Updating CPU in a Dell D530

[Estam]

Presently I have an Intel® Celeron® Processor 540 (1M Cache, 1.86 GHz, 533 MHz FSB in my Dell laptop D530.

I have searched and found that an Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T7700 (4M Cache, 2.40 GHz, 800 MHz FSB was an option and would like to know if one can be exchanged for the other.

The short version is the CPU is a SLA2F and would like to replace it with a SLA43 and both support the same Sockets PPGA478.

Many thanks for any help.

.....Dave

 

[Avalon]

If it was listed as an upgrade option for your D530, then it will work. I would advise updating your BIOS to the latest version before attempting, though. I would also have some thermal paste on hand, as the stuff stuck to your heatsink and Celeron are likely old. The new CPU will need fresh paste.

 

[Charlie98]

I went here when I was researching my CPU upgrades for my 3 Dells... lots of good info there.

 

[Compman55]

It will be plug and play with a good bios that supports that cpu.

It should feel a lot better as well.

As for the heat pipe, leave the copper shim dell has there and also the foam heat pad. If you rip or destroy the foam transfer pad, you will need to use a thick copper shim from ebay. White grease is safer and still works great.

The arctic silver really is superior but hard to use and if it gets on stuff that is conductive, forget it....

 

[Estam]

Thanks for all your input. I haven't seen the word upgrade put his cpu config was an option when new so I'm hoping with update bios all will be ok.
Many thanks .....Dave

 

[Charlie98]

When I updated both my Pentium M Dell laptop and Pentium D desktop, I upgraded the BIOS before I pulled the old CPU's... to make sure they worked OK before I started swapping parts. I was having a battery recognition issue with the laptop (that the BIOS update addressed) but no reason for the desktop... but I figured, what the heck...?

Just because a different processor was listed as an 'upgrade' doesn't necessarily mean it used the same board, I would think. I would definitely check CPU compatability at CPU-world.

 

[Bman123]

As long as you are sure you can drop in a better cpu go for it, you will be happy. Going from 1.8 to 2.4ghz should make a huge difference

 

[Estam]

Thanks, I will definitely upgrade the bios first before doing anything, the cpu isn't that expensive and look forward to it making a huge difference. I'll keep in touch.

 

[Matt1970]

We are looking to do the same upgrade for my brothers laptop. The T7700 is a 800MHz bus chip and a similiar clocked 667 bus chip is selling for 3 times as much. That tells us there are a lot of PGA478 boards that won't make the jump to an 800 bus.

 

[Kenmitch]

We are looking to do the same upgrade for my brothers laptop. The T7700 is a 800MHz bus chip and a similiar clocked 667 bus chip is selling for 3 times as much. That tells us there are a lot of PGA478 boards that won't make the jump to an 800 bus.

Sometimes the 667fsb chips are more because one can do the pin mod and overclock them to 800fsb....Overclocking on any motherboard YMMV tho.