Upgrading HP Pavilion G4 A6-4400M processor

[DC-Texas]

I am looking to upgrade my Pavilion G4-2275DX laptop from the Dual Core AMD A6-4400m CPU to a Quad Core A10-7860K.

Are these compatible? If not can you recommend another quad core CPU that is?

Do I need to change the RAM? I am planning to move to 8Gig RAM, just need to know if the type changes.

Thanks for your help.

DC

[Huffer · Accepted solution]

No you cannot upgrade an A6-4xxx to an A10-7xxx series. But you can upgrade to an 

AMD A10-4600M processor (3.2 GHz/2.3 GHz, 1600 MHz/4.0 MB L2 cache, DDR3, quad core, 35W)

Here is the Service Manual:

Manual

This is a drop in replacement. The motherboard, memory, etc. would stay the same. It would still use DDR3-1600 memory. 

Here is the processor for sale on eBay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMD-A10-4600M-2-3GHz-Socket-FS1-Laptop-CPU-Processor-AM4600DEC44HJ-/29153651...

The AMD processors are not a high demand item so are not too expensive. The upgrade you propose would be very noticeable. It is not easy, however. If you have any questions, post back. 

If this is "the Answer" please click "Accept as Solution" to help others find it. 

[DC-Texas]

Very helpful. I plan to have a local computer repair company install it for $75. The install looks fairly complex so I'll leave it to the experts.

Thanks for your help.

DC

[DC-Texas]

Sorry, one last question. What is the max RAM I can install? 8G? 16G?

Thanks for your help!

DC

[DC-Texas]

And what speed for the RAM?

[DC-Texas]

Never mind, I see from the manual you sent me I can upgrade to max 8G at 1600Mhz.