What is the best processor upgrade for Presario V3000 Core 2 Duo

[Upai]

I have old presario v3000 core 2 duo.. still functioning... ( Long Live HP product :)!!! )... recently i want tool DIY project to upgrade this old laptop..  My biggest obstacle is.. to find the best..the fastest processor that compatible to my motherboard.. Personally i want to choose Intel Core 2 Duo T7800.. By intel side.. there is 2 type of T7800 (socket P) SLAF6 and T7800 (BGA) SLA75.. but not sure it my motherboard suppport it or not.. my chipset i945GM.. socket 479 mPGA.. so actualy i get confuse with intel side cause same socket but can use for 3 or 4 generation of processor..

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

Below is the link to the service manual for your notebook.

Maintenance and Service Guide (hp.com)

Chapter 1 has the list of supported Intel processors.

The T7800 definitely won't work because your notebook's chipset only supports processors with a max FSB speed of 667 MHz, and the T7800 has an 800 MHz FSB.

If you want to experiment with a Core 2 Duo processor, then the best one you could experiment with would be the T7600.

Intel Core2 Duo Processor T7600 4M Cache 2.33 GHz 667 MHz FSB Product Specifications

[Huffer]

BGA is not a socket. Stands for Ball Grid Array and means that is the soldered on version of the processor. In your case the highest and best CPU is a T7200 which was HP Part Number:

435849-001

Looks like this:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/144112118652?hash=item218dc06b7c:g:j8gAAOSwOT5g7ZcO

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/27255/intel-core2-duo-processor-t7200-4m-cache-...

You are capped at 2 gb of RAM DDR2 667 so it is very difficult to get much performance out of it. Good luck. 

[Upai]

Thank you very much for the answer.. one more question.. can i use RAM 800Mhz to this particular model?  

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

You can, but it will only run at 667 MHz.

[Upai]

Thank you for your explainantion.. that clear all lot of thing in my head..

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Anytime.

Glad to have been of assistance.

[Upai]

Thank you very much..