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jcharlesr75

Discussion Starter · Nov 27, 2009

So im going to try and get one of these $200 laptops at the mart tomorrow morning http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...Specifications. I did a little digging and found out that it is a single core socket 1 chip. It has an amd M780G chipset. Im already ordering the 2 gigs to make it 4. My question is: Will i be able to put this proc http://www.starmicro.net/detail.aspx?ID=947 on it and have it work? If so, would this one http://www.starmicro.net/detail.aspx?ID=1096 work if i was feeling rich? I have never owned an amd product ever and i really dont know enough to make these decisions on my own. Im thinking if it would work that i could make a pretty decent laptop for less than it costs msrp.

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UndertheGun

· #2 · Nov 27, 2009

What is the cost of the CPU upgrade.

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jcharlesr75

Discussion Starter · #3 · Nov 27, 2009

i may have to stick to a certain cpu to get at least a dual core. That would cost 15.00 or so plus shipping. The ram is cheap as well, like 50.00.

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UndertheGun

· #4 · Nov 27, 2009

Others have done the upgrade of CPU you are talking about but they were Acer's. But sounds like it could work?

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jcharlesr75

Discussion Starter · #5 · Nov 27, 2009

yeah i have done a bunch more research since my last post. I'm thinking that it is a s1 g2 due to the m780g's much updated specs. That means i can use the newest turion x2 chips. The only concern is heat generation. My mom and my sister are doing the doorbuster thing at the w-mart so im hoping to actually score one of these things. Im looking at a serios laptop for almost no money. Im excited.

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