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    Inspiron 1520 CPU?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by millermagic, Jan 22, 2008.

  1. millermagic

    millermagic Rockin the pinktop

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    I was just wondering what socket the Inspiron 1520 uses. Right now I have a the T5250 and I'm looking to upgrade to something a bit quicker.
     
    millermagic, Jan 22, 2008
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    P Pee P Pee
     
    Lithus, Jan 22, 2008
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  3. Kdawgca

    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    Its Socket P as Lithus so eloquently stated.

    I recommend that you max out your ram(4GB) and HDD(7200 rpm) before even considering a CPU upgrade.

    BTW, what kinds of tasks do you do on your laptop.
     
    Kdawgca, Jan 22, 2008
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  4. nizzy1115

    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    I agree...more ram will definitely make it "faster" than an actual faster processor.

    Also, it really depends on your software setup and how well you maintain it for it to "feel fast."
     
    nizzy1115, Jan 22, 2008
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  5. millermagic

    millermagic Rockin the pinktop

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    I game on it. I don't use up the 1.5gb that I have now, but maybe adding more would help. When I play call of duty 4, cpu usage is up to 100%



    I like to keep it clean - spyware, virus, etc, registry daily and defrag usually once a week. I tweak the computer quite a bit by killing services and startup grams that I don't need



    And is socket P laptop specific?
     
    millermagic, Jan 22, 2008
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