CPU and CD Drive Upgrade For My DV9408NR

Hello I just got this DV9408NR laptop from my cousin because he went through hard drives on this and he bought a new computer. So far this is a very solid laptop and it is perfect for my needs however I want to see if I can improve a few things without any issues. First of all this is an AMD Turion 64x2 CPU laptop running at 1.8GHZ, I mainly do online video streaming on YouTube and it will play 720p on YouTube seemlessly but I will switch to 1080p or YouTube's new 60FPS video streaming and the video will skip. I know this is a 7 year old laptop but will upgrading it to thee Turion 64x2 2.2GHZ give it that boost to watch videos at 1080P? Also another thing is that this originally has the lightscribe CD-R/DVD-R drive, can I switch to the blu-ray drive without any problems or is it not compatible? Thanks!
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None of the BIOS updates mention enabling 4 gigs. I have lived with these things since they were new, and disassembled several, replaced motherboards, reflowed video chips, etc. I started in the Forum before the whole nVidia issue broke and was here in the trenches as it unfolded so I feel like I know them. Most users could not get 4 gigs to work, but 3 will for many. 2 gigs always works.
The TL-64 CPU is the fastest compatible and it would be 2.2/1.8 or about 22% faster at crunching zeroes and ones so it is not to be belittled. It just won't make the video much better. If you were able to get in there and install a copper shim you obviosuly can replace a processor. A TL-64 can be purchased for a few bucks so you have little to lose. My best advice on the shim is to use an old real copper penny pounded out thin and roughed up.

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