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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: Mackan55 on July 06, 2011, 12:55:04 PM

Title: Cpu Changing! :/
Post by: Mackan55 on July 06, 2011, 12:55:04 PM

Can i change my cpu from 'Intel Atom-N550 Dual Core'  To a 'Intel i5-430M Dual Core' My socket is '437 FCBGA8' And i have a 'Asus Eee PC 1015PEM' Pls help me.

Title: Re: Cpu Changing! :/
Post by: Computer_Commando on July 06, 2011, 01:50:26 PM

No.
The only thing those 2 cpu's have in common is that they are both manufactured by Intel.

Title: Re: Cpu Changing! :/
Post by: Transfusion on July 06, 2011, 07:54:52 PM

That is equivalent to attempting to put an F1 engine into a mini cooper/ice cream truck.
The pins of the i5 need to fit into a socket PGA-988.
http://www.compusavedirect.com/ssproduct.asp?pf_id=1015675340

If you want to know what happens if you try and it really fits, well, I attempted to take a mobile core 2 duo processor and stick it into a sony vaio W notebook atom 1.66 GHz dual core-all the pins fit, but there was an empty pin slot in the cpu socket. powered it on-constant black screen. no it didn't harm my CPU or the socket.

Title: Re: Cpu Changing! :/
Post by: Mackan55 on July 07, 2011, 12:13:06 PM

Well thanks anyway... :)

Title: Re: Cpu Changing! :/
Post by: patio on July 07, 2011, 01:55:07 PM

Quote

If you want to know what happens if you try and it really fits, well, I attempted to take a mobile core 2 duo processor and stick it into a sony vaio W notebook atom 1.66 GHz dual core-all the pins fit, but there was an empty pin slot in the cpu socket. powered it on-constant black screen. no it didn't harm my CPU or the socket.

It's silly to recommend swapping anu CPU into a slot not designed for it...
The fact that nothing was damaged in your experiment means you got lucky...

Title: Re: Cpu Changing! :/
Post by: reddevilggg on July 07, 2011, 02:04:33 PM

Quote from: patio on July 07, 2011, 01:55:07 PM

It's silly to recommend swapping anu CPU into a slot not designed for it...

.........and silly to try it in the first place.

Title: Re: Cpu Changing! :/
Post by: patio on July 07, 2011, 02:07:48 PM

Well lately we have quite a few people saying "try this...nothing went wrong when i did it"...
Clearly not a good choice at all...

Title: Re: Cpu Changing! :/
Post by: reddevilggg on July 07, 2011, 02:26:41 PM

The difference between 'opinion' and 'fact' is a big one, my friend.

Title: Re: Cpu Changing! :/
Post by: Transfusion on July 08, 2011, 01:21:58 AM

Quote from: patio on July 07, 2011, 02:07:48 PM

"try this...nothing went wrong when i did it"...

I really feel kinda stupid in retrospect-but in the name of experiments...  ::)

Don't motherboards have some sort of fail-safe voltage protection??? Like for example, if you set a CPU multiplier too high in the BIOS and reboot and doesn't POST, the motherboard will automatically reset the CMOS.