Acer aspire ao1-431-c8g8

I would say do your research and buy a new laptop. A low to midrange laptop would wipe the floor with the one you have now. I would suggest at least 8 gb of ram with an ssd.

2004made, 12 years old.
I will answer your question. just the first. ram (ask the top ram sellers like kingston memory that (google that) #1 ,maker btw.
ALL PCs same answer, for sure consumer PCs.
1: buy the SSD,
2: remove hdd (dead)
3: install SSD, it just plugs in.
4a: buy windows 10 install it using USB thumbdrive (8gb or larger)
done.
4b: ask PC maker for the install media kit, most times there is none.

the main battery huge will be bad, buy one or use AC pack only
the RTC coin cell battery tiny will be bad, and must be replaced
now. see it below this is the NON "T" version 1410 (not 1410T)

12 years is way too long to expect battery to be good. 7 is par

Remove the SSD and put a additional new SSD with Max capacity else use external storage

OK, so you have a laptop. That is immediately going to limit your upgrade options. The CPU and GPU provide the muscle when it comes to rendering but those upgrade options are out when it comes to laptops. What is left is going to be about keeping the data flow to and from the CPU and GPU as fast and smooth as possible as well as keeping your operating system free from irrelevant processes soaking up resources.
I'm going to make the assumption that you work with large files, possible raw image data etc. In that case more memory is going to be better since that will need to less swapping data between hard disk and RAM. Note that if you run Windows you need 64bit Windows to benefit from memory over 4Gb (well -ish). The less and faster data can be swapped the more efficiently the CPU and GPU can be fed data to work on. I would heartily recommend you upgrade the memory as far as you can and that you reinstall your entire system to a nice fast SSD. The bonus benefit of this is that a re-install will tidy up any clutter on your computer too. I have heard reports of graphic designers having cut rendering time from 10h to 1h just by re-installing their systems.
To keep your computer working happily in the future it might be worth looking into keeping a restore image of your freshly installed system on removable media so you can quickly re-install your system once or twice per year to keep things running smoothly.

does the laptop has a dedicated graphics? what the last four digit on your model number? if you're doing designs you should have a min of 8gb ram and min of 1gb dedicated graphics. most new releases today has shared graphics which divide the memory into two (if the process needed).

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Please note that CPU upgrades in notebooks/laptops/netbooks are highly problematic because they depend on often uncertain motherboard specifications (different notebook models bearing the same series number in your question can have different internal and external specification and be based on different motherboards).

The most serious problem you face is that CPU upgrades in laptops/notebooks/netbooks inevitably require near complete disassembly and the correct reassembly of the computer. Inevitably, this type of work is best done by an experienced professional, trained for and capable of performing a warrantied repair. Understandably, the associated labor costs will be on the high side.

Also, upgrading the CPU requires the user to first risk expenditure on an item that cannot be returned to the seller or supplier if later found to be incompatible but could still be a potentially expensive replacement product, without being absolutely certain that is compatible with the motherboard for which it is intended.

So you will need to do extensive research on the specification of the precise motherboard of the precise model of your notebook. To do this, you will need the full, long, specific model number plus also the Serial Number (S/N) and Part Number (P/N) of the computer that are usually printed on a label underneath the computer. From these, you should obtain the P/N of the motherboard, then navigate to the support and product information pages of the motherboard manufacturer's website to verify the CPU compatibility specifications of the motherboard and then proceed from there.

Intel Pentium Mobile processor T4200 (1 MB L2 cache, 2 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 35 W), or T3400 (1 MB L2 Cache, 2.16 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 35 W), supporting Intel 64 architecture


Your notebook features the above Central Processing Unit (CPU) in its standard specification, according to Acer. This CPU is commonly referred to as a Dual Core / Intel Pentium M / 2.2GHz / 64 Bit Processor. This type and Model of Processor is outdated and the upgrade options available to you are limited.

The indications are that your best course of action would be to back up any important data stored on this notebook's Hard Disk Drive (HDD), restore the notebook to Factory Settings, sell it on eBay or CraigsList or any similar website popular, in your geographical location, for the buying and selling of Used Consumer Goods and then put any sale income raised towards a new, state-of-the-art notebook capable of performing the function(s) in which the current notebook is disappointing you and steering you towards radical thoughts such as CPU upgrades.

At the very least, consider several or all of the far easier, far cheaper and far less labor-intensive and labor-expensive upgrade options to improve the power, speed and performance of this notebook before contemplating a CPU Upgrade, such as, a Maximum Capacity RAM Upgrade, an Operating System (O/S) Upgrade, upgrading to a higher performance, higher Spin Speed and/or higher capacity HDD or newer technology Solid State Drive (SSD).

Your full notebook specification and CPU Upgrade Options can be found on the support pages of the official Acer and Intel websites below:

http://support.acer.com/acerpanam/notebook/2010/acer/aspire/aspire4736z/aspire4736zsp2.shtml



http://www.intel.com/en_uk/consumer/products/processors/compare-processors.htm?fam=corei5



http://www.intel.com/en_uk/consumer/products/processors/compare-processors.htm?fam=corei5

Hi, best and fastest way to increase your laptop speed is upgrading RAM to 4 Gigs, using 2x2Gb RAM modules like this one (UK seller).
Adding a bigger hard drive won't increase laptop speed, but will give you more space to store your files.
Another way to speed up a computer is using CPU overclocking, but this operation, good on old computers, is not worth on a computer with new CPU like yours.
On you tube also some user posted videos on how to upgrade chips on motherboard of old Acer aspire, but I suggest not trying this, as risk to destroy laptop is very high, and it is generally not worth.
Better to stick with traditional upgrades.

I have a friend who has an Acer Aspire 5315 running Vista and it was pretty slow right out of the box with 1gb of ram. I upgraded his Ram to 2gb and it ran moderatly faster and smoother. Vista is a demanding OS because it's so graphical in nature. Windows Vista requires more ram then XP plus a better CPU to run smoothly. His had a 1.6ghz Celeron which is not that great of a CPU to begin with but uping your ram will usually up your performance a few degrees. Be careful with cheap ram it can run hot and unstable. Make sure go with a name brand PNY, Corsair, Kingston, etc. Don't just buy House ram (generic) because it's cheap. It's not worth wasting your money on junk ram.

Hope this helps. M~