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    CPU Upgrade on P6831 FX

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Thule82, Oct 31, 2008.

  1. Thule82

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    Hi...

    DOes the Gateway P6831 FX supports also the DualCore 9400 Cpus? I only read about the 9300 series and dont know what to buy...
     
    Thule82, Oct 31, 2008
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    another reason why it would be great about to make a sticky about What we can and can't do?

    i think it goes up 2 t9300. if you go higher it will downclock the fsb. so u would be wasting money. I THINK.
     
    PopRoxMimo3, Oct 31, 2008
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    t9300 is the CPU your looking for... unless you just want to waste money and you can get the t9500 (not recommended as you can get an Extreme CPU for about the same cost)
     
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    Thanks for the answers. So it wouldnt make a difference if i buy the T9400? A friend of mine wants to sell it to me for cheap...
     
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    It would make a pretty big difference.

    The t9400 is a Motivena chip which isn't compatible with your 6831's platform.

    So even if your friend wanted to sell it for cheap it would be a waste of money because it wouldn't work in your system.

    The Big 4 that the 68xx series upgrades to are the t8300, t9300, x7800, x9000 (in order from least to most powerful)
    There are other chips that will work for the systems but largely they are a waste of effort to go after, or are simply to expensive to be worth it (the t9500 is a prime example)
     
    Kamin_Majere, Oct 31, 2008
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    did you mean the the x7900 instead of x7800
     
    PopRoxMimo3, Oct 31, 2008
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    no he didn't x7900 is a waste of money. same cache as x7800 and just 200Mhz faster, you can overclock the x7800 to the same speed without spending the extra money on the x7900.
     
    BigHops323, Oct 31, 2008
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    yep what he said ^
     
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    Yeah what BigHops323 said.

    We're pretty prejudiced against the x7900 around here. (ignore the Alabama location in profile :p ) Its about the same as the t9500 largely a waste of time and money
     
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    Thanks for the super help on here. You guys are saving me a bunch of money with each reply.
     
    PopRoxMimo3, Oct 31, 2008
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    I think i should really smash up my laptop and have best buy ADH replace it for the 7811 before its not foundable any more.
     
    PopRoxMimo3, Oct 31, 2008
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    I accept saved money as a form of payment :D

    ...please

    :p

    But no worries that's why were here.

    that is a way to go. But you aren't going to be getting a HUGE bump in power over the 6831. Only the guys with the x9100 in the p7811-FX have a more powerful gateway than my 6860. And even then they only have me by 60Hz and about 4-6% on the GPU side. So largely its not worth the hassle of going through the destruction process.

    Wait for Nehelem...then it will be worth it :)
     
    Kamin_Majere, Oct 31, 2008
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    1. whats nehelem?
     
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    it is the next processor generation in the intel line.
     
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    Well if it comes out b4 Feb 2010, i can get it then.
     
    PopRoxMimo3, Oct 31, 2008
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    Thank you everyone, this saved me some money...
     
    Thule82, Nov 1, 2008
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    why before feb 2010? i expect it around holiday season '09.
     
    BigHops323, Nov 1, 2008
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