Re: Pavilion DV7 2173cl CPU upgrade ? Worth it ?

I have newer computers but I have this one laying around and it was heating too much and pretty slow even with a ssd. So I opened it up to clean it and change the thermal paste. I wanted to change the CPU for awhile but never had the courage to do it by my self.
I'll keep this laptop this way if it's not worth it.
Thank you all.

Re: Pavilion DV7 2173cl CPU upgrade ? Worth it ?

Hi, thank you Donald ! I will do as you suggested and not upgrade the CPU.
What about the ram ? The only one I have found was more then 200 euros for only 8GB, is this worth it on a computer that old ?

Re: Pavilion DV7 2173cl CPU upgrade ? Worth it ?

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One more info : I am mostly working on video editing, exports and photo editing on this laptop, that's why I have selected CPUs with high core number

Hello,

I have A HP Pavilion DV7 2173cl [ [url]https://cdn.badcaps-static.com/pdfs/24164ac58e3b2f8f7c6c94f5de3c12ba.pdf[/url] ] and I would like to upgrade the CPU, but I have never done that on a laptop and I'm afraid to spend the time and money on a new CPU for nothing ...

Here are some info :

Motherboard : daut3dmb8d0 rev d
Current CPU : Intel Core2 Duo P7350 [ [url]http://ark.intel.com/products/36750/Intel-Core2-Duo-Processor-P7350-3M-Cache-2_00-GHz-1066-MHz-FSB[/url] ]
Bios : 25l1605dm2i

My goal is to upgrade it...

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Hi everyone, I have repaired laptops hardware and software and I have built PCs for family, friends and myself. I'm not at all an expert in what I do and I often make mistakes.
I was looking to upgrade the CPU of a old laptop of mine and I have never done that. Google sent me to this forum and I think I'm gonna like it here !