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    does .2 ghz really make a differnce

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by sdm808485, Jan 6, 2008.

  1. sdm808485

    sdm808485 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well, I decided to wait for my bonus to come and actually buy a good gaming notebook (sorry to all those who suggested the sub 1000 dollar notebooks.) I am going with the sager np5792 (8800m GTX !!!!) and I am wondering if a .2 ghz upgrade (i plan on getting the 2.2 ghz processor) will actually make a noticible difference, enough to warrant a 90 dollar price increase.
     
    sdm808485, Jan 6, 2008
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  2. Arquis

    Arquis Kojima Worshiper

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    Not really. You probably won't notice a difference if you campared them.
     
    Arquis, Jan 6, 2008
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    no (ten spaces)
     
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    you can, but it won't make a difference for gaming. If you need to save money(like me) and just plan to play games, then no you don't need it. But, if you do processor intensive tasks or just have the money, I guess you could get it.
     
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    For gaming, probably no noticeable difference. For video and audio applications, it will cut down on time to process it, but even then not by a whole lot. I'd say its worth a $30 upgrade price. Other than that probably not worth it.
     
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    You won't see the difference as noted, so stick with the 2.2GHz. Even with an 8800M-GTX, the GPU will still probably be a bottleneck.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jan 6, 2008
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    i took it... but i often reencode divx... and dvd.. so for me its a difference
     
    MegaBUD, Jan 7, 2008
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    Not worth the upgrade, you won't notice the difference in gaming and you'll get like 5 seconds more in converting audio, etc
     
    lolpie, Jan 7, 2008
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    2.4/2.2 = 1.09

    so, you could expect 10% better performance in processor intensive apps...

    games would run more or less the same on both processors.

    its not really a big deal one way or the other...

    MAYBE if you are doing video encoding where the tasks can take a long time- there might be a few minutes difference to get a task done...
     
    masterchef341, Jan 7, 2008
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    Like others have said you need to be seriously keen on video encoding for the difference to become significant.

    Only 3 games are CPU-hungry even on the latest dual cores, those being Supreme Commander, World in Conflict and Crysis. If OP is a fan of all 3 then you will notice a difference between the processors in game performance.
     
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    But even then, i don't think those three games will tax a Core 2 Duo dual core CPU, especially when its only feeding an 8600m GT.
     
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  13. n0elia

    n0elia Come on Haswell...

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    FSX is also multihreaded!
     
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    it makes no difference
     
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    Processors have come along way in recent years. What used to be the most important component (purchasing wise) has switched to graphics cards. Processors (especially the core 2 duos) are amazing now. That processor will last you WAY longer than your graphics card will. I would not worry about the upgrade. It is 90 dollars better spent on anything else in your computer. I would even say buy more ram with that money, or hard drive, or anything.
     
    s0ap, Jan 7, 2008
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