Upgrading RAM and CPU on M17

I currently have an M17 with 2gb RAM and a P8400 2.26GHz.

If I configured my M17 with a T9600 I would have had to pay £385 extra and if choosing an X9100 then I would have to had payed £656 extra.

Ebay currently has the T9600 for £200 and the X9100 for £350.
Is there a big difference in terms of performance and speed to warrant an extra £150?

Is 4GB of DD3 So-DIMM no-brand-name worth £96.59 http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/partspecs.aspx?IMODULE=CT2KIT25664BC1067
or should I pay the extra for a brand name?
Thanks.

 

i dont see how the 4GB ddr3 is a no name brand, its crucial!! but to me i think its a good deal.

as for the cpu, i think that u shud get the T9600 but if u really need the BEST then u can get the X9100. personally, im fine with a P8400, i never do anything too cpu intensive.

 

How many Euros for the T9800? It's 2.93Ghz.

Oh and please don't diss my beloved Crucial like that.

 

Your graphical performance depends heavily on your CPU speed. I did the same thing. I got the P8600, and a week later bought an X9100. The 9600 is a good choice, but the X9100 runs at 3.06Ghz, or 3.33Ghz if you ever decide to void your warranty and flash the OCZ BIOS to your laptop.

As for the RAM, I also got 2GB initially. I'm a heavy gamer, and the differences between 2 and 4GB was night and day. My system was actually using part of my pagefile as RAM when I was playing Crysis, which caused unstable frame rates and bad performance in general. Your laptop can run 1333Mhz RAM, too. I found it to be less expensive than the 1066 for some reason. I got 4GB of OCZ for $135 USD.

So the M17 depends on CPU speed for graphical performance, if you can afford the X9100, get it. If not, the 9600 will work great too.

 

OK thanks for the tips guys.
I think I will go for the T9600 and the RAM.
So the RAM is a brand name and was that the right brand on the link?

 

yep, you should be good with that choice of RAM.