processor upgrade acer aspire

[leeboy99]

can i upgrade my acer aspire E1 571 i5,to an i7?im running windows7 ultimate and have 8gb ram installled.im currently producing music,and its ok at the minute but would love to get an i7 put in as i do run alot of third party plug ins.

 

[neon neophyte]

no you cannot, the cpu is soldered to the motherboard... i think.

 

[leeboy99]

do you think or do you know?ive been told that it is possible!

 

[neon neophyte]

quick google said it was soldered, just watched a tear down and the cpu was soldered. pretty sure its soldered.

feel free to google it yourself, what you want to know is whether or not the cpu is soldered to the motherboard.

 

[leeboy99]

yes ,ive been googling for over an hour and kind find a definitive answer!when i put in new ram i saw that the i5 chip had 2 screws on it,i think i will just open up my laptop and take a closer look!thank you for your time in answring my question.have a nice day!

 

[cembaykara]

I've the same question. I have a1-571g and the i5 3230m is NOT soldered to the motherboard. It has a locking socket that you can unlock and take the cpu out with no problem. So can I upgrade to a i7? If so which model? Thank you

 

[Guest]

what socket, exactly? I think i7s use g2 or g3 depending on model. First, Check about the socket, then. check about heat production, the third thing you're going to check is the space inside your laptop/notebook which I think it's pretty much standard and also if your motherboard supports it. After the research you'll need to buy the mobile CPU, someone may help you getting one through a reliable website as it's not very easy to find mobile components. Does anyone know about a good website for buying mobile CPUs and GPUs?

I don't know why Nvidia, Intel and AMD don't sell mobile components as they do with desktop components :c