goofballs Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Hello, I picked up the laptop model in the title and its quite a nice computer but I think I'm experiencing quite a bit of cpu bottling as the amd cpu doesn't seem to be really able to cut it. When I was buying the laptop I figured it wouldn't be that big a deal but it is. So anyway I figured I could just replace the part but I don't know if I can do that easily or not or if I have the power supply spare for a better chip or for that matter what chip would fit in the slot. So I figured I would ask this forum after failing to find obvious answers on googleSo in order,Is replacing cpus in msi laptops any more complicated than in other laptopsAre and which intel cpus are compitible with the gx70Is the powersupply going to be an issueCheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator BAKED Posted August 2, 2013 Moderator Share Posted August 2, 2013 Hello, I picked up the laptop model in the title and its quite a nice computer but I think I'm experiencing quite a bit of cpu bottling as the amd cpu doesn't seem to be really able to cut it. When I was buying the laptop I figured it wouldn't be that big a deal but it is. So anyway I figured I could just replace the part but I don't know if I can do that easily or not or if I have the power supply spare for a better chip or for that matter what chip would fit in the slot. So I figured I would ask this forum after failing to find obvious answers on googleSo in order,Is replacing cpus in msi laptops any more complicated than in other laptopsAre and which intel cpus are compitible with the gx70Is the powersupply going to be an issueCheers.1. Replacing the CPU's is very easy, just unscrew the bottom - remove the fan screw and remove the fan - remove the heatsink by unscrewing the three screws and replace the CPU. 2. No intel CPUs are compatible as it only supports AMD3. How many watts does your current powersupply have?People have bought a10-5750m engineering samples with unlocked multiplier so that's your best bet if you want better CPU-performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goofballs Posted August 2, 2013 Author Share Posted August 2, 2013 2. No intel CPUs are compatible as it only supports AMDOh, well that's most unfortunate. I took apart my old msi earlier to check that it would be simple and it was but the amd chipset seems to be a real issue as far as I can tell. Maybe I can eventually put a better amd in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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