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    M17 Cpu

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Gogindantes, Dec 13, 2008.

  1. Gogindantes

    Gogindantes Notebook Guru

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    I understand that the CPU bottlenecks the graphic abilities.
    I bought the t9600, as for upgrading, does this void warranty?

    Though I haven't even received my laptop yet, I dont do hardcore gaming and probably could care less about benchies, as opposed to some of you, if i was to upgrade to a Quad what would you recomend?
     
    Gogindantes, Dec 13, 2008
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  2. TurbodTalon

    TurbodTalon Notebook Virtuoso

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    This machine is for gaming, and your T9600 will do just fine should you ever get into gaming/benchmarking. If you can afford the Quad, get it.
     
    TurbodTalon, Dec 13, 2008
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    runthrough Notebook Enthusiast

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    Talon- would there be any great differences in fps during gaming between the x9100 and the t9600?
     
    runthrough, Dec 13, 2008
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    No. Would be minimal.
     
    ScottY_06, Dec 13, 2008
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    ichime Notebook Elder

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    If you bought the T9600 separately and your notebook came with a P8600 or anything else and you want to replace that P8600 with a T9600 manually, your warranty would probably be voided, if that's what you mean.
     
    ichime, Dec 13, 2008
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    there would only be a few ffps if that. the t9600 is a great cpu.. unless yo care about benchmarks i would not worry about it.
     
    zfactor, Dec 13, 2008
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  7. martynpd

    martynpd Notebook Consultant

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    its running a 6mb cache thats faster than most desktop cpus
     
    martynpd, Dec 13, 2008
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    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    pah, the newer desktop CPUs have caches of 12mb or more...
     
    whizzo, Dec 13, 2008
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  9. martynpd

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    no... quadcores have 12mb and 8mb, dual cores have 2mb - 6mb, as far as that cpu goes its a high end dual core at desktop levels.
     
    martynpd, Dec 15, 2008
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