Recent content by motorcyclerider

Got the N970 CPU in and its purring like a kitten. I can definitely see the performance increase. Well worth it. So in my opinion its a smart move to upgrade CPU's in laptops than can be upgraded. Here is Performance test comparison. I did a run with the P320 then a run with the N970. As you can...

Well I bought the N970 should be here by the end of the week. I realized the FSB will be 1333 if it works. That means I can upgrade the 1066 memory thats in it to 1333. I have the spares of the faster memory. I will run Performance test before and after and post the results. This will let...

Not looking for a new computer I have those. I like tinkering with computers. The question I am looking to answer is do you think the N970 will work?

There is a significant performance bump going to the N970. So I think it will be worth it. As long as the board plays nice with the N970. I have taken the laptop apart before its not to hard to get to the CPU.

I have a Gateway NV53(a). I have had it sense new and its still like new. It currently has an Athlon II P320 CPU. I think this is the one of the slowest CPU's that was available for this computer. I am thinking about swapping the Athlon II P320 with a Phenom II N970. I know the N970 is 35W vs...