I have a DELL Inspiron 6400 laptop with a 1.75Ghz Intel Pentium Dual core processor and I want to replace it with at least a 2Ghz processor. How do I tell what kind of processor my laptop needs? Some people have told me it can be risky to replace a processor. Why is this and what is the risk?
Thanks.In a laptop this can be a costly venture and the risk/reward factor for a 8 to 10% INCREASE in performance ...if that is probably not worth it.
Many laptop CPU's are soldered into place making this a non-do it yourselfer job.I've never seen a laptop with a soldered CPU ... I believe that's mostly older models but I could be wrong.
To find out what kind of processor you need, you'll need to check all the Dell documentation and read up on websites too, to see what has worked for other people.
The risks are mainly that it won't work, or the new CPU will not be cooled adequately by the COOLING system - if you research it properly there's no risk involved.
Having said that, the most important question is why do you want to UPGRADE? Going from 1.75 to 2GHz isn't much of a speed increase and it will probably be quite costly.