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    are dothans compatible with the new Asus Core Duo laptops?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by FuNPoLiCe001, Sep 25, 2006.

  1. FuNPoLiCe001

    FuNPoLiCe001 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Okay, this is kind of a stupid and 2 fold question

    1. Are the older dothan chips (400 fsb and 533 fsb) compatible with the new core duo notebooks? I know it won't go the other way around, but can I use an older chip? On paper they look to be the same as Celeron M's (but with speedstep) unless the Celeron's that are supported are somehow Yonah cores...

    2. Is it possible to pinmod a dothan from 400 fsb to 533 fsb on the newer laptops, or is the pin layout different?

    Poor student looking to build as cheap a laptop as he can now so he can upgrade to C2D later on if he ever needs it.
     
    FuNPoLiCe001, Sep 25, 2006
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    I was in the same situation as you, but I ended up finding a core solo from an intel mac mini pull. from what i was told, the dothan chips are not compatable, so you might need to find a core solo- or go the expensive route now (I might be upgrading soon so my 1.6 ghz t1200 might be for sale soon :D)
     
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    1. No. The new core duo cpus use a different socket than the dothans.

    2. No. See above.

    What is your budget?
     
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    I always figured they were both S479 and the same packaging...

    I am looking to keep it under 1000 US. I can probably make a 14" (Z62F or something for that price), but I think they're kinda ugly.

    I was hoping to score a Z35f for about 760 US, then tack on a processor ~ 100 and a HD for ~ 100 and some more ram
     
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    http://www.cooltechzone.com/Reviews...ook:_Featuring_Intel_Core_Duo_200602152187/1/
     
    BENDER, Sep 26, 2006
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