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    Upgrade CPU on XPS M1530

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by darko1515, Sep 20, 2011.

  1. darko1515

    darko1515 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a XPS M1530, Intel Core 2 Duo, Merom, 1830 MHz, Front Side Bus 667 MHz, Level 2 Cache 2048 KB
    and I was wondering if Intel Core 2 Duo, Merom, 2200 MHz, Front Side Bus 800 MHz, Level 1 Cache 128 KB, Level 2 Cache 4096 KB is a compatibil upgrade for my curent CPU.

    It also has a 8600GT Nvidia GPU 256 MB, 2 Gb ram.
     
    darko1515, Sep 20, 2011
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    DakkonA Notebook Evangelist

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    DakkonA, Sep 20, 2011
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    You can go to an X9000 or any 800 FSB Core 2 Duo. I wouldn't recommend it though, any Napa/Santa Rosa laptop (M1530 is a SR laptop) with an Nvidia chip is a ticking timebomb.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Sep 20, 2011
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