Asus X55C Laptop CPU upgrade.

[@alexander_martinez6084]

Wish this was possible for every laptop. I would upgrade mine in a heartbeat.

[@OFFbitTech]

Yep I know that feeling. Unfortunately every thing these days is becoming more and more onboard and not really upgradeable. Thanks for watching.

[@alexander_martinez6084]

@@OFFbitTech can you see if mine is? its a hp 14 ryzen 3 radeon vega 1tb hard drive. got it from walmart. the ram is upgradable theres an empty slot. theres an empty m.2 slot too. cant tell wether the gpu/ cpu can be upgradable or not. can you do some digging? i tried and found nothing

[@OFFbitTech]

@@alexander_martinez6084 If you could find a model code on the bottom of the laptop that would be helpful. However I would say the gpu can only be upgraded by changing the CPU (since most laptops use the integrated graphics with the CPU). The Ryzen 3 cpu may or may not be socketed. If it is you should be able to upgrade it. Most cpu upgrades on laptops do require you to almost fully pull apart the laptop. As you have seen in some of our videos. If you could give us a model number of the laptop and as well let us know the exact ryzen 3 cpu you have we should be able let you know if an upgrade to gpu/cpu is possible. Thank you and thanks for watching.

[@alexander_martinez6084]

@@OFFbitTech system model is HP laptop 14-dk1xxx system type is x64-based PC and processor is AMD Ryzen 3 3300U with redeon Vega mobile gfx, 2100 mhz, 4 cores, 4 logical processors

[@OFFbitTech]

@@alexander_martinez6084 The AMD Ryzen 3 3300U does look like a cpu that is soldered onto the motherboard from what we can find. If this is the case unfortunately there will be no upgrade path for your cpu/gpu since we believe your laptop is designed to only use the onboard cpu vega graphics. Sorry. I hope that helps.

[@Kenny.G63]

Cheers for the video mate, I have an x55c running Fedora 33. Have recently upgraded the RAM to 8 Gb, so I'm looking at other ways to keep upgrading, was very interested to see the CPU is up gradable.

[@OFFbitTech]

Yes 8gb of ram would help a lot but there are some great advantages to the computing power of the i7 and i5 CPUs in these machines especially if you go the proper quad core qm. It's certainly has become a rarity these days being able to upgrade the CPU in laptops. Most being solder on BGA CPUs. Though we have generally found most motherboards on the 2nd 3rd gen i3 i5 i7 CPUs like the X55C laptop have a socketed cpu. We have had one viewer have success with the i7 3630qm which would give 4 cores and 8 threads Thanks for watching.

[@Kenny.G63]

@@OFFbitTech No worries, I found the video through a Google search. Have saved it for future reference (which I could use a screwdriver as quick as you ;) ).

[@OFFbitTech]

@@Kenny.G63 lol. Trick photography at play there. I wish i could use a screw driver that quick in real life too. : )

[@Kenny.G63]

@@OFFbitTech Lol, good on mate. ;)

[@Kenny.G63]

Mate having limited funds, I'm thinking the best way for me to go is replace the old platters HDD (it's original) with an SSD and then do the processor. What do you reckon?

[@robikochinchaladze3364]

i would be very glad if you answer cos I can't find answer online can i upgrade asus x554l ?

[@victorquinchoa5762]

hello, thank you very much for the video, how much ram memory can be updated

[@vionom2627]

Will it be compatible i7 3610qm for asus X55C? I have Asus X55VD motherboard and i3 2328m cpu. TDP values not same. i3 2328m has 35W TDP i7 3610qm has 45W TDP. Both CPUs uses same socket type

[@halidcavlak2003]

Good day, did you experience a reboot every 30 minutes when you installed the i7 processor?

[@halidcavlak2003]

I will be very happy if you answer

[@OFFbitTech]

Im sorry, this one got lost in a heap of messages. My guess is the motherboard is x55a not the x55c based motherboard. The chipset on x55a has a system shutdown about 30mins unless it's a celeron or pentium I believe from memory. I belive there is away to stop it by doing a hack that turns of the Intel Management Enginge (IME).

