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    Upgrading G60VX Processor

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by shizdan, Jun 20, 2010.

  1. shizdan

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    shizdan, Jun 20, 2010
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    Nope, well not the BB version anyway.
     
    IKAS V, Jun 20, 2010
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    the best buy version doe support it, i have done it with mine from Best buy
     
    dzuchowski, Jun 20, 2010
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    anybody else?
     
    shizdan, Jun 20, 2010
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    The G60VX from BB does not support Quads, this has been tried and there is a thread in these forums that backs me up.
    The G60JX from BB does support i7 Quads.
     
    IKAS V, Jun 20, 2010
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    Weird, I wonder why since the chipset supports quads...
     
    shizdan, Jun 20, 2010
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    Yeah we all thought the same and Forge tried a QX9300 in one with no results, best you can do is a T9900 or X9100, which is still very good.
     
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    hmmm makes no sense! haha but thanks anyways guys. Ill try to pick up a T9900 and OC it to like 3.5Ghz..


    or should I just keep my P7450 at 2.6Ghz?
     
    shizdan, Jun 20, 2010
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  9. SoundOf1HandClapping

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    Well, I attempted with a G51vx. There is a very slim chance it might work as per Dzuchowski's post. For all I know the motherboard revision on he G60vx might allow it.
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Jun 20, 2010
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    I'm almost 100% sure they use the same mobo, the G60VX uses the same exact parts as the G51VX except for a slightly bigger screen
     
    IKAS V, Jun 21, 2010
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    just use the latest bios is all
     
    dzuchowski, Jun 21, 2010
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    Can you show us a screen shot?
     
    IKAS V, Jun 21, 2010
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    not even the bios makes a difference. About the revision though, we were all surprised that there would be a different revision between the bb and non-bb version of the g51 so as far as the g60 goes I think its anybody's guess
     
    pgrim91, Jun 21, 2010
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    Even though the chipset supports quad, they could have left that feature out without stating it in the specifications for the laptops. There are lots of reasons why Intel would do this and mainly it's due to $.

    These chipsets were probably poorly binned and only had the ability to work with dual-cores. What I mean to those who are confused, they reused them for a lower-end product instead of wasting the resources because of a defect. An example would be the lower/middle end GPU cards. Those are a result from non-fully-functional, high-end, units and discarding the wafer would be a complete $ loss.
     
    shoe3k, Jun 21, 2010
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    I'm not sure about the G60, but I remember back when the G51 first came out, Forge tried to throw a quad into his BB G51 and it just didn't work because the motherboard was a different revision (iirc).
     
    TevashSzat, Jun 21, 2010
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    Only the A1 variant of the G51vx worked with a quad. Element tried a QS QX9300 in his X1A, and it was no joy either.

    dzuchowski, I'm curious myself. Would you mind opening your laptop and taking a photo of your motherboard revision? Should be on the RAM slots.
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Jun 21, 2010
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