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SiS M671DX+968 processor upgrade

Asked by: bdfallon

I have an ASUS F70 notebook which comes with the chipset: SiS M671DX+968.  The processor is an Intel T6400.  I'd like to upgrade the process to perhaps a T9600 or a T9800.

I'm having difficulty finding what processors are compatible with the SiS M671DX+968 chipset.

I want to make sure I have a compatible processor before I shell out the money to do an upgrade.

Thanks experts!

Brandon

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Answers

 

by: dbruntonPosted on 2009-11-07 at 20:22:17ID: 25769382

This link seems to indicate it supports a wide range of processors for that chipset.

http://www.blogcatalog.com/blog/review-laptop/acedbec41a2f1b3371721e4dc4193229

But I'd check with the agents to make sure.

 

by: garycasePosted on 2009-11-07 at 20:50:05ID: 25769429

The 671DX chipset supports Core 2 Duo's up to and including 1066MHz FSB with 45nm technology -- so it will support the T9600/T9800 CPU's you indicated you'd like to upgrade to.  [http://www.sis.com/products/sis671dx_features.htm ]

HOWEVER ... the link provided above lists the T9550 as the highest performance CPU supported by the F70 ... so assuming that's correct, I wouldn't buy anything beyond that -- the reason is simple:  it's unlikely the F70's BIOS has support for the higher-end CPUs.

In addition, you should upgrade to the latest BIOS  ** BEFORE **  you upgrade the CPU.    The original BIOS most likely does not have support for the later CPUs -- and if you swap the chip first, you may find it no longer boots ... you would then have to swap back to the original CPU;  upgrade the BIOS;  and then swap in the new CPU.

 

by: bdfallonPosted on 2009-11-08 at 07:57:17ID: 25770816

Garycase,

Is there a way I can find out what processors the latest BIOS update will support?

Thanks!

Brandon

 

by: garycasePosted on 2009-11-08 at 09:08:00ID: 25771009

Unfortunately not -- unless an Asus rep will tell you.    The release notes on their site (under "BIOS history" in the downloads for your system) don't provide any details on exactly what they've changed.

About the best you can do is (a)  update to the latest BIOS; and then (b)  try the CPU you want to use.   The "safest" CPU is a T9550, since it's at least listed as one of the supported CPUs at the site referenced above -- HOWEVER, Asus's page makes no mention of that support, so even that isn't an absolute.    I'd buy any CPU you get from a site that will take returns -- losing a 15% restocking fee is a lot better than having a non-returnable CPU that won't work in your system.

 

by: bdfallonPosted on 2009-11-08 at 12:04:53ID: 25771655

Good advice.  Thanks Garycase.

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