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    6860 cpu upgrade options?

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by irata, Mar 31, 2009.

  1. irata

    irata Notebook Consultant

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    what the current situation on cpu upgrades for the 6860? i remember reading a while back that some form of extreme chip could be put in.

    im still using all stock hardware. i havent been playing any games for a while and i decided to pop in the empire total war demo. well, suffice to say i think ill have to look at an upgrade.

    are those factory samples on ebay legit? what are my best options?
     
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    BuckAMayzing Notebook Enthusiast

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    X9000 all day long.
     
    BuckAMayzing, Mar 31, 2009
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    Sinclair-ZX81 Notebook Guru

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    I got a Engineering Sample T9300 a bit over a month ago and it is rock solid. It seems more stable than my new retail boxed AMD processor...
     
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    yotano211 Notebook Evangelist

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    that extreme cpu you are talking about is the x7800, X7900, and X9000 for your laptop, the X9100 wont run on yours. i would say the best deal for all of those are the X7800, i found one on ebay for about $170 and it overclocks to 3.0. i would rather for a T9300 running at 2.5 for any of those CPUs, run cooler more energy efficient.
     
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    irata Notebook Consultant

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    well in terms of the best investment, which do you recommend, considering the age of my model? Basically im looking to extend the life of my laptop for as long as possible with the ability to run future games with the highest possible graphic settings.

    also, where can someone get started who is new to overlocking.... any guides out there? will i see much performance improvement?

    mabye i can oc mine until i land one of those chips
     
    irata, Apr 1, 2009
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