[@RsBGroups]

Did it help virtualization? Did you need to upgrade the bios too?

[@OFFbitTech]

We never tried any virtualization. We did not need to upgrade the bios at the time. I have a feeling we had done the before the upgrade though. I'm sorry there was nothing we could really help you with this time. Thank you for watching though.

[@RsBGroups]

@@OFFbitTech After upgrade do you find Intel Virtualization in the Bios and did you match the socket configuration as mine X55C has B980 Pentium Processor and thinking to upgrade to I5 where need to very the socket and wattage? Thanks in advance

[@ogcastello28]

Thanks i like this type of videos. One question, i have the x54c i can upgrade to 3th generation? and i can up 10w TDP for change my processor? Thanks so much

[@OFFbitTech]

The x54c from what we can find has the hm65 express chipset In which does support third gen ivy bridge CPUs. So yes you should be able to run third gen CPUs. Going up 10 tdp should be fine aswell. But you won't know until you try but there is a higher chance of it working than not working. Let us know how you go and thanks for watching.

[@ogcastello28]

@@OFFbitTech wow I received a really fast response. Thank you so much, you really help!

[@derek_trucker]

I have ASUS x555l Laptop. it has a intel i3 and I want to upgrade it to a i5 or i7. Is it possible? Thanks

[@halidcavlak2003]

Tekrardan Rahatsiz ediyorum kusura bakmayın Asus X55a Laptopa Asus x55vd nin anakartını taksam problem olurmu

[@OFFbitTech]

Bu dizüstü bilgisayarda yaptığımız şey tam olarak bu. Gemide olmayan Nvidia x55vd anakart düz bir şekilde monte edildi ve tüm soğutucu dişliler iyi sıraya oturdu. İzlerken teşekkürler.

[@abdussametduru]

Hello. I have the X55C 2328m Hd Graphics 3000 model. Which processor is the best for my model for the game? Should I get the i5 3340 or is there a better one? Which fit my model. Thank you.

[@OFFbitTech]

There are few more cpus that are faster, though they can cost a lot more. All of the CPU have the same on board Graphics being intel HD Graphics 4000. Which has a lot better support for APIs like opengl d3d etc.... over the HD3000 Plus the extra performance. But still nothing like a newer nvidia gtx card. The higher series cpu's in the i5 and i7 do have higher Boost frequencies on the GPU. Which would give you better performance in games. Here is the wiki link for the i5 cpus for 3rd gen en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Core_i5_processors#%22Ivy_Bridge%22_(22_nm) and here is the link for i7 cpus for 3rd gen en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Core_i7_microprocessors#%22Ivy_Bridge_(dual-core)%22_(22_nm) There are 2 types of i7 these being 2core 4 threads or the QM / XM series have 4 cores and 8 threads giving you way more computing power. These are the top cpu's that you could fit. We can not guarantee that all of the QM cpu's will work but we have had a viewer confirm that the i7 3630qm worked very well for him. I hope this can help you with your decision. Thanks for watching.

[@abdussametduru]

@@OFFbitTech Thank you very much for your interest and relevance .So does fps affect games?Do I increase 20 30 or so?and also do you think i7 3630QM or i5 3340

[@OFFbitTech]

@@abdussametduru FPS is frames per second. The more fps you get the smoother the game will feel. The I7 QM is a lot better cpu then the i5 3340m. We chose the the 3340m because of it value. We purchased it for $10 Aud with delivery. It can play Minecraft Bed Rock Edition smoothly. The main reason why we bought it. In regards to goin with the i7 3630QM. It will come down what you use the computer for. Extra cores and threads will help out with multi tasking, video editing mainly. It will help out in newer games but the intel HD graphics is not a very power video card. To really play a lot of newer 3d games you will need a decent dedicated graphics card in which you don't have that option with this laptop unfortunately. So I'm sure the games that will utilize the extra cores wont be able to run with the intel HD on board graphics. However 2d games like Stardew valley, Faster than light, Star bound should run fine. The other thing that will make a huge difference in this laptop will be upgrading to a SSD hard drive. An SSD will make the whole operating system feel faster and snappier. Programs like word and excel will open much faster and so will games. I hope this can help you on your upgrade. Thank you for watching.

