Aspire 5315 CPU Step-by-Step Upgrade Guide

[bigozone]

bigo are you using 1.42 bios?

btw, is t7100 compatible with 5315 and is $90 cheap if i want to buy it?
I checked the processor guide and I think it's compatible. just wanna make sure though....

yes the T7100 is compatible... you may want to look at the T7300 since it doubles the ammount of L2 cache from 2megs of the 7100 upto 4megs for the T7300

but the T7100 is a decent choice and a better CPU than i am running
back in April when i upgraded the T5450 was about $100 on ebay.. but i found an NBR member who sold me his old T5450 for $50...

the T7100 should work fine... and after checking EBAY the T7300 is $159 for the cheapest BUY IT NOW...

so i'd stick w/ that T7100 for $90... a good deal... i found one on EBAY for $79. plus $13 shipping..
ebay T7100


EDIT:: yes i've been using VER 1.42 since i found out about it.... (3 weeks i've been running it w/ XP)

[tonycd]

bigo are you using 1.42 bios?

btw, is t7100 compatible with 5315 and is $90 cheap if i want to buy it?
I checked the processor guide and I think it's compatible. just wanna make sure though....

Hi I am using a t7100 in the 5315 I found it an easy upgrade and am very pleased with the results. My t7100 cost $99 USD a couple of months ago

[fdarryl]

dammit shipping cost to Canada is so f****n expensive...
ill just stick with t5450 with that cost.....
anyone want to sell me t5450???.... :P

[hoggie]

fdarryl mate. there are loads of sites in Canada that sell retail. Thats all i kept getting when looking for a T5300 or a T2050(as rare as rocking horse cwap/poo).
laters,
Phil

[fdarryl]

fdarryl mate. there are loads of sites in Canada that sell retail. Thats all i kept getting when looking for a T5300 or a T2050(as rare as rocking horse cwap/poo).
laters,
Phil

really? where???
tell me please!!!
I'd kill for new processor cus celeron is a piece of crap.

[bigozone]

you should be able to find an EBAY seller willing to ship to canada for a REASONABLE price...

but hoggie may come thru with some good links,,, but i think he is talking about resellers who may only have the RETAIL versions of CPUs for sale...

your best bet may be to START a thread in the BUY SELL TRADE forum

either that or just start reading all the CPU upgrade threads and PM people who are upgrading and see if anyone is selling thier old CPU...

just check the ULTIMATE CPU GUIDE thread.... and make sure you are buying a SOCKET P cpu that is a T8300 or lower (T5250 is the first CORE 2 DUO socket P)

and feel free to post here w/ questions or PM me if need be

later,
bigO

[hoggie]

just found out the T5300 is discontinued. Intel don't sell/make it any more.
the full list of discontinued CPU's is coming out on the 21st of this month.
lets see what chips are going to cost less or get rare.

[fdarryl]

i got a little bit off topic question for ya guys.............
when i try to buy something at e-bay should I contact the seller first and pay the item or just pay for it without letting them know???
sounds like a stupid question doesn't it?
I really need to know the answer though cuz to be honest i am really nervous about buying stuff in e-bay...

[bigozone]

don't hesitate to EMAIL the seller with any questions or conserns you have, they are trying to sell something and you may get an idea of the kind of service you can expect by the tone of the responses and the speed with which you get replies... but i recommend checking the sellers info....

i always look for sellers with EXCELLENT FEEDBACK 99% or higher.. and the MUST have a LONG HISTORY as an EBAY MEMBER.... POWER-SELLERs are IDEAL.. but the item you need may not be available from a POWER-SELLER at the time you need it!!!

if you are going to purchase something thru the BUY IT NOW option,,, it's fine to contact the SELLER FIRST... but the item is not technically sold until you have met the seller's criteria for PAYMENT.... usually PAYPAL...
so you may want to email the seller informing him of your intentions... but until you actually click the BUY IT NOW button and then follow the LINK to PAYPAL and actually transfer funds to the seller.. it item is still for sale to others..

i have bought MANY things from EBAY... and only once had a problem,,, and thankfully PAYPAL was able to RECOVER the ENTIRE ammount of the transaction,, so i was not out any cash... just inconvienced for awhile...

EBAY is a large entity as is PAYPAL... and they do a decent job of trying to prevent scammmers from ripping people off... and while an online auction will never be as secure as dealing with an actual retailer,, the benifit of lower prices has always brought me back when purchasing USED CPUS for upgrades... i've orederd 7 laptop CPUs and recieved 6 in perfect working order,, the 7th was the one seller who's account got suspended by EBAY the same night i won an auction... and being me,, i had already rushed to pay for the CPU in hopes of having it shipped ASAP.. but PAYPAL was able to credit my CC back the cash....

[fdarryl]

i'm gonna try to order my t5450 tomorrow then. I found a canadian seller finally only 10 bucks shipping . So I think why waste time. do you think $88 including shipping and taxes a decent deal? I think it's pretty good though
FYI. the processor itself is $68.88