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    XPS 1210 Fastest CPU Upgrade? T9600?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by anarky321, Oct 2, 2008.

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    im thinking of buying an XPS 1210 this week and im definitely planning on upgrading the CPU in it (its going to be a CS:Source box, 32+ man servers),

    so what's the fastest thing that will go in there?
    im thinking of putting in a T9500 2.6ghz Penryn

    the one im looking at has a 1.8ghz Core Duo btw
     
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    sesshomaru Suspended Disbelief!

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    Nope. The best possible proc that'll go in there is the T7600. Much better than the core duo one, but nowhere near the T9600, based on performance/TDP..
     
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    you're right; i forgot that C2Ds came in Socket M before they started making them in Socket P

    sucks :*(
     
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    Because the Bios and the Chipset doesn't support the Penry CPUs!
     
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    @sesshomaru: any reason not to get the T2700 2.33ghz over the T7600 2.33ghz? would there be a noticeable difference in counter-strike due to the 2mb more cache?

    from what ive read there wouldnt, and the price difference is about $100
     
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    64 bit, for one.. I have switched to Vista x64, and linux x64.. It is far more stable..

    CS wouldn't see a difference either way.. I doubt if any game would..

    Synthetic benchmarks(search for them if you have the time), put similarly clocked C2Ds about 10-12% ahead of the CDs..
     
    sesshomaru, Oct 2, 2008
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