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post #361 of 374
10/10/12 at 9:05pm
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Man I just wish there was a way to change my Asus' gpu (GT520) for the gpu in the 3830TG (GT540) frown.gif
Sorry there isn't a way as they are soldered to the Motherboard.

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post #362 of 374
10/11/12 at 10:35am
I'm new to the forum but have read and seen youtube videos of people that have readily upgraded their 4830 with an i7 2670m cpu.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVfhd6uYaXU

I own a 3803tg with an i5 cpu and someone else on the Notebook Forums posted the question if
the 3830tg cpu be upgraded with an i7 2670m.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/acer/553306-acer-timelinex-3830-4830-5830-t-g-403.html

So far no one has answered that question nor have I read anyone that has done this.
I'm thinking if you can do the cpu upgrade on the 4830 then there should be no reason why it can't be done wtih
the 3830tg.

I also dread tearing it apart to get to the cpu was really wanting to leave my 3830tg intact and just get a 4830 and do the cpu upgrade.

Any help would greatly be appreciated especially not having to spend for a new 4830
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post #363 of 374
10/17/12 at 4:01am
I'm not sure but i hope someone will notice your Post and Help ^_^
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post #364 of 374
10/17/12 at 10:39pm
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Originally Posted by sostenon250 View Post

I'm new to the forum but have read and seen youtube videos of people that have readily upgraded their 4830 with an i7 2670m cpu.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVfhd6uYaXU
I own a 3803tg with an i5 cpu and someone else on the Notebook Forums posted the question if
the 3830tg cpu be upgraded with an i7 2670m.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/acer/553306-acer-timelinex-3830-4830-5830-t-g-403.html
So far no one has answered that question nor have I read anyone that has done this.
I'm thinking if you can do the cpu upgrade on the 4830 then there should be no reason why it can't be done wtih
the 3830tg.
I also dread tearing it apart to get to the cpu was really wanting to leave my 3830tg intact and just get a 4830 and do the cpu upgrade.
Any help would greatly be appreciated especially not having to spend for a new 4830

Tearing it apart is actually pretty easy. (I've done it no less than 5 times)

 

The 3830TG will accept a i7, but obviously it will generate more heat. I have never seen anyone put a quad-core i7 in, but it could be possible.

 

If you have the i3 version, I definitely suggest the upgrade to at least an i5 (the thermal threshold is much higher). If you already have a model with an i5/i7, I don't see much of a reason to upgrade, since all of the known working processors are Dual-core.

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post #365 of 374
10/18/12 at 6:11pm
Your insight and comments are greatly appreciated. My 3830TG does have an i5 and going to an i7 dual core would
make little sense but it is i7 2370 qm quad core. The performance would improve but again at what cost
with the amount of heat generated. Then again, I will be using IC Diamond Thermal compound that has been
rated extremely well, better than arctic silver so this may counter the heat. I rarely play games and use the 3830
more for virtual machines and encoding video files to VOBs to burn to dvds.

Since no one has done it, I'm more than tempted to move forward. I have the IC diamond thermal compound
and of course the i7 2370 qm as well as a buddy who has torn apart any and all apple products
and put them back together so well that they appear untouched. Should I get stuck he can easily bail me out
since he is curious in regards to what this Acer model looks like torn apart.

In the end, I know the cpu swap has been done on the 4830 model. I'm 90/10 sure that
the 3830 motherboard architecture should be the same after reading more posts about the cpu swaps.

When I get it done, I'll try and post a You Tube video. It will be either a total success or a warning video
to not do this. Either way, it should be informative.
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post #366 of 374
10/20/12 at 11:32am
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http://broo2.blogspot.com/2011/07/acer-3830tg-6431-teardown.html

Here's a tear down guide for the 3830TG, I've done it a few times using this method.

Good luck, and tell me how the quad works out. The 3830 doesn't seem to struggle with temps unless you use both the CPU and GPU, so I would guess as long as you don't use the dedicated GPU too much, the quad would probably be fine.
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10/23/12 at 4:48pm
Again thanks for the link out for the tear down of the 3830tg. Are there any pointers to look out for especially when
it comes time to separate the motherboard to get access to the CPU?
In those instructions, it looks like around step 3 or so, you really have to be careful not to break on of the connectors.

Also, when reapplying the thermal compound, do you suggest using a dab method and let the compound spread out
from the sandwich effect?
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post #368 of 374
10/23/12 at 9:30pm
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1. Tips: The ribbon cables for the touchpad, I/O, front light thing, etc are REALLY finnicky, the connectors use this realllly weird socket, so spend a bit of time trying to figure it out. There are two parts to the socket too, one of them is detachable, so make sure you don't lose it (mistake i made the first time, took forever to figure out why it wasn't working)

2. yes, those connectors (for the battery switch) are very fragile.

3. I usually spread it out, since the mobile SB parts don't have an IHS, so i like to know exactly where the TIM is going.
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post #369 of 374
10/26/12 at 4:43pm
Sometimes I should learn from the episodes of the past. I did the cpu swap going i5 to i7 and it was a success. No pieces snapped off no missing parts everything
fit as it should. BUT I just couldn't leave well enough alone and went back in again a day later to redo the thermal spread for the gpu since I forgot to reapply
the IC Diamond compound. My bravado was getting the better of me thinking this is breeze now, the case opens up so easy, all the connectors
and placement were familiar. Redid the GPU put it back together as I had done the first time but now, when powered on, the screen doesn't show anything.
The harddrive spins but nothing. I checked the I/O cable to make sure it was firmly in. I didn't disconnect the video cable since I was able to work
around and get to the motherboard and the cpu heat sink.

I'm taking a break and waiting for any feedback on what might have gone wrong aside from having a bout of pure stupidity. Thanks
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post #370 of 374
11/9/12 at 6:32pm
After tearing down the 3830 several times and replacing the original i5 cpu, somehow realized that the i7 2670 that I put in
went bad. So, the machine itself is fine after running the paces with the original i5 cpu, and getting ahold of another i7.

Will repost when completed with the new CPU
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