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    What cpu to upgrade to in M17

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by 4G63, Mar 19, 2009.

  1. 4G63

    4G63 Notebook Guru

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    Hey guys I have the 2.26 ghz CPU and was looking to upgrade. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on which CPU to go for. I'm not made of money so I cant go extreme cores. Or if anyone is selling a better CPU because they are upgrading let me know.
    Thanks for the advise/info.
     
    4G63, Mar 19, 2009
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    jkemnitz23 Notebook Consultant

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    If you have already purchased the M17, I would just start looking around on eBay for a 2.53 ghz or 2.4ghz CPU, but if you haven't, just upgrade it to a 2.4 or 2.53 in the customizations.
     
    jkemnitz23, Mar 19, 2009
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  3. 4G63

    4G63 Notebook Guru

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    I already have my M17. Does the 2.53 ghz cpu have the 6mb cache?

    Thanks for the quick response.
     
    4G63, Mar 19, 2009
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    jkemnitz23 Notebook Consultant

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    jkemnitz23, Mar 19, 2009
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  5. 4G63

    4G63 Notebook Guru

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    Hey thanks again for the help and taking the time to look for one for me. I really appreciate it.
     
    4G63, Mar 19, 2009
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    No problamo ;)
     
    jkemnitz23, Mar 19, 2009
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  7. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    the t9400 is a 2.53 ghz with 6 mb cache its the middle processor and i can play any game one it. i would reccomend it
     
    The_Moo™, Mar 19, 2009
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  8. frozenarcticguy

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    How much are you looking to spend? I'm thinking of putting my X9100 for sale to get the quad
     
    frozenarcticguy, Mar 19, 2009
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  9. 4G63

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    Id love to buy that cpu and i know you payed a lot for it but I'm not sure id have enough to buy it from you. I'm not sure how much you would want to sell it for or what they even go for. If you have a price in mind you can pm me or whatever you feel comfortable with.
     
    4G63, Mar 19, 2009
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    Just keep in mind that upgrading to such kind of cpus means that you will have to flash your bios with OCZ's ones since you cant overclock it with AW's bios (yet).
     
    CooLMinE, Mar 19, 2009
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  11. Benvprov

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    wow...only 200 for quad core its so cheap compared to getting it on alienware site. This is convincing me to get a entry level m17 and install evrything myself upgrade wise. Maybe i wont wait anymore for 4870, getting impatient :p
     
    Benvprov, Mar 20, 2009
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  12. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    That Q9300 is a desktop chip.

    4G63, what is your budget?
     
    Kevin, Mar 20, 2009
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  13. Benvprov

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    knew it was too good to be true
     
    Benvprov, Mar 20, 2009
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  14. zfactor

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    i have a few more qx9300's coming in. lmk if interested
     
    zfactor, Mar 20, 2009
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  15. Benvprov

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    how much you asking?
     
    Benvprov, Mar 20, 2009
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  16. frozenarcticguy

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    How much for a QX9300?
     
    frozenarcticguy, Mar 20, 2009
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    I am interested, grateful if you can let me know how much and also any information on how to upgrade my M17. :)
     
    TAO, Mar 21, 2009
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  18. 4G63

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    My budget would prolly be 300-350 at least until summer rolls around and this semester is done. Im not to worried about upgrading now cuz for the games I play everything runs well with the 2.26.
     
    4G63, Mar 22, 2009
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