[@cdoublejj]

@@OFFbitTech i'm looking at pulling an i7 out of another dead laptop

[@raducu7517]

ma da un processore amd c60 hai messo un i5??? se no, io che monto c60 come posso fare upgrade?

[@leferryhuncho7586]

Sorry to bother you sir but i have a question. Can I upgrade my Asus x551ma cpu? When I swapped my battery i took a look at the cpu and saw that it was screwed to the motherboard. Is it removable and can i upgrade it? X551MA is my motherboards name but my laptop says x551m on the back.

[@OFFbitTech]

Unfortunately, the CPU on this motherbaord I believe is soldered on. It can not be switched easily at all.

[@leferryhuncho7586]

@@OFFbitTech okay. Thank you sir.

[@Hacker8889]

Hi i´ve a question.. in my asus x55c is a Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2370M CPU @ 2.40GHz 2.40 GHz... I would it upgrade with a i7 can u tell me what CPU i need to buy? thx

[@OFFbitTech]

You should be able to upgrade to an i7 cpu, the socket type the motherboard should have is Socket G2. Now it's also worth noting that some CPUs and motherboards in this series use a BGA-1023 this is a soldered on package. Most of the X55C motherboards and i mean about 99% of them have been socket g2 which is the literal socket which you can see in the video. We had one report that someones asus mobo had the soldered version of it, which i believe would be rare unless they had a slightly different model of laptop (not an x55c but another X55 like laptop). The I7 cpu's that you should be able to get working are. Sandy-bridge (Dual Core) i7 2629M i7 2649M Ivy-Bridge (Dual Core) i7 3520M i7 3540M The Quad Core CPU do take more power and should work but we have not tried any yet, but we have had successful reports from other viewers. Sandy-bridge (Quad Core) i7 2630QM i7 2670QM i7 2720QM i7 2760QM i7 2820QM i7 2860QM i7 2920XM i7 2960XM Ivy-Bridge (Quad Core) i7 3610QM i7 3630QM i7 3720QM i7 3740QM i7 3820QM i7 3840QM i7 3920XM i7 3940XM for all the options check out Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Core_i7_processors#Sandy_Bridge_microarchitecture_(2nd_generation)_2 Just make sure you get a CPU that is Socket G2. Also it's worth noting that the x55c do support 2nd and 3rd gen (Sandy bridge and Ivy Bridge CPUs). 3rd gen gives a bit better performance for the same cpu frequency but the biggest advantage is the onboard video that comes with it is much better but still not as good as a dedicated nvidia or amd video card. We hope that helps and thanks for watching.

[@Hacker8889]

@@OFFbitTech thank u very much ☺️☺️

[@sairentoryoushi5560]

Thank you very much!

[@OFFbitTech]

Our pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[@JunPVlog]

Thank you for sharing sir new supporters here

[@ariq7167]

thank your for this vid , but can i ask a queston ? my asus a550l use ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. X550LD , can i upgrade my cpu ? i use i5-4200u and decided to change it when i have enough money

[@OFFbitTech]

Unfortunately the i5-4200u is a soldered on CPU from the information we can find. This basically means you cant change the CPU for and upgrade on your laptop. Unfortunately that is how more and more laptops are going these days.. Thanks for watching.

[@emreaykan2031]

Hi, my x55a motherboard is no working. Can we fit x55c motherboard to x55a case?

