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    7811 FX - T9600 or P9600?

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by ProfessorSpankIt, Jan 20, 2009.

  1. ProfessorSpankIt

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    Upgrading the CPU as soon as I can decide on one. I believe the T9600 is the best price-performance balance, but I may be able to get a P9600 cheap.

    Oh yeah, both QS.

    Thoughts? Opinions? Rants? Beers?
     
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  2. JLANM

    JLANM Notebook Geek

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    I like a good Bluemoon myself.

    From what I have read the T9600 will run much cooler than the P9600
     
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    Think you got that the wrong way round Jlanm. The P9600 is a 25W CPU compared to the 35W T9600. I personally would go for the P9600 even though you are losing 200MHz in speed the temperature benefits greatly outweigh the slight increase in speed.
     
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    T9800 is best price-performance balance
     
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    Is it spank.
     
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    Mormegil83 I Love Lamp.

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    what's a good CPU temp? after hours of Warhammer Online my CPU stays low 50'sC i never paid attention with the p8400 but i don't think it was much below 50c
     
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    Well, I don't think the 7811 has a problem with temps (at least mine doesn't). I also usually use the Zalman NC-2000 cooling pad during gaming. However, if the power consumption is considerably less with the P9600 (I don't think it is), that would be a definate plus.

    Anyone know how these things undervolt?

    A friend of mine has a P9600 he just bought last week but now wants the X9100. As soon as his new CPU arrives, the P9600 is mine (if I want it) for $175, which I think is about $80 cheaper than what the T9600 goes for on eBay (at least from a credible seller).

    I think it's a good deal, but I don't want to short myself on something much better (the T9600, if it is) for only $80 more....I'm just hoping that between now and next week I can save my buddy's life so he'll owe me one and let me take that X9100 off his hands for free. ^_^
     
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  8. Mormegil83

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    haha at that price get the p9600!
     
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    Yeah, I just looked up the prices of QS T9600's on eBay, and it's generally $60-$100 more. I don't think the extra mhz is worth it if you couple in the extra consumption. I'm thinking I'll get the P9600 from him and then save up for a X9100 (eventually). As soon as he gets back from the inauguration, I should have it. Hopefully all will go smoothly as this will be the first time I'll have ever upgraded a major computer component (seriously).

    Anyone know what the resale is of the P8400?
     
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    I believe an X9100 is not a good choice for the 7811 as it will exacerbate the temperature monitoring bug.
     
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    yeah may as well!
     
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    Intel just announced a 10% cut on the price of the P8600... my guess is that the price of a used P8400 will be hit due to the price cut on intel's lower end P series CPU... therefore, sell it asap before the value drops even further
     
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    The P9600 boosted my 3dmark scores by over 800 points. Plus, it runs cooler and is cheaper than the T9600, that's why I chose it.
     
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    I paid ~$200 for mine, so $175 is a pretty good deal... :D
     
    BobXX, Jan 20, 2009
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