With the invention of the laptop, almost everyone has the opportunity to be free. This device allows you to carry with you all the necessary tools for office work, as well as leisure and entertainment. Once out on the nature, you can still control your affairs or entertain yourself with your favorite game. Thanks to this, all mobile devices have gained great popularity. In the life of every user, the moment comes when his device is no longer as powerful and fast as it seemed before. With the release of new programs and games, system requirements become higher, and your laptop is no longer able to work with them. Replacing a laptop processor with a more powerful one has become the most popular upgrade of the device. Modernization is the replacement of old, weak components with modern, more powerful ones. The processor is faced with the task of performing a number of functions that the user poses. All these tasks are performed in the operating system, and their solution ensures the acceptable operation of the device. Often, to completely solve the problem of a weak computer, you have to replace the motherboard and the processor.
When do i need to replace?
Replacing a laptop processor with a more powerful one can be caused by many technical reasons. The main ones are:
- Power surges.
- Damage to the power supply in an apartment, office, etc.
- The presence of physical damage.
Replacing the heart of your laptop, you will make it much faster, but it is worth remembering that each device has a certain resource. And, accordingly, you can not install any processor, namely the one that fits your motherboard. Basically, the replacement is relevant on initially powerful devices, which after 3-5 years of use become less relevant than at the time of purchase. Manufacturers need to be thanked for the opportunity to increase productivity, at the expense of relatively low costs.
What to change?
Replacing a laptop processor with a more powerful one is a rather complicated process. It will be problematic to find the microprocessor model that fits the motherboard. For example, on stationary computers, this process is much easier, since the market is teeming with different units for a particular type of board. During the selection, some of the components are eliminated, these include expensive and powerful models and users have no choice but to look for their part among broken devices. All these devices can be found at various auctions, where they are sold at a ridiculous price, but you should not wait after their installation a huge increase in productivity. Your laptop will be faster, but the result will be far from your expectations.
What to fear?
Replacing a laptop processor with a more powerful one is accompanied by a number of nuances:
- Users who do not have experience building a computer may make a mistake with the selection of components, which can lead to damage to the entire device. If you act carelessly, you can damage many units, and you will be forced to spend a fairly large amount on the restoration or purchase of a new device. If you are not confident in your abilities, it is recommended to contact a specialized service center where specialists will conduct the work.
- If your device is under warranty, then any action of such a plan immediately removes it from the warranty service. Having changed the processor and then, having discovered significant breakdowns, you will have to pay for the device repair yourself.
CPU replacement step by step
Replacing a laptop processor with a more powerful one in the lenovo y580 is rather primitive and proceeds according to the following scenario:
- First of all, you should choose the model that suits the type of connector on your motherboard. This stage is considered quite responsible, since your choice can be completely useless and lead to waste of money in vain.
- The next step is to prepare all the necessary tools that will be needed in the modernization process. Basically, this is a small screwdriver and a tube of thermal grease.
- Having disassembled the laptop, you need to remove the cooling system from your processor.
- We remove the processor and clean the installation site from the old thermal paste.
- Before installation, lubricate all components with thermal grease well.
- Install the parts in the reverse order.
- We assemble the laptop case and check the operability of your device.
If the components are installed correctly, the laptop will work, and you can start working with it.
HP Notebook PCs
If you bought a laptop, but some system parameters do not suit you, then replacing the laptop processor with a more powerful one will also help you. HP is a company that is known almost everywhere and has established itself well. They produce quite powerful laptops with the possibility of further modernization. Replacing the processor on this device is practically no different from other manufacturers. And the installation, like everyone else, begins with the choice of components. HP makes its devices mainly on well-known processors from intel. This company is a leader among manufacturers of components and in its model range you can always find a processor for almost any motherboard.
AMD processors
If the “brain” of the device has completely fallen into disrepair, then only a laptop processor replacement with a more powerful one can help you. AMD is the second-largest processor company. It is also the largest manufacturer of graphics processors. The products of this company are famous for their good performance and low price. The main competitor of this company is intel. AMD with the release in 2010 of its first 6-core processor, which is designed to compete with the i5 and i7 running models, broke into the market and took a leading position. AMD's lineup is very diverse. In its arsenal you can find a processor, practically, on all models of the motherboard, and these components have a very wide price category. Each user can choose to fit their needs and wallet size.
Intel core 2 duo replacement
If your motherboard is unusable, then you will most likely need to replace the laptop processor with a more powerful one. Asus Intel core 2 duo - laptops and computers with 64-bit microprocessor. Their production was started back in 2006, and today the processors of this model are veterans among modern devices. At the time of release, he was famous for his speed and accessibility. All devices that are currently working on this machine, unfortunately, are outdated and require modernization. But this processor is so old that the motherboard on which it is installed does not support modern processors. If you want to make your device running Core 2 Duo faster and more modern, then you should also think about buying a motherboard.
Replacing i3 with i5
But, as a rule, it is when upgrading the device that you need to replace the laptop processor with a more powerful one. i3 to i5 is the most common modification of a processor change. At the moment, laptops with a good resource and room for improvement are increasingly found in the portable electronics market. Basically, all laptops have pre-installed intel processors in their arsenal. These devices are the best option for a compact laptop, which, if necessary, can be improved to such characteristics that some desktop computers cannot boast of. The most common modification is replacing the i3 processor with i5, since the difference between them is enormous. The i3 processor is the younger brother and runs on two cores, but there are also models equipped with several information processing streams, which makes it closer to i5 performance.