[@OFFbitTech]

Yes, that is exactly what has happened to this laptop in this video. It is an x55a case with the x55c motherboard. The motherboard we purchased was the x55vd I believe with 4gb of ram onboard. We were tempted to get the motherboard with the integrated NVidia GT610 graphics, but we do not have the correct cooling parts for that so we stuck with the board with out the NVidia graphics. Once you change to this motherboard you can use i3 i5 and i7 CPU's with out the 30min shutdown problem. We hope that helps. Thanks for watching.

[@emreaykan2031]

@@OFFbitTech Your answer solved all questions in my mind. You worked great job bro. Im gonna try it. Many thanks 👏👏👏

[@OFFbitTech]

@@emreaykan2031 So glad we can help.

[@afsarhussain4659]

Thank you very much sir, I have one question is it possible to install 5th or 6th generation CPU on this machine to get even better performance.....

[@OFFbitTech]

Unfortunately that is not possible. Most Intel chip sets (the chips on the motherboard) only support 2 generations of cpu's. So this laptops motherboard supports i3 / i5 / i7 2xxx and i3 / i5 / i7 3xxx CPUs which is sandy bridge and ivy bridge coded names CPUs. So in short. 3xxx series mobile CPUs is the max cpu you can put in this laptop. Very good question to ask though. Thank you for watching.

[@afsarhussain4659]

@@OFFbitTech thanks for the reply, but unfortunately my laptop has bga board I couldn't able to replace processor but instead I can upgrade it with SSD and 2gb inbuilt + 8gb ram......

[@OFFbitTech]

@@afsarhussain4659 That's a shame. Those BGA cpu's are becoming the normal for all laptops these days unfortunately. Putting an SSD in the laptop will make it So so so much better added with the extra ram is a great Idea. You should feel a significant improvement in speed with the o/s functionality. Thanks for watching.

[@xtreamersm1575]

@@OFFbitTech so do you think an Intel Core i7-3540QM would work nicely on the same system? Nice work/vid. 👍

[@OFFbitTech]

@@xtreamersm1575 The 3540m should work very good on the x55c laptop. Much better than our i5 in CPU performance with bigger L3 cache and higher clock speeds on 3540m. The HD 4000 graphics should perform about the same. Thank you for watching.

[@Paraz1tul]

Is this the same as Asus X453M - do you know if I can replace the CPU on the X453M as well?

[@OFFbitTech]

At a quick glance of the CPU used in the specs from stock. It looks like the CPU will be a soldered on FC-BGA type unfortunately. So unfortunately you wont be able to easily change the CPU over it will require soldering work. Do you know what CPU you exactly have just to double check.

[@Paraz1tul]

@@OFFbitTech could I solder it together? I have the N2830 I think

[@OFFbitTech]

@@Paraz1tul Unfortunately it is a fairly complicated task to do. BGA components are basically heated on. So you don't actually use a soldering iron. They usually have to place a heap of solder balls down firstly to put a new chip on. They are heated on (soldered on to the PCB/mobo). Then they put the chip on by heating it up on the PCB until it's soldered on with all the balls on the PCB/mobo. I believe this is the process or something like that anyway. The removal of old CPU is done by heating up as well. It's a real balancing act of overheating and just enough heat to melt the solder just correctly. People do offer such a service where the do use equipment designed to do so, such as a re-balling machine. Unfortunately it is just to complicated and probably too expensive to change over in our opinion. Though upgrading to an SSD drive if you have not already and getting up to 8gb of ram may be enough to help out with some of the slowness of the laptop. But unfortunately this about as much performance you can get that we can think of with out going down an expensive route of re-balling or just replacing the laptop. We hope this helps.

[@Paraz1tul]

Alright, that's a real shame. I really appreciate the advice tho. Ill probably have to get rid of the laptop it can't even play youtube videos properly and I upgraded to 8GB ram.

[@Clawdiuss]

Hi, it work on a asus x552c laptop?

[@Soviet_Stalker_Men]

i have a 10 year old asus with a AMD Athlon(tm) II P320 dual-Core is there any way to upgrade it?

