Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Acer Aspire 4715z CPU Upgrade

This old laptop has been my Linux workstation on my bedroom for a few months now. It still does the job I require from it - even after 6 years of service - though at times, it already slows down on certain tasks. To speed it up a bit and extend its productive life, I decided to look for a possible processor upgrade. I scoured through eBay and found a used T7700 from China priced at $16.99 including shipping, that's just PHP 772.65 at the time it's bought. The package arrived yesterday afternoon and it's time to see if it will speed up my workstation.

The package includes a thermal compound