processor upgrade in hp pavilion g4 1303au

[anubhav074]

model:- hp pavilion g4 1303au.

ram:-4gb

processor:- amd a4 3330mx

socket type:-fs1

i want to upgrade my processor, so what are my options .i am thinking to upgrade for A8-3530MX OR A8-3550MX but these processor have 45W tdp and my current processor's TDP is 35W will this affect my laptop or not also i want to know more available choices for me. will processor upgradation  affect my laptops hardware in a negative way.?

 for this does i have to change my mother board also?

 also i want to upgrade ram to 6gb. will this effect my laptops overall performance?

[Huffer · Accepted solution]

Link to g4-1303au service manual:

Manual

A8-3520M will work and is the best you can install.

The new processor would run a bit wamer so you need to install it carefully with good thermal compound but other than that it is all upside. The system is designed to support that processor well. You can install up to 8 gigs RAM. DDR3-1333. i would install a duplicate 4 gig module for best performance.

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[anubhav074]

does i have to change my motherboard for processor upgradation.also can you explain what is thermal compound?

[Huffer]

No the new processor will plug into the same socket on your motherboard as the old one did and just work. Thermal compound is a metallic paste that you apply between the processor lid and the cooling block of the heatsink. if you do not know what thermal compound is or how it works please get someone who does to do this processor upgrade for you. 

[anubhav074]

thanks a lot