[@OFFbitTech]

It looks like the cpu is a socket type. We don't have much experience with AMD laptops as we have not really seen many come by. Though we think you should be able to get a phenom II quad core CPU in it. Do you know what ASUS laptop model you have exactly? We think you might be able to get the "Champlain" phenom II mobile processors to run in the laptop just at a glance of your current CPU. Here is a wiki link of the CPUs in that series. Your socket should be the S1G4 socket. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_Phenom_microprocessors#"Champlain"_(45_nm,_Quad-core) It's also could be worth getting a cheap sata SSD drive in there if it can take one. That will help loading performance and save battery. We hope that helps. If you find anymore information let us know. Thanks for watching.

[@Soviet_Stalker_Men]

@@OFFbitTech ty it,s the Model X52N MB Ver. : K52N X52N-EX030V Check Number 6416 Warranty: 24M and had a Win7 system

[@OFFbitTech]

​@@Soviet_Stalker_Men We cant give you a definitive answer. But it should work. There maybe possible bios microcode issues / the motherboard wont know what some of the larger newer phenom II chips are. It may detect unknown CPU or maybe just hang on boot (worst case scenario). Easily fixed by changing back to the old CPU. With latest bios Firmware installed on laptop it also may work fine which would be the ideal solution. So no exact answer but the steps we would do in trying so. 1. Upgrade bios to latest firmware from Asus website. 2. Upgrade CPU and try new CPU and see what happens. 3. If no good either go back to old CPU or try modifying BIOS rom (Very high risk of bricking laptop if not done correctly). and re flashing the new modded bios onto laptops motherboard. or if it works fine... Happy days. There is a bit of risk involved so take your time and choose the battles you want to fight. Let us know how it all goes and thanks for watching.

[@lightcoregaming5861]

Hey I have Asus vivobook model #F510Q and I'm doing loads of research on what my options are for a CPU choice and I feel a bit stuck if you could give me a few options that would be awesome I wanna build it for intense gaming.

[@OFFbitTech]

Unfortunately I believe the CPU is probably a bga (ball grid array). These are to my knowledge are all soldered to the motherboard. The best upgrades you could probably do would be more ram and throw in an ssd drive if you have not already got one which you most likely do. We really hate how more and more laptops have gone this route. It's a real shame. My suggestion would be to build a desktop machine. Parts are more upgrade-able they are also made more for performance rather than power saving. Also you don't need the best of the best to get something that can play games. So, second hand parts can get you something capable with a fraction of the cost of building a new system. Sorry we could not help you more. Thanks for watching. Let us know what you end up doing and Good Luck.

[@lightcoregaming5861]

@@OFFbitTech I really appreciate the feedback

[@noskool4]

Thnx bro

[@AccordzDIY]

Hey I just got a i7 3630qm for my asus x55c and I go to open it up to find the cpu solder to the motherboard... was there some version of the x55c that had this? Thanks

[@OFFbitTech]

Wow, we did not know they have a soldered on version. Everything we have seen has been socket-ed. There is probably no real easy way to find out until you open the laptop up.

[@dekorland182]

It is the same process for asus x45a ??

[@OFFbitTech]

Yes it should be very similar process. But the HM70 chipset in the ASUS x45a laptop does not fully support anything higher than the Pentium processor. Any i3, i5 or i7 cpu will work, but it will shutdown after 30mins. This is a limitation of the HM70 Chipset sadly. Which is more of a thing that intel as done in the chipset. The laptop that you see in this video was originally an X55a with the same chipset. But the motherboard was intermittently faulty. So we upgraded it to the X55VD mother board. Which is the board from the X55C. So you may need to do something similar if you wish to upgrade any higher than the Pentium processor for your laptop. Thanks for watching.

[@ziedonispetrovs5480]

My system is asus x55vd on hm76 chipset. Will I be able to upgrade my intel B980 cpu to i7 2760qm? Thanks for your multiple advice..

