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    XPS 1330: T5250 slow???

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by MKFast5, Apr 6, 2008.

  1. MKFast5

    MKFast5 Newbie

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    I just got a m1330 through dell outlet:

    XPS M1330 Laptop: Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 (2MB cache/1.5GHz/667Mhz FSB)
    160 GB Free Fall Sensor Hard Drive (7200RPM)
    128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G
    2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 677MHz (2 DIMMs)
    Integrated 2.0 Mega Pixel Web Camera
    Fingerprint Reader Touchpad

    $817 including tax and shipping

    I'm just wondering t5250 is too slow for light 3ds max and photoshop.. and maybe light gaming? tell me what you guys think :D
     
    MKFast5, Apr 6, 2008
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  2. SmoothTofu

    SmoothTofu Inspiron 1420 Owner

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    You will notice a difference with CPU-intensive tasks (3ds max, RTS games) compared to higher end Core 2 Duos. Otherwise, it'll suffice for much things.
     
    SmoothTofu, Apr 6, 2008
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  3. Sir Travis D

    Sir Travis D Notebook Deity

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    You could upgrade the processor and it would seem faster.
     
    Sir Travis D, Apr 6, 2008
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    jaycee Notebook Consultant

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    these 3D modelling software would take as much CPU performance that you can feed them. A faster CPU will directly improve rendering times.

    "Slow" is relative to your scene resolution/complexity.

    About 6 years ago, I have a server farm of old P2/P3s doing frame rendering for Lightwave. Its PAINFULLY SLOW.
     
    jaycee, Apr 6, 2008
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  5. MKFast5

    MKFast5 Newbie

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    Thanks for the reply guys.. so main purpose of higher CPU's usage are for rendering in 3ds max? But under 10,000 polys should render without any problem with this CPU am I correct? Also what do you guys think about the price of this laptop's spec? thanks again!
     
    MKFast5, Apr 6, 2008
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  6. deputc26

    deputc26 Notebook Consultant

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    excellent price, and yes you will have no trouble rendering 10k polygons, your cpu is definitely sufficient but there is better out there, (the fastest lappy proc in the world is ~twice as fast and 7x the price)
     
    deputc26, Apr 7, 2008
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    You won't notice a difference if you haven't experienced a significantly faster CPU ;)
     
    mystery905, Apr 7, 2008
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