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    ASUS G51 Processors!!!

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by rocker1337, Apr 19, 2010.

  1. rocker1337

    rocker1337 Notebook Enthusiast

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    is the ASUS G51 compatible with the New i5, i6, i7 processors? if so can you please list which ones? thank you very much
     
    rocker1337, Apr 19, 2010
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    freedom16 Notebook Deity

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    If your talking about the core 2 duo processors pm45 chipset then no it is not, its a completely different motherboard and chipset, PM55.
     
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    Some of the G51 variants are... but not the older ones...
     
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    That doesn't explain much. There are two--well, three--G51s out now.

    The G51vx can only use Core 2 Duo, and one reseller variant can use a C2Q.

    The G51j and G51jx are the ones that could use Core ix CPUs.
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Apr 19, 2010
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    oh ok thanks, i have an asus G51vx so im wondering what is the best processor out there i can get for it?
     
    rocker1337, Apr 19, 2010
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    Lanaya Templar Assassin

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    which G51VX? if you have a G51VX-A1 the best CPU you can get should be a QX9300. if you have any other G51VX (X1A/X2A/RX05) the best CPU you can get would be a T9900.
     
    Lanaya, Apr 19, 2010
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    I'm not 100% that you can upgrade a g51jx-X3 to an i7; no one has tried it and posted about it (to my knowledge), and given the strange problem of the g51vx upgrade path (depending on model you could go C2Q or only C2D...).

    Thankfully, no matter what version of the g51 you get, it's an EAAASY upgrade compared to most computers.
     
    DCx, Apr 19, 2010
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