[@angelofernandezbaliton8966]

can i upgrade my asus x453s cpu?

[@OFFbitTech]

Unfortunately this CPU is most likely soldered to the motherboard. In short it's unfortunately a no. Though it is possible to probably de-solder and re-solder a new CPU onto the motherboard. It will be too expensive and very risky of bricking the system. Your options for upgrading are basically replace the laptop or try finding a motherboard with the same motherboard as your laptop but with a better CPU. We hope this helps, thanks for watching.

[@AccordzDIY]

is the i5 the max you can go? is there any i7s you can put in the x55c?

[@OFFbitTech]

There are two types of i7 CPUs. The dual core 4 threads and quad core (8 threads) i7 CPUs. Both should work. The quad core i7 does use more power. So far everyone who has posted who have tried the quad core (8 threads) i7 CPU s have worked. We hope that helps. Let us know what you do and how it goes. Thank you

[@diegolatorre6793]

Do you know if you can do this on an core i5 asus vivobook 17.3"? I have a 15.3" with i7 and i want to change it.

[@OFFbitTech]

If it's a newer laptop it most likely the CPU is soldered to the motherboard. This almost makes it impossible to upgrade with out the correct soldering and reballing tools (this also requires specific soldering skills as well). Which in the long run will cost more than purchasing a newer laptop generally. Thanks for watching, Sorry we could not offer much help.

[@raiyan_]

can i use i7-3540m in the Asus X55c instead of the i5 ??

[@JoanPetricor]

Segunda generacion

[@ionutdinca8667]

can it be upgraded from 2014 model? intel celeron 1000m cpu or should i just get a better one?

[@OFFbitTech]

Unfortunately you will need to stick to CPUs from the 2nd (sandy bridge) and 3rd gen (ivy bridge) Intel range. These are the i5 range from 2nd and 3rd gen. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Core_i5_processors#Sandy_Bridge_microarchitecture_(2nd_generation)_2 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Core_i5_processors#Ivy_Bridge_microarchitecture_(3rd_generation)_2 We hope that helps, good luck and thanks for watching.

[@lalithnishantha5725]

Can i upgrade my i3 2nd gen to i5 3rd gen

[@OFFbitTech]

Most 2nd gen laptops should be upgrade able to 3rd gen i5 or any off the 3rd gen mobile CPUs. Most laptops from this era use a socket type (socket g2) systems as you can see in this video. Though there are still a handful of laptops that have there CPU soldered on. Soldering the CPU on is with new laptops is more practiced these days, which is one reason I love these older laptops. It also worth mention that a BIOS update may be required to detect the newer processor. Bios updates can be found from your manufacturers web site, though most of the time this is not required. For an idea of what CPUs can fit "socket G2" check out Wikipedia, they have a comprehensive list of CPUs and there sockets, it will also tell you which CPUs are soldered (BGA - Ball Grid Array - these are soldered CPUs). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Core_i5_processors#Ivy_Bridge_microarchitecture_(3rd_generation)_2 We hope that helps, and thank you for wathcing.

[@ricardopereira7691]

Hello !! I have one asus x55sr and i like to upgrade it to better performance, can anyone help me ? Ty very much!

[@OFFbitTech]

From what we can find the X55sr is a core 2 based system. We could only find little information. You should be able to upgrade the ram up to 4gb of DDR2 sodimms (2 sticks of 2gb DDR2). The motherboard looks like it's a socket P motherboard so any cpu from the socket p socket should work. The best cpu that will fit and probably work would be the Q9000, Q9100 or the QX9300. These are the quad core cpu's. Not sure if the laptop will run them or not but it should. The hard drive in the laptop should be a SATA drive. SO upgrading to an SSD drive should be easily enough to do and will probably give the most improvement to how the laptop feels in windows. Adding newer ram and putting an SSD are probably going to be the easiest things to do. CPU changes always require a full strip down of the laptop. However it is probably time to change the thermal compound on the laptop. So even a CPU upgrade will while you are there would be something worth considering if you are redoing the CPU compound. We hope that helps. If you could tell us anymore specs on the laptop like what cpu is in it, how much ram etc.. We could probably let you know what we would change. Thanks for watching.

