asus-i3-i5-i7

vivmerc

i have just bought an asus K52F laptop with an i3 chip will it be possible in the future to replace the i3 with an i5 or i7 chip ( when the prices come down ) without replacing the rest of the hardware ie. the motherboard etc :cool:

Spectroscopist

Yes, you can replace CPUs in laptops. The best chip you can put in will depend on the motherboard. You should be able to findout what motherboard you have with a program called 'cpuz' or 'cpu-z' and you can find a list of the current processors for your board here:

wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Core_i3_microprocessors#.22Arrandale.22_.2832_nm.29

poppy10_2

Technically yes, the i3 uses the same motherboard socket as the i5 (and some i7s) so you could. However, it's very hard to upgrade processors in laptops - often they are hard-wired (soldered) in, and not able to be replaced. That's assuming you're even able to get into the case without smashing it up - there's not a lot of room to manoeuvre in there, and you could easily break a vital component.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/148910/replace_your_laptops_cpu.html

JasX

probably not unless you fancy alot of work stripping it down to bare components

free4440273

you might -- dependent on model/bios -- be able to clock the cpu speed to a higher level too/