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<blockquote data-quote="Chevyaudio" data-source="post: 3237608" data-attributes="member: 559770">Ok, So I purchased a Sony Vaio laptop about 2 years ago now, and it was nice and had decent specs in its day. Now as you can imagine its outdated. I have already upgraded the RAM from the standard 512 to 1gb, and Plan on upgrading to 2gb, and I have already purchased a couple of external HD&#039;s to store music on. But my main question is, is it feesable/possible to change out the processor. Right now im stuck with the Intel Centrino Mobile processor. I would like to upgrade to the new Intel Core 2 Duo or whatever is intel&#039;s newest and best mobile processor. Or is that a waste and should I purchase a new laptop.Current processor speed is 1.60gHz. and that limits me on what games I can play. I also plan to upgrade graphics cards if possible, I know that some laptops have built in/non changeable cards.here are specsSpecificationsOperating Systems:&nbsp;&nbsp; Microsoft® Windows® XP Home SP2Platform:&nbsp;&nbsp; Notebook PCExpansion Ports:&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 - Type I/II PC Card SlotCardBus SupportUSB Ports:&nbsp;&nbsp; 3FireWire Ports:&nbsp;&nbsp; 1LAN Ports:&nbsp;&nbsp; 1Modem Ports:&nbsp;&nbsp; 1Audio Out Jacks:&nbsp;&nbsp; 1Microphone Jacks:&nbsp;&nbsp; 1VGA Ports:&nbsp;&nbsp; 1Port Replicator/Connector:&nbsp;&nbsp; 1Processor Brand:&nbsp;&nbsp; IntelProcessor Class:&nbsp;&nbsp; Pentium® M ProcessorProcessor Number:&nbsp;&nbsp; 730Processor Speed:&nbsp;&nbsp; 1.6GHzProcessor FSB:&nbsp;&nbsp; 533MHzProcessor Cache:&nbsp;&nbsp; 2MBAdditional Technologies:&nbsp;&nbsp; Intel Centrino Mobile TechnologyMemory Type:&nbsp;&nbsp; DDRMemory Size:&nbsp;&nbsp; 512MB (256MB x 2)Memory Speed:&nbsp;&nbsp; DDR333 (PC2700)Memory Slots (Total):&nbsp;&nbsp; 2Memory Slots (Available):&nbsp;&nbsp; 0Maximum Memory Supported:&nbsp;&nbsp; 1GBCapacity:&nbsp;&nbsp; 80GBThanks, sorry I&#039;m a n00b when it comes to computers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chevyaudio, post: 3237608, member: 559770"] Ok, So I purchased a Sony Vaio laptop about 2 years ago now, and it was nice and had decent specs in its day. Now as you can imagine its outdated. I have already upgraded the RAM from the standard 512 to 1gb, and Plan on upgrading to 2gb, and I have already purchased a couple of external HD's to store music on. But my main question is, is it feesable/possible to change out the processor. Right now im stuck with the Intel Centrino Mobile processor. I would like to upgrade to the new Intel Core 2 Duo or whatever is intel's newest and best mobile processor. Or is that a waste and should I purchase a new laptop. Current processor speed is 1.60gHz. and that limits me on what games I can play. I also plan to upgrade graphics cards if possible, I know that some laptops have built in/non changeable cards. here are specs Specifications Operating Systems: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home SP2 Platform: Notebook PC Expansion Ports: 1 - Type I/II PC Card Slot CardBus Support USB Ports: 3 FireWire Ports: 1 LAN Ports: 1 Modem Ports: 1 Audio Out Jacks: 1 Microphone Jacks: 1 VGA Ports: 1 Port Replicator/Connector: 1 Processor Brand: Intel Processor Class: Pentium® M Processor Processor Number: 730 Processor Speed: 1.6GHz Processor FSB: 533MHz Processor Cache: 2MB Additional Technologies: Intel Centrino Mobile Technology Memory Type: DDR Memory Size: 512MB (256MB x 2) Memory Speed: DDR333 (PC2700) Memory Slots (Total): 2 Memory Slots (Available): 0 Maximum Memory Supported: 1GB Capacity: 80GB Thanks, sorry I'm a n00b when it comes to computers. [/QUOTE]

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