[@ricardopereira7691]

@@OFFbitTech hello and ty my friend, just today i remender i have one newer laptop here in the house, its one asus x55u-sx038h , and so this is the one id like to upgrade, ty ty for all your help!

[@GokturkTuncay1907]

Intel i5 and Intel HD graphics 4000

[@ysuri]

I have an old x550c, can I upgrade it like this one ?

[@OFFbitTech]

Unfortunately the CPU is soldered on this model i believe.

[@ysuri]

@@OFFbitTech damn... I knew it wasn't worth buying it, even if I had to put more than 50 bucks

[@cdoublejj]

ever try an i7?

[@OFFbitTech]

We have not tried an i7 but it should work but we have had a user have success with an i7. Here is the a response we had been written. "@OFFbit Tech you were right. I have fitted an intel core i7 3630qm to my x55c next an ssd and ram.... again nice job on the vid." Let us know how it goes

[@OFFbitTech]

Here is another comment with i7 success "I installed a 3740QM and did the 12 gb ram this machine is way faster and is a completely different machine. Do you have videos on laptops you can upgrade the processors on? I know most now are not removable. Thanks you really helped me out I greatly appreciate it."

[@rockychow2005]

Hi, thanks for your video. May I ask how to know which CPU is suitable for ASUS X55C? I am using i3-3110M

[@OFFbitTech]

@ Rocky Chow, I usually look at what CPU I already have (you can use cpu-z for this, good piece of software to identify what CPU you have). Then look it up on wikipedia (usually i'll do wiki i5 list in google search or something like that). Once you find the CPU on wiki I look at what socket it is. So Sandybridge and Ivybridge cpus are usualy socket g2. There are some pitfalls to also look out for. Some laptop chips are soldered on, they are writen down as bga (Ball Grid Array) on wiki. Ok now you are in wiki you can now see what other cpus fit your socket. Now there are some other things to look out for. mainly that HM70 chipset does not realy support i3 i5 i7. Hm70 is budget chipset not sure if there are others with out looking... the i3 i5 i7 work on hm70 but the laptop will shutdown in 30mins of running.

[@rockychow2005]

OFFbit Tech Thanks for the reply, very detailed. Actually, I just found that a website called CPU Upgrade. It lets the people to search what CPU used right now, and what CPU can be upgraded. I am looking at the CPU i7-3615QE. At your option, do you thing that the CPU can be used on the X55C?

[@OFFbitTech]

ok in wiki it's showing the i7-3615qe as a bga version. If you see a picture of the CPU, just check to see if there are pins out of the bottom of it. if not it wont fit up. It's also uses 45 watts, which probably be ok. the chip set supports it though. Might be worth googling around as well

[@OFFbitTech]

Maybe i7-3610QE wiki says its socket g2

[@rockychow2005]

OFFbit Tech I just got it. I need to know what socket am I using first. Then, find the same socket CPU to upgrade. The socket can be GBA or G2. Right?

[@lalithnishantha5725]

my laptop model is x55c core i3 2nd gen can i upgrade it i5 3rd gen please reply

[@OFFbitTech]

Yes you should be able to. We did have a viewer say that he did have a soldered CPU on his laptop, so there maybe a small chance that your laptop does not have the socket on it but most likely it will be like this motherboard from this video. If you follow the steps in this video it should get you upgraded. For a list of "socket g2" cpu's check out Wikipedia. You want the cpu's that support "socket G2". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Core_i5_processors#Ivy_Bridge_microarchitecture_(3rd_generation)_2 We hope that helps, Thank you for watching.

