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    E1705 Fastest Processor and Largest hard drive?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by LapQuest, Feb 18, 2008.

  1. LapQuest

    LapQuest Notebook Consultant

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    Anyone know what the fastest speed an E1705 will take and what the largest hard drive it will be able to use? Thanks :D
     
    LapQuest, Feb 18, 2008
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    SmoothTofu Inspiron 1420 Owner

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    The E1705 uses Socket M processors, so the best processor available to you I believe is the T7600 (2.33 GHz). There's no limit to the hard drive capacity as long as it's compatible.
     
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    LapQuest Notebook Consultant

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    Thank you I hope that is right I need more speed and more room. Last time I looked the drives were only 200GB in 7200RPM? I have been out of doing anything with notebooks for a while. Will I need a heat sink from Dell or should I just clean it and use arctic silver?
     
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    Yeppers.......
     
    Snesley Wipes, Feb 18, 2008
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    LapQuest Notebook Consultant

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    Is it going to make playing games any better? I have not been playing for a while and I want to get my laptop going again. My Vista experience had been bad and my fastest computer has vista on it.
     
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    SmoothTofu Inspiron 1420 Owner

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    A faster processor really isn't going to make a difference unless you're doing something that really stresses it (video-coding, RTS games, etc.), most of the time the bottleneck is the GPU. The faster hard drive will make loading times faster for games.
     
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    LapQuest Notebook Consultant

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    SmoothToFu Do you know a part number for a heatsink? I realize the GPU will make a difference but I have the fastest one I know in it a 7900 GS without having major power changes. Do you know of any other GPU's?
     
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    LapQuest Notebook Consultant

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    I found a 250GB 7200RPM drive but is Hitachi still the best or samsung or western digital, fujitsu or some other maker?
     
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    SmoothTofu Inspiron 1420 Owner

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    I don't own an e1705 so I don't know for certain, but I believe you can upgarde to a 7950 GTX. Hitachi is a good brand, just look up HDtune benchmarks for that model and compare to other drives of the same specs.
     
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    I made a mistake Hitachi is the only one I can find with 200GB 7200 RPM.
     
    LapQuest, Feb 18, 2008
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    Fastest is 7200 RPM, and the system itself can handle up to 250 GB's
     
    banstaman, Mar 1, 2008
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