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    upgrade Acer 5920G to Intel Core 2 Duo T8100

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by hiddensanctum, Aug 21, 2008.

  1. hiddensanctum

    hiddensanctum Notebook Evangelist

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    Is it possible to upgrade my Acer 5920G to Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 or Intel Core 2 Duo T9500?
    Do I need a Bios Update? and which bios?
    Also how great is the performance difference between T8100 and T9500?
    Is it worth the price difference (about $100)

    The reason I'm doing this is because my 5920G is a best buy model so its running on T5450.
    Also would the upgrading guide for Aspire 5315 help me in this case?
     
    hiddensanctum, Aug 21, 2008
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  2. Andy

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    Penryns were fully supported after the v1.3801 BIOS update.
     
    Andy, Aug 21, 2008
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    Are Intel Montevina supported too? like Core 2 Duo P8400
     
    hiddensanctum, Aug 21, 2008
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    No, they are not supported....only 1st gen Penryns.
     
    Andy, Aug 21, 2008
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    ONLY PENRYNS T9500 and lower.....

    for $100 difference the T9500 might be the way to go....
    but the T9300 or even the T8300 should satisfy your CPU needs
     
    bigozone, Aug 21, 2008
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    If your upgrade went successfull please let me know I am interested in this as well, how does the fsb pan out going from 667 to 800? does it mess with the memory?
     
    REVHEAD, Aug 22, 2008
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    The FSB will be at 800MHz, and the RAM frequency will be at 667MHz....
     
    Andy, Aug 22, 2008
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    despite FSB and memory being at different speeds, there should be no problems since that's the way intel designed the i965 chipset
     
    bigozone, Aug 22, 2008
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    So If i purchase one I can be certain socket P will be the correct socket? sory for the questions.
     
    REVHEAD, Aug 23, 2008
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  10. Andy

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    Yes, if you purchase the 5920G, Socket P will be the Correct Socket. :)
     
    Andy, Aug 23, 2008
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