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Asus g72gx Best buy model CPU upgrade

Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by Wunsche, Jul 29, 2013.

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First of all, i would like to say i know this laptop is extremely outdated which is why im trying to find a cheap CPU upgrade for it in the meantime. i plan on buying a new computer and i'm hoping this laptop can last me another few months. I do NOT play very graphic demanding games. I'm just searching for a minor upgrade in the meantime so i can keep up with the latest games atleast at a medium setting. Here are the specs to this laptop

Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 @ 2.53Ghz
nVidia GTX 260M 1GB
17.3" Widescreen LCD 1600x900
6GB DDR2 RAM
500GB HDD
DVD RW

I want to find a cheap CPU below $100 After doing some research the only CPU's i could find were the x9100 and the t9900 but these posts are from years ago
Any suggestions would be appreciated
thanks.

Wunsche, Jul 29, 2013

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If your BIOS supports it, T9900 would be more ideal. P series Core 2 duo was, I believe, 25w TDP part. T series was 35w. The quadcore series was 45w. You do not want to jump from using 25w to CPU to 45w CPU. Besides, 0.50 ghz increase from T9900 would benefit you more in general gaming.

To be honest though, it's not worth any kind of upgrade. P8700 is fairly good enough for the moment until you purchase a new laptop.

alucasa, Jul 29, 2013

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