Is the T5300 compatible?

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I'm tyring to quickly beef up a 3 year-old laptop. I can't find the motherboard number, and I'm too lazy to open it up. I know it has an Intel Celeron M 430 in it, but that is a single core. I looked for a dual core with the same FSB as it, and the T5300 looks like a good, cheap choice. The problem is I don't know if it'll work. From what I've gathered online, the 430 is a socket 478 and 478-pin micro FCPGA. Now, the T5300 is a socket 479 and 478-pin micro FCPGA. As far as I know, I just need the same socket processor. Is the T5300 the same socket as the 430?

Sources:

http://4kcomputer.com/index.php/intel-celeron-m-430-1-73ghz-socket-m-sl9kv.html?___store=default http://4kcomputer.com/index.php/intel-celeron-m-430-1-73ghz-socket-m-sl9kv.html?___store=default

http://en.kioskea.net/guide/details/617839-intel-celeron-m-430-1-73-ghz-socket-478-533-mhz-bus-in-a-box http://en.kioskea.net/guide/details/617839-intel-celeron-m-430-1-73-ghz-socket-478-533-mhz-bus-in-a-box

http://review.zdnet.com/product/processors/intel-core-2-duo-t5300--173-ghz-processor--mobile-/32461017 http://review.zdnet.com/product/processors/intel-core-2-duo-t5300--173-ghz-processor--mobile-/32461017

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Without opening it up or getting more info, you have to get the 478 uFCPGA and hope it's OK.

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I could open it up, but I just hate all the screws on laptops.

Why would a uFCPGA be my best choice?

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The 430 can be either 478 or uFCPGA, assuming yours is a uFCPGA then the uFCPGA T5300 would fit. The 479 T5300 won't fit. If your laptop has a 478 then your stuck with whatever is the fastest chip in the 478 socket.

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Ok, here we go. It seems they're both the same socket. That's good. I'm just worried that the T5300 has a voltage 7W higher than the 430. We'll see.

I got the detailed specs from here:

http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Celeron_M/Intel-Celeron%20M%20430%20LF80538NE0301M%20%28BX80538430%29.html

http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Core_2/Intel-Core%202%20Duo%20Mobile%20T5300%20LF80537GE0302M.html

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All good then, the cooling should be upto the job, fan might be running a little louder than before to deal with the heat.