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    Upgraded CPU from T5450 to T9300

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by DanMcQ, May 29, 2009.

  1. DanMcQ

    DanMcQ Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just upgraded the CPU in my M1530 this afternoon from a 1.66gHz T5450 to a 2.5gHz T9300. Runs great, and was well worth the $200 (found on eBay). This will give the M1530 a little more life.
     
    DanMcQ, May 29, 2009
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    sleey0 R.I.P. AW Side Topics

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    Good job.. That is a much better proc so u should be all set!
     
    sleey0, May 29, 2009
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    Ripfire Minecraft Architect

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    I did the same upgrade in my Toshiba X205, made a world of difference. During that upgrade also went to 7.2k HDDs and Vista 64bit, laptop was smoking after that. :cool:
     
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    Nice. After putting in the new CPU yesterday I made the move to Win 7 RC x64 (from RC x32). So far so good.
     
    DanMcQ, May 30, 2009
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