Upgrade my Studio 1737

[Leeus]

Hello,

recently i have been thinking of upgrading my laptop so it can play a few games here are my specs: -

Component Details Subscore Base score
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T6400 @ 2.00GHz

4.4 4.4
Determined by lowest subscore

Memory (RAM) 3.00 GB - 5.1
Graphics ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 - 5.2
Gaming graphics 1533 MB Total available graphics memory - 6.1
Primary hard disk 105GB Free (298GB Total) - 5.5
Windows 7 Ultimate

System
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Manufacturer Dell Inc.
Model Studio 1737
Total amount of system memory 3.00 GB RAM
System type 64-bit operating system
Number of processor cores 2

Storage
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Total size of hard disk(s) 298 GB
Disk partition (C 105 GB Free (298 GB Total)
Media drive (D CD/DVD
Media drive (E CD/DVD

Graphics
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Display adapter type ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
Total available graphics memory 1533 MB
Dedicated graphics memory 256 MB
Dedicated system memory 0 MB
Shared system memory 1277 MB
Display adapter driver version 8.632.1.2000
Primary monitor resolution 1440x900
DirectX version DirectX 10

Network
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Network Adapter Broadcom NetLink (TM) Gigabit Ethernet
Network Adapter Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100 AGN


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i was thinking up upgrading my processor to the The Core 2 Duo T9600 2.53, is there a better processor thst will run with my Laptop? i was also thinking of upgrading the RAM to 8Gb but i have read that the studio will not utilize this properly, so thoughts and ideas from you clever people out there please?

 

[qazzi]

you can't upgrade a laptop's processor and GPU....but the RAM no problem just make sure to look it up in the manual the max memory support.

btw the max memory supported is 8GB at 800Mhz DDR2.

 

[Leeus]

thanks for the responce, i have seen videos of people changing the processor it seems easy enough, just unable to change the graphics card but i am happy with that.

so i was just looking for some information on different processors, i have seen a few threds which have suggested the

http/ark.intel.com/products/35563/Intel-Core2-Duo-Processor-T9600-6M-Cache-2_80-GHz-1066-MHz-FSB

 

[Leeus]

will defo be purchasing the extra ram

 

[qazzi]

careful what you are actually doing is modding your laptop. the problem with it is you dont know the capabilities of the motherboard and if the BIOS will support that CPU. if you went do it remember you will not get any help if anything bad goes, cause your force a CPU into a motherboard and may or may not damage the motherboard.