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    SXPS: T9900 vs T9550

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by jcomey, May 9, 2009.

  1. jcomey

    jcomey Notebook Evangelist

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    I've seen that there are some people here looking to upgrade to the T9900. I have a T9550 (2.66 1066 6MB L2) with 4 GB RAM and a 256GB SSD.

    My question is, when the T9900 comes down in price a bit, how beneficial would it be for me to upgrade to it? Would I see much of a difference?
     
    jcomey, May 9, 2009
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  2. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    Gaming-wise, the T9550 is already more than enough for the 3670, and the T9900 will be a waste.
     
    Kevin, May 9, 2009
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  3. nomoredell

    nomoredell Notebook Deity

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    if you search ebay a bit, you will find that t9800
    ES chips are on sale for around $200 only.
    but then again, p2.4 is probably better for prolonged life of motherboard of studio 16.

    studio xps 16 is not designed to be a performance system like xps m1730, "xps" on studio 16 stands for extreme "pretty" system
     
    nomoredell, May 9, 2009
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  4. Carsten-g50

    Carsten-g50 Newbie

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    Hey guys
    Im going to buy the Asus G50VT-B1, with the spec: nVidia GeForce 9800M GS , 4,096MB DDR2 800, 640GB RAM and Vista Ultimate (64 bit w)
    so now the to processor, i was thinking about putting in a T9900, until i saw you discusssion, and then i woundered if it would be beneficial for be to put a T9900 insted of T9550, i mean will there be any major diffrences? (gaming)
    or would it be a whaste of money?

    pls respond
    Thanks
     
    Carsten-g50, Jun 8, 2009
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  5. StudioXPS16

    StudioXPS16 Notebook Consultant

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    Read post #2.
     
    StudioXPS16, Jun 8, 2009
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  6. dougcure

    dougcure Notebook Enthusiast

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    How would you rate the T9600 or T9900 with the 4670 GPU?
     
    dougcure, Aug 12, 2009
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  7. bassflow

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    Like Kevin_Jack said, it'll just be a waste unless you max out your CPU regularly or are gonna do heavy duty work, like video editing. Gaming isn't CPU intensive.
     
    bassflow, Aug 12, 2009
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