Upgrade CPU

joeoil

I have a Acer Aspire M3920, with Intel Core i3-2100 3,10 Ghz.

Intel H67 chipset

Socket 1155 LGA

 

Is it possible to upgrade my CPU to Intel Core i5/i7 without having to upgrade other components?

 

If so, where and how do I find CPU's that match my motherboard, and what is important to be aware of when upgrading CPU?

laurent_14

Hello,

 

1. About LGA1155 vs FCLGA1155, read this topic.
2. The memory module in dual channel is 667x2=1333MHz. You have DDR3 - 1333MHz.
3. The bios must containt the CPU micro code. And I don't know!

laurent_14

Hello,

 

Here are the original processors of Aspire M3920:

Spoiler

KC.21001.CI3	CPU.INTEL.I3.2100.3.1G (yours)
KC.23001.CI5	CPU.CI5-2300.2.8G/6M/1333/LGA1155
KC.24001.CI5	CPU.CI5-2400.3.1G/6M/1333/LGA1155
KC.25001.CI5	CPU.CI5-2500.3.3G/6M/1333/LGA1155
KC.26001.CI7	CPU.CORE-I7.2600.3.4G/8M/1333/95W

Same motherboard and heatsink. No upgrade of components.

Advise:

You need to equip yourself with an ESD device and to replace the thermal grease/paste.

joeoil

Thanks for your help and feedback.

 

I've done some research on internet and see that upgrading to a "new" i5 cpu will cost about $200-300. If I buy a completely new Acer desktop (Acer Aspire XC705, with i5-4460) it will cost med about $700. 

 

Is it worth the money upgrading existing cpu, hmm...? 

 

This was a tricky question. I'll have to sleep on this. 

 

 

 

joeoil

laurent_14

 

Will this cpu match my motherboard?

http://ark.intel.com/products/65516/Intel-Core-i5-3550-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_70-GHz

 

Price is about $230 and I think this is a good price. 

 

This is a 3.gen cpu but my cpu is 2.gen

 

The i5-3550 cpu is for socket FCLGA1155, but what I have in my computer today is LGA1155.

 

I'm not sure if my memory type will fit this cpu.

My computers memory type is:

 

Type DDR3
Size 2048 MBytes
Manufacturer Nanya Technology
Max Bandwidth PC3-10700 (667 MHz)

 

 

laurent_14

Hello,

 

1. About LGA1155 vs FCLGA1155, read this topic.
2. The memory module in dual channel is 667x2=1333MHz. You have DDR3 - 1333MHz.
3. The bios must containt the CPU micro code. And I don't know!

joeoil

Thanks once again.

 

I think I will go for a 2.gen cpu to be sure I will not run into some compability problems.  

laurent_14

Good idea! It's more sure.