Want to upgrade laptop CPU, but dont know if compatible?

[neomittnick]

Hi everyone, I just bought a 6 year old ROG asus laptop. Its been upgraded with six gigs of RAM and a new"ish" nvidia GPU. My only problem is it has a Intel mobile core 2 duo P8700. My question is, can I upgrade this? Ive done some poking around, and I know it has to be compatible with my motherboard(?) My motherboard is ASUSTeK Computer INC G72GX, if that helps. I am want to upgrade to intel i5 or i7 if possible. Any help would be greatly appreciated, Thanks!

 

[ffg7]

no can do as those cpu's are not pin compatible with your motherboard. your cpu is either a BGA479(soldered to the motherboard) or fits into PGA478 socket.
core 2 duo P8700 specs link http://ark.intel.com/products/37006/Intel-Core2-Duo-Processor-P8700-3M-Cache-2_53-GHz-1066-MHz-FSB

 

[neomittnick]

no can do as those cpu's are not pin compatible with your motherboard. your cpu is either a BGA479(soldered to the motherboard) or fits into PGA478 socket.
core 2 duo P8700 specs link http://ark.intel.com/products/37006/Intel-Core2-Duo-Processor-P8700-3M-Cache-2_53-GHz-1066-MHz-FSB

So I can't upgrade to a better cpu at all?

 

[ffg7]

depends on various factors like if the cpu is soldered to the motherboard or in a socket, if the bios can be upgraded(if available) to handle a faster cpu & your pocket book. might be able go to a quad core cpu but not certain on above list. http://ark.intel.com/products/37033/Intel-Core2-Quad-Processor-Q9100-12M-Cache-2_26-GHz-1066-MHz-FSB

 

[neomittnick]

depends on various factors like if the cpu is soldered to the motherboard or in a socket, if the bios can be upgraded(if available) to handle a faster cpu & your pocket book. might be able go to a quad core cpu but not certain on above list. http://ark.intel.com/products/37033/Intel-Core2-Quad-Processor-Q9100-12M-Cache-2_26-GHz-1066-MHz-FSB

Thanks for the info! I will definitely look into this.

 

[rubenserra12]

no can do as those cpu's are not pin compatible with your motherboard. your cpu is either a BGA479(soldered to the motherboard) or fits into PGA478 socket.
core 2 duo P8700 specs link http://ark.intel.com/products/37006/Intel-Core2-Duo-Processor-P8700-3M-Cache-2_53-GHz-1066-MHz-FSB

hey, you seam to have knolage in this area.i got a notebook hp - 15-ay022np and i wana upgrade my cpu as well, what is this laptop compatibility and can you tell me your opinion for the best processor i can put in it for gaming without damage any of the pc performance.

 

[ffg7]

cannot upgrade cpu as it is soldered to the motherboard.
your computer specs https://support.hp.com/in-en/product/hp-15-ay000-notebook-pc-series/10862300/document/c05323463
your cpu specs https://ark.intel.com/products/84695/Intel-Core-i3-5005U-Processor-3M-Cache-2_00-GHz

 

[rubenserra12]

but how can i know if it is soldred? i saw peaple doing it to similar laptops from HP, And on HP site they say the you can upgrade it but first you need to check your compatibility.
but i cant find my motherboard especs anywere...

 

[ffg7]

because the cpu specs says "bga" not "pga". bga means the cpu is soldered to the motherboard wereas pga mean the cpu has pins on the bottom of it that fits into a socket.