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    I just got my studio laptop and just wanted one thing answered...

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by musashi8, Aug 23, 2008.

  1. musashi8

    musashi8 Newbie

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    Did I make the right choice to not upgrade the processor to 2.16 ghz? I kept it at 2.0 because I thought the increase will make no difference. I got the better configuration from the dell website by the way.
     
    musashi8, Aug 23, 2008
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    prophetofsin Notebook Consultant

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    in terms of FSB they are exactly the same 667mhz. So the difference isn't gigantic. ^^ There are a lot of different things that make your computer faster, not only the processor. ^^ Also depends what you are going to use the laptop for. ^^ For everyday college use, it should be great.
     
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    musashi8 Newbie

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    Okay, I just want to know would the difference been worth upgrading for between the two?
     
    musashi8, Aug 23, 2008
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    lotta221211 Notebook Evangelist

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    What do you using the laptop for? Unless you are into hardcore gaming, it will be PERFECTLY fine.
     
    lotta221211, Aug 23, 2008
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    musashi8 Newbie

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    Nope, no hardcore gaming... I'm a casual gamer. This laptop was for college mostly.
     
    musashi8, Aug 24, 2008
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    really, I wanted to know how big the difference is performance wise btween the 2.0 ghz dual core and 2.16 ghz dual core.
     
    musashi8, Aug 24, 2008
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    could anyone tell me the difference?
     
    musashi8, Aug 24, 2008
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    TwilightVampire Notebook Deity

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    It would be a few percent at the very most.
     
    TwilightVampire, Aug 24, 2008
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    kevkev Notebook Guru

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    i was wondering the same thing and i did some research and figured it was a good choice because the difference is not noticeable if your not a hardcore gamer and with that 50 dollars you can save it for better use :)
     
    kevkev, Aug 24, 2008
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    I made the same decision. In the UK the upgrade was £30 ($55) so I didn't think a 0.16Ghz upgrade was worth that. Instead I put in another gigabyte of RAM, and I'm sure that'll yield a bigger performance upgrade than the 0.16Ghz would have.
     
    markdr, Aug 24, 2008
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    You will not notice a difference unless your a stats freak.
     
    sacredevil, Aug 24, 2008
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    Cool, thanks for clearing that up. I'm glad I made the right decision.
     
    musashi8, Aug 24, 2008
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