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    Dell XPS M1730 CPU Support??

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by MacRam, Sep 10, 2009.

  1. MacRam

    MacRam Newbie

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    I got a free Intel P9600 and wondering if it will work in the xps m1730? before i take apart the system i would like to know if it will work.
     
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    TimeWriter Notebook Evangelist

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    Nope, it will NOT word. This is because P9600 is a Montevina processor, and M1730 has the Santa Rosa platform. M1730 can support only the following processors with Penryn core: T8100, T8300, T9300, T9500, X9000.
     
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    zergslayer69 Liquid Hz

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    And the x7800 (is that the right model number?) The older xtreme processor basically, not that you'd want to spend the money on that when you can get something better.
     
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    The X7800 and X7900 CPUs doesn't have Penryn core. They have the Merom core, and therefore they are produced in 65nm and have only 4 (or 2) MB of L2 cache memory.
     
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    both x7800 and x7900 have 4mb cache
     
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    If you're eyeing the xtreme processors, just pay a bit more and get the top end since that's the utmost highest you can go with the m1730. Doooo it!
     
    zergslayer69, Sep 11, 2009
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