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    Acer 5920G upgrade

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by e30sep11, Feb 27, 2008.

  1. e30sep11

    e30sep11 Notebook Guru

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    Since Montevina will be out this coming june. I'm just wandering if i can upgrade the 5920G Santa Rosa to Montevina Processor. it will be a good upgrade. Anyone here have any suggestion if it will be compatible in 5920G?
     
    e30sep11, Feb 27, 2008
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    It will not be a good upgrade. It will cost too much, and the performance benefits will rarely be seen. Get more RAM, or a faster HDD, before you consider upgrading the processor.
     
    Greg, Feb 27, 2008
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