Upgrading old laptop Acer extensa 5635

[Dasa]

Hello,

My Acer Extensa 5635 is being used for light work (browsing and PDF reading) but it is very slow opening browser and shutting down PC.

The specs
Acer Extensa 5635 652G32Mn (model ZR6)
Intel Core 2 Duo T6570
Intel GMA 4500MHD
2 GB RAM
320 GB HDD
Win 7 32bit

CPU-Z info:

Name Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo T6600 ??
Package (platform ID) Socket P (478) (0x7)
Technology 45 nm
Northbridge Intel GM45/GM47 rev. 07
Southbridge Intel 82801IM (ICH9-M) rev. 03

Memory Type DDR3
Memory Size 2 GBytes
Channels Single

DIMM # 1
SMBus address 0x50
Memory type DDR3
Module format SO-DIMM
Module Manufacturer(ID) Samsung (CE00000000000000000000)
Size 2048 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC3-8500F (533 MHz)

Mainboard Model BA50-MV (0x000001B8 - 0x005223F6)


SMBIOS Version 2.5

DMI BIOS
vendor Phoenix
version V1.3311
date 12/21/2009
ROM size 2048 KB

DMI Physical Memory Array
location Motherboard
usage System Memory
correction None
max capacity 4 GB
max# of devices 2

DMI Memory Device
designation M1
format SODIMM
type unknown
total width 64 bits
data width 64 bits
size 2 GB

DMI Memory Device
designation M2
format SODIMM
type unknown

I am trying to see if it is worth an upgrade, I know SSD can go a long way with any PC but the CPU is weak (I guess) and not sure if the RAM can go to 8GB or not, does CPU-Z mean 4GB limit per slot or whole PC?

Are these the supported CPU?
https://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-Intel_(chipsets)/G45_Express.html

Can it or the bios support 4 core CPU like Q9650 and is it that much better than T6570?

This is the service manual I think but only has low spec compatibility parts but also not sure if it matches my laptop 100%
https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1145/Acer-Extensa-5635.html

Thanks!

 

[hang-the-9]

For that old of a system you can buy a used one for the cost of the upgrades you would need to do. An early i3 or i5 CPU based laptop can be found for about $1-150.

Your system would need 4-8 GB of RAM in it and a solid state drive to speed things up. Just a CPU swap won't do that much and support for it would be a guess unless you find a system online that someone upgraded and verified it worked.

If you'd rather spend money on the old system, you can double the RAM with another 2 GB stick and replace the drive with a 120 or 240 gb SSD along with a clean Windows setup, that will speed up the system a lot.

 

[Dasa]

Thomson laptop 13 inch screen intel celeron 2GB RAM, 32GB is sold here for 211 USD 😕

This is the cheapest I can find on a site equivalent to ebay in USA

But if this laptop is just 4GB max then it is useless... I don't know I will think about it...

Thanks for the help hang-the-9