Can a computers processor speed be upgraded.?

Question

I have a fairly new ACER laptop with 1.6 GHz processor speed. Is it possible to upgrade it to at least 2GHz.

Answer 1

you can overclock it. takes some skillz though. look it up

Answer 2

Before you look to spending more money to increase speed, let me give you my checklist for things we can do for ourselves:

A lot of RAM is used by wallpaper and/or a screensaver full of graphics. They run in the background and consume memory. (I have only 512mb RAM, run multiple programs simultaneously, and have set my wallpaper and screensaver to blank.)

- How many programs do you load at startup? Maybe you should check it out and ensure you are running just what you need on a daily basis. For anything else you can wait a minute until it loads.
To do this: cl Start, cl Settings, cl Taskbar and Start Menu.
cl Start Menu, cl Customize, cl Remove.
cl the icon for the program you wish to remove
then cl Remove.
There is also a “Disable All” button.
This will prevent the program from loading at startup, but will not remove the program from the hard disk.

When you are working in a large file, save frequently to restore full memory access. (Your work remains in memory until you “save” it to disk.)

Did you run an error check? Open My Computer,
Right-cl on C:, Select Properties, Tools – Run an Error Check ( checkmark “check all and fix); then run a Defrag

Run antispy and ad-aware programs. A free ad-aware program can be downloaded at:
http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html

From IE, click Tools, Internet Options
delete cookies
delete files (offline files)
clear history (set days to save to 0 if you want)
click o.k., and Restart

click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools – run Disk Cleanup

click Start, Run ipconfig renew (type ipconfig space renew)

All these things should be done regularly. The more frequently they are run, the less time they take.
Note: I don’t do games – games and videos are mostly graphics. Graphics create large files.
If all these things don’t help, you should consider getting more memory.
A good web site to visit: http://www.theonlinefamily.net/organize/spring_clean_computer/index.html

Answer 3

you will could desire to replace the processor itself in case you're desiring a swifter velocity. like the guy in the previous me mentioned, youd be extra effective of in simple terms getting a clean laptop. you are able to %. up a P4 a million.8ghz with like 256mb ddr and a 20 gig hd for decrease than one hundred money on ebay and that could desire to be leaps and limits in simple terms before what you're using now.

Answer 4

Yes you can buy a microprocessor but your motherboard must support it
if you want to buy one i recommend Intel Core 2 Duo

Answer 5

Yes, if you replace the processor with a faster one. It's not cheap, but it can be done.

Answer 6

iffy with a laptop, no room you see.

Answer 7

No.