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    Help upgrading cpu 1st time.

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Mkfighter89, Oct 20, 2009.

  1. Mkfighter89

    Mkfighter89 Newbie

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    OK i have a Studio 1737 it has a t6400 now it doesn't have the power i need for what i use my it for. I am thinking of getting a t9600 but i have never done this before so do i need to download the bios first are at all to make it work. If so where do i go to download these bios at, thanks any help would be helpful.

    Also how is the q9000 and will it work with the studio i no it will fit but will it run.
     
    Mkfighter89, Oct 20, 2009
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  2. DRFP

    DRFP Notebook Evangelist

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    ? why is the T6400 not powerful enough? What are you running?

    I have the T4200 with pretty much the same specs ( save the Cache)

    Have you looked into your Ram? how much do you have? 8gb would do a lot.

    Anyway I have never done something like this but wanted to find out why you need to.
     
    DRFP, Oct 20, 2009
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  3. Mkfighter89

    Mkfighter89 Newbie

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    i was told to stay it wouldnt make much difference but i use my laptop with Photoshop for school and it seems at times to take alot of time loading stuff. I have 4gbs with 64 bit.
     
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  4. DRFP

    DRFP Notebook Evangelist

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    Your processor is not the problem

    your video card is an older intel that is a problem and when I checked your dell is only upgradeable to 4gb ram?

    You may want to check on that

    how old is it?
     
    DRFP, Oct 21, 2009
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  5. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    On the contrary, he wants an SSD. Not a new processor, more memory, or a new GPU. The HDD is almost always the bottleneck in "loading" situations; only with say netbooks or top of the line SSDs would we start seeing CPU limited loading situations.

    Additionally, the Studio 1737 has a 45 series chipset and should support up to 8GB of memory. The older Studio 1735 had a 965 series chipset and could only support up to 4GB of memory.
     
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    its 1737 its only a few months old i also have the 3650 ati in it, but it is not able to be changed since its built into the motherboard.
     
    Mkfighter89, Oct 21, 2009
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  7. DrKnow65

    DrKnow65 Notebook Enthusiast

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    +1 on the SSD, neat video on you tube of a guy with a 2.8Ghz pentium single core loading windows 7 in like 14 seconds (after BIOS)...

    Can't wait to buy a 80GB Intel X25-M G2 :cool:

    Besides for ~$230 US, it's alot cheaper than a new CPU.
     
    DrKnow65, Oct 22, 2009
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