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    Is it worth spending 55 dollars more for a 2.26 ghz TO a 2.53 ghz dual core?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by petezjunior, Aug 1, 2008.

  1. petezjunior

    petezjunior Notebook Guru

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    Is there a signifiant increwase of performance for 50 dolalrs more?


    OOPS...

    i meant, 2.23 to 2.40
     
    petezjunior, Aug 1, 2008
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  2. stirfriedsushi

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    yea, for 55 dollars that is a good increase.
     
    stirfriedsushi, Aug 1, 2008
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  3. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Depends. Do you max out your processor already? If not, then it is not worth spending $55 on something you won't need.
     
    Greg, Aug 1, 2008
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  4. link1313

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    depends on if its the p9500 or t9500. :)

    edit: actually nah 2.26-2.4 isnt worth it imho.
     
    link1313, Aug 1, 2008
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  5. CeeNote

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    I second that!
     
    CeeNote, Aug 1, 2008
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  6. Redline

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    Not really, I think. 2.26GHz is still pretty fast, so paying $55 for only a slightly faster processor that will likely make no difference in actual use is not really worth it.
     
    Redline, Aug 1, 2008
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  7. Prasad

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    Ultimately, everyone will give you their own personal opinion. What you choose and what you find *worth* is upto you and you alone.
    I personally would spend the extra money on the upgrade, but again, that's just me. :)
     
    Prasad, Aug 1, 2008
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  8. latestgood

    latestgood Notebook Consultant

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    Depends on what you do with your computer. If you use CPU extensive programs, it's worth it. But, for most people, it's not worth the money.
    However, people feel better when they upgrade their CPU regardless of performance.
     
    latestgood, Aug 1, 2008
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  9. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    is $55 a lot of money? no.

    is there a difference? yes.

    are you likely to ever notice a difference? no.

    is it worth it? up to you.

    the time you will notice is when you end up having the computer do some processor intensive task like video rendering that takes 15 hours. on the faster processor, it might take 14 hours. do that 20 times, and thats 20 hours of time in your pocket, and it cost you $55. so that would be worth it to me. but for your case, its up to you. how often do you do processor intensive things?
     
    masterchef341, Aug 1, 2008
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  10. brainer

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    Games? no, Enconding and similar stuff? yes
     
    brainer, Aug 1, 2008
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  11. Kevin

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    Just for gaming, I say no. I'll assume that you're looking at one of the Sagers, and I'll say that the 9800m GT will not be bottlenecked by the .14Ghz difference between the P8400 -> P8600.
     
    Kevin, Aug 1, 2008
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  12. BHD

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    it may give your computer higher resell value of <$55! :p
     
    BHD, Aug 1, 2008
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  13. Jlbrightbill

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    That's the biggest thing right there. Resale value could make it worth it.
     
    Jlbrightbill, Aug 1, 2008
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  14. Greg

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    I heard the word encoding. If you do a lot of it, most processors upgrades are worth it.
     
    Greg, Aug 1, 2008
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  15. danjohnson88

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    if you had the 2.26ghz for a month and then upgraded to the 2.53ghz, you would notice a difference, but not a big difference. Anything > 2.2ghz is good at the moment.
     
    danjohnson88, Aug 1, 2008
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  16. Mippoose

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    I have a 2.0ghz and I never notice anything.

    Then again I've had 2.0ghz processors my whole life it seems.
     
    Mippoose, Aug 1, 2008
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