R3 Cpu

Was snooping around the RJtech site and found this Laptop CPU :: Intel 2nd Generation Core i7-2920XM Extreme Edition Mobile CPU, 2.5Ghz, 8MB L3 Cache - R&J Technology, Clevo Barebone Notebook kits, Laptop and desktop system builder

Would be interesting to see this thing in an R3 i'd think, especially with the unlocked multipliers. I'm assuming that even though AW didn't include it in the configurator that it would still work?

 

As long as the BIOS supports the CPU, it will work.

 

Bios A03 added support for new CPUs and the newly updated HM67 chipset. r3 already supported all of the non-XM i7s....Volunteer yourself to be the $1300 guinea pig so we can all find out!

 

I'm seriously thinking about it but i think the fiance would skin me alive if i did it, wedding to save for (though she did let me buy the R3 to begin with, as long as she gets to use it more than me lol...)

 

yeah your supposed to make them made after not before. They can't get out after! ;P

In all seriousness though, its amazing how much money I spent on the wedding that I didn't plan on!

 

So I officially do not have the option to do this XD, so anyone else willing to do it? i'd love to see the benchmarks from this thing with an OC'd 6970m (or for the enterprising, a 485m )

 

Why? WHY?! My God, this makes me vehement. Why would someone pay that much more for .2GHz (.1GHz Turbo Mode)? Is this "unlocked multiplier" feature really worth the extra $500?

 

In short, it depends. If you are the type that loves to overclock and push things to the limit, or simply need the best, or are a hardcore benchmarker, then yes. If you aren't, and just plan on using your cpu at stock speeds, maybe a lil overclock, then the 2820qm or even 2720qm would really show almost no visible difference from the 2920xm.