Solved! Can I upgrade the Asus x555q a12 processor?

[cd70451]

I was wanting to upgrade my a12 processor in my asusx555q to a better one, is it possible and if so which processors could I go to?

 

[AlHuneke]

Generally speaking this is not possible. Maybe in some rare cases, but there are issues with electrical compatibility, thermal issues and power supply issues. How much memory do you currently have installed? Are you running a SSD or hard disk?

 

[cd70451]

I'm running 2 1tb ssd's and a total of 24gb of memory

 

[AlHuneke]

Not much you can improve there. I'm not at A12 expert, but depending on the particular version, it's a pretty capable device. What do you want more speed for?

 

[cd70451]

to upgrade to windows 11

 

[AlHuneke]

Ah. So you must have run the Windows update checker and found the processor was lacking. 11 may still mostly work. I think the checker tells you that if that is the case but go read about running 11 on your processor.

I usually update Windows, but when I did so on a test machine I found that MS is even more intrusive than on 10. I'm not planning to update for a few years. MS has said they will continue to update 10 for a while. You might want to just hold off. Maybe they will add full support for your processor.