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P8600 compatibility

by mltk53 May 29, 2009 10:16AM PDT

i have a sony vaio notebook that has a t6400 2.0ghz cpu and i want to upgrade to the p8600 2.4ghz cpu. is the p8600 compatible with my t6400 mobo?

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Nope! No Way!
by quaoar--2008 Jun 1, 2009 11:44AM PDT

There is no way for a common individual without access to specialty equipment to remove and replace a CPU in any notebook computer. There might be some CPUs that are socketed, but most are solder-bound to the mainboard. I have never seen a Sony Vaio mainboard that had a CPU that was replaceable.

In addition, go to http://www.intel.com and review the chipsets required for each CPU. They are different, meaning that the mainboard needs to be replaced to support each CPU.

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don't make it sound so impractical
by JonTitor Jun 1, 2009 3:21PM PDT

"Common individual"? it just takes a little know how, you don't have to be a technician, "specialty equipment"? you can do it with a basic computer tool pack. And as far as I know, I have yet to see a standard notebook with a soldered on CPU, perhaps you are confusing it with a chipset or integrated gpu

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I'm seeing more and more soldered in CPUs.
by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Jun 1, 2009 9:21PM PDT

The days of the socketed CPU look to be numbered as prices keep falling the bucks for the socket make it a target for removal.

Bob

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