Upgrading CPU on socket M laptop?

Frick · Sep 19, 2009

j0 all. The quest for a laptop continues. Now I've found an acer aspire 3680 with a Celeron M 420. A 1.6 Ghz celeron, not reason to throw a party.

So the simple question is: Can I upgrade the CPU on this thing? To let's say a Core Duo T2300 or T5500 or something like that?

kenkickr · Sep 19, 2009

As long as they are Skt M procs you should have no problems upgrading the CPU. Also here is a spec sheet on the laptop which should give you a good handle on what CPU's it should support.

System Name	Black MC in Tokyo
Processor	Ryzen 5 7600
Motherboard	MSI X670E Gaming Plus Wifi
Cooling	Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2
Memory	2 x 16GB Corsair Vengeance @ 6000Mhz
Video Card(s)	XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319
Storage	Kingston KC3000 1TB \| WD Black SN750 2TB \|WD Blue 1TB x 2 \| Toshiba P300 2TB \| Seagate Expansion 8TB
Display(s)	Samsung U32J590U 4K + BenQ GL2450HT 1080p
Case	Fractal Design Define R4
Audio Device(s)	AuraSound AS42 Soundbar \| Plantronics 5220 \| Sony WH-1000XM3 \| Nektar SE61 \| Behringer XR18
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x v3
Mouse	Logitech G602
Keyboard	Dell SK3205
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Rimworld 4K ready!

System Name	Addison Clark
Processor	Ryzen 9 7950x3D delid
Motherboard	Asus X670E Hero
Cooling	Custom Bykski loop CPU, GPU, 2x 360 rads, and 1x 280 rad with Arctic P12 and P14 ARGB fans
Memory	G.Skill DDR5-6000 64GB CL30
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte 4090 Aorus Master
Storage	Kingston Fury 2TB and 4TB NVME
Display(s)	Samsung 57"
Case	Lian Li O11 mini
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Thermaltake 1000w SFX-L
Mouse	Corsair Dark Core RGB SE
Keyboard	Corsair K95 Platnium
Software	Win 11 Pro

Upgrading CPU on socket M laptop?

Frick

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