Upgrading Processor on Laptop

[Amr]

I have an Asus A6K laptop.

Currently it has an AMD Turion 64 MT-28 1.60 GHz.

I asked Asus which processors would be compatible with my model in case I would like to upgrade in the future. Here is their response:

Quote:

Dear Friend :
Yeah, you can upgrade the processor, and the processor list that A6K can support:
AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile Technology,1MB L2 cache, 35W ML-30/34/37/40
AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile Technology, 1MB L2 cache , 25W MT-30/34
Mobile AMD Sempron™ Processor, 128KB L2 cache , 25W 2600+/2800+/ 3000+/3100 +

Thank you for using ASUS products and enjoying ASUS services!

Now the question is, would it be wise to upgrade to the AMD Turion 64 MT-40 2.2GHz?

I realize it will eat up more power when I am on the battery.
It will also be a hotter processor and so the fan may be louder and on much more often.

What else? pros/cons?

[vikeor]

depends what u use the laptop for... gaming, word processing or internet?

[Amr]

Everything, im not much of a gamer though. I use it to work, surf the net, watch movies, listen to music etc...

[gigahertz205]

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Originally Posted by Amr

Everything, im not much of a gamer though. I use it to work, surf the net, watch movies, listen to music etc...

if i were you, i would not upgrade. that turion will get you far

[ck42866]

if ur not gaming, don't bother. save your money for something else. I upgraded my 1.7 PM to 2.26 and I don't see much of a difference in windows. A light increase in gaming. But hey, I got a 2.2ghz processor

[vikeor]

what ck said... if u dont stress ur hardware theres really no point in upgrading the CPU... better to get some more ram or something...

[Amr]

Hmm makes sense. I think another stick of 1gb ram would be nice.

I guess i can always upgrade later when/if there is a need to do so.