- Apr 8, 2012
- 4
- 0
- 10,510
Hey all,
Looking to upgrade my K53Z mobo laptop. Currently have A6-3420M (35W). Not a lot of options out there, but have targeted either the A8-3420M (35W) or A8-3510mx (45W). Would rather have the latter, but of course the concern is the extra 15W.
My question is can the K53Z support the 45W APU?
Update:
Decided on the A8-3510MX, and am going to see if my mobo can cope with the extra heat. Interesting enough, the data indicated my current factory APU (A6-3420M) doesn't support my 1600 RAM (only 1333) upgrade from last year, but this one will. It doesn't NOT work, though, but you get my meaning. Also interesting is that the A8-3510MX appears to score higher on PassMark
than the next APU up (A8-3530MX), which is great news because there is a huge price jump. Maybe I got lucky and found a sweet spot?
Anyway, any tech specs about socket wattage for the K53Z would be appreciated. I am still hitting a wall finding thorough techs specs on that board. Thx
Comparison of APUs
Looking to upgrade my K53Z mobo laptop. Currently have A6-3420M (35W). Not a lot of options out there, but have targeted either the A8-3420M (35W) or A8-3510mx (45W). Would rather have the latter, but of course the concern is the extra 15W.
My question is can the K53Z support the 45W APU?
Update:
Decided on the A8-3510MX, and am going to see if my mobo can cope with the extra heat. Interesting enough, the data indicated my current factory APU (A6-3420M) doesn't support my 1600 RAM (only 1333) upgrade from last year, but this one will. It doesn't NOT work, though, but you get my meaning. Also interesting is that the A8-3510MX appears to score higher on PassMark
Code:
Anyway, any tech specs about socket wattage for the K53Z would be appreciated. I am still hitting a wall finding thorough techs specs on that board. Thx
Comparison of APUs
/www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K10/AMD-A8-Series%20A8-3520M.html
Facebook
Twitter