Upgrading laptop from core 2 duo to i5

[Madonna Thomas]

Am an architecture student and am surviving on a core 2 duo processor, 3 gb ram with a much needed to be replaced graphics card.. the laptops a dell inspiron 1545. i was wondering if it is possible to upgrade it to an i5 or is it just better buying a new laptop ?

 

[bignastyid]

Different sockets, you'll need a new laptop.

 

[USAFRet]

Am an architecture student and am surviving on a core 2 duo processor, 3 gb ram with a much needed to be replaced graphics card.. the laptops a dell inspiron 1545. i was wondering if it is possible to upgrade it to an i5 or is it just better buying a new laptop ?

Time for a new laptop. They are inherently unmodifiable.

 

[Madonna Thomas]

would jus changing the ram to a 4gb and replacing the graphics card suffice for a decent working lap?

 

[USAFRet]

would jus changing the ram to a 4gb and replacing the graphics card suffice for a decent working lap?

Is the graphics card replaceable? Usually it isn't.
4GB ram would help, yes..

 

[bignastyid]

That graphics card is soldered on and not upgradable. Upgrading ram may help. Whats the current memory and page file usage under your typical work load?

 

[Madonna Thomas]

well a friend of mine got one installed so i am hoping so..
what does upgrading the processor do actually?

 

[Madonna Thomas]

@bignastyid you would have to talk human !!! well if it helps i need to 3d model some views and rendering takes up most of the effort... currently my screen blanks out and comes back alive saying, your graphic card had just recovered... every half hour.. which i dont think is good :/

 

[USAFRet]

well a friend of mine got one installed so i am hoping so..
what does upgrading the processor do actually?

On some laptops, the gpu is upgradeable. Most, not.

The processor (CPU) is basically the engine. It poweres everything else. usually on a laptop, it is hardmounted to the motherboard, and not changeable.
With a desktop, it is generally designed to be changeable, within certain limits (same 'socket')

 

[g-unit1111]

well a friend of mine got one installed so i am hoping so..
what does upgrading the processor do actually?

The only things you can really modify on any given laptop are the RAM and hard drive, pretty much everything else is soldered to the motherboard. There's no set specifications to laptop hardware like there is to desktop hardware. Laptop hardware is made more for the manufacturer's specific set of specifications than a general set.