme QX9300 will not work at all.

You may be able to upgrade to a T9300 or T9500.

Seems like someone already tested the T9900 on this laptop... Link Here

Nice find

It's extremely rare to be able to upgrade to a CPU that has different watts and bus speed requirements on those models. If this is true then I would say it's worth it.

I had a similar problem with a Dell Inspiron 530. The motherboard would support Core 2 Duo processors up to the E8600, but the Core 2 Quad ones wouldn't work because the board could support 65W max tdp.
So I knew that you need to make sure about your decisions with their OEM boards.

 

[mgallo848]

Here's a link with step by step pictures of someone replacing the CPU (if it helps)

http://www.benshardwareblog.com/laptop-hardware/upgrading-a-dell-inspiron-1545-cpu