[@techiq7389]

You got more ads than video....i immediately stopped watching....we are not here to watch ads, we want to see the video

[@OFFbitTech]

Unfortunately this has nothing to do with us. This is KZbin doing that.

[@techiq7389]

@@OFFbitTech uhhh...no. actually you gave permission for these ads....

[@techiq7389]

@@OFFbitTech i watch plenty of vids with no ads

[@halidcavlak2003]

Good day, did you experience a reboot every 30 minutes when you installed the i7 processor?

[@halidcavlak2003]

I will be very happy if you answer

[@OFFbitTech]

By the sounds of the issue you are having it sounds like you have upgraded the Asus X55A laptop or the motherboard is using the HM70 chipset. Unfortunately the X55A / motherboards with the hm70 chip set have a hardware level management engine that stops any cpu's greater than the Intel Pentiums running for longer than 30mins. There is a work around I believe for this but it is much involved. If you could check what chip set your motherboard is and let us know, that will give an idea if this is the problem. Thanks for watching.

[@halidcavlak2003]

@@OFFbitTech on my motherboard x55a main board REV2.2 PCB MADE IN CHINA

[@OFFbitTech]

@@halidcavlak2003 Unfortunately this is the Intel management engine rebooting your laptop. This has been done on the Intel express HM70 Chip set based motherboards. This is a painful thing Intel did to ensure that cheap laptops chip sets could not be combined with higher end laptop cpus i beleive. There is a way to disable the management engine but it is a complicated process. It may be easier to replace the motherboard with a similar one in this video. As the laptop from the video did start of with the X55A motherboard but it was faulty. We hope that gives you some options to help. Thanks for watching.

[@halidcavlak2003]

@@OFFbitTech I wonder how to disable the admin engine

[@jasonbiller2809]

Can you tell me what's the best processor I can run in this thing. I got one of these for free. Is it possible to run a processor with 6 or 8 cores in this? Thanks for your time.

[@OFFbitTech]

Hi Jason, The best CPU would be an i7-3940XM. This CPU might be very expensive being an extreme edition but you can get the i7 3xxQM CPUs at a good price. Basically, the best you can put in them is a 3r Gen 4 core 8 threaded CPU. Here is a wiki link to the 3r Gen I7 CPU List. I believe you should be able to run any of the Socket g2 CPUs in the laptop. I hope this helps, and thanks for watching.

[@jasonbiller2809]

Thank you for your quick reply

[@jasonbiller2809]

I have one more question will the wattage matter the original chip is 35w and the one I found is 45 or 55W will that matter or no? Thanks for all your help. Greatly appreciated

[@OFFbitTech]

@@jasonbiller2809 The wattage should only really effect battery life on the battery. Though the CPU will be faster at processing so you could argue it will use less time therefore saving battery. Now in regards to the 55 watt CPU (XM extreme CPU), we have not had anyone try the 55w CPU in this laptop yet. It may be getting to much power for the Laptop, since the laptop only comes with a 66w PSU to charge and run the laptop. Though it might be fine, just at full load when charging it may be a lot slower charging or it may not charge at all. But that will be at full load on the CPU which does not happen usually for long periods of time so in my thoughts it should still charge to a degree depending on CPU / GPU load. As for the motherboard bios knowing what it is we are not sure on that outcome yet. Also it might be worth getting the latest bios for the laptop if you can. We have had a reply someone having success with a I7 3630qm. Which is a 45watt cpu. So, from our feedback we know that the i7 3630qm works and so should all the 45 watt CPUs. The 55w i7-3920xm / i7-3940xm on the other hand is new territory for us so we are not sure what the real outcome will be. Jason let us know how it all goes in the long run. It's also worth mentioning that one person said there CPU was soldered on the motherbaord, but from all the boards I have seen this has not been the case but something to keep in mind. Thanks for watching and talking through your upgrade, the information that you provide back will help someone else down the track.

[@jasonbiller2809]

@@OFFbitTech Ok thank you I subscribed your very helpful