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    *Refurb* Gateway P-6860FX 1.83 C2D 4GB 8800GTS 320GB $799 + $5 shipping after CB $724

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by slappin, Jan 30, 2009.

  1. slappin

    slappin Notebook Enthusiast

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  2. Lykhan

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    I like mine; however, keep in mind that it is refurbished.
     
    Lykhan, Jan 30, 2009
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    rot112 El Rompe ToTo

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    Get it as fast as possible. Just make sure you add in the price to buy a t9300. The t9300 is only necessary to play Crysis. Other than that you're ok with the t5550 for now.
     
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    venkol Notebook Consultant

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    I have a 6831 right now with the stock 5450. What kind of performance improvements can I realistically expect by upgrading? I've noticed the Mass Effect can occasionally get a little choppy with everything maxed out, but I attributed that to the limits of the video card. Would the CPU actually fix that?
     
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    rot112 El Rompe ToTo

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    LOL limits of your 8800m GTS. The stock cpu in the 6831 only uses a fraction of the true power of you 8800m. If you get a new cpu like the t9300 you will rape Mass Effect and any other game.

    Your GPU is very powerful. Just that it is being stripped down by the cpu because the cpu cannot keep up with the gpu.


    I play Crysis using CCC lvl4 at native res and i get 30 fps, and the low is like in the mid 20s which is very smooth. But mostly 30.

    The t9300 works wonders.
     
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    Diablo Metalhead

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    the cpu upgrade does wonders to this gem of a laptop. i had a T9300 laying around from my toshiba x205 that i used to have. granted i really dont have anything to compare to (6860 stock vs 6860 w/raid 0 and T9300) as the first ten minutes out of the box i installed the T9300 in the 6860.

    psst rot...unless you have some super funky T9300 installed in your 6860, its 2.5ghz, not 2.53.
     
    Diablo, Jan 30, 2009
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    All right, i'm sold. I'm heading to ebay to scour out CPU auctions. Anything in particular I should watch out for? Any sellers you guys recommend?
     
    venkol, Jan 30, 2009
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    hey rot, what do you have your crysis settings at?
     
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    Available Again.
     
    slappin, Feb 3, 2009
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    FarBeyond i have it at CCC lvl4, which is like high, but with like a 3 maybe 4 fps increase. Oh and i do have my GPU OC, in my sig.

    OH and diablo (lol funnier name then mine), i got it mistaken with the CPU in my desktop.

    Slapping good luck selling it.
     
    rot112, Feb 3, 2009
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  11. Diablo

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    whats so funny about it?
     
    Diablo, Feb 3, 2009
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    jiuzhege Notebook Geek

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    how to add t9300?

    I can not find the place...lol

    thinking whether to buy this or to build a mini-itx pc.....
     
    jiuzhege, Feb 3, 2009
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  13. Diablo

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    you can get the T9300 from newegg
     
    Diablo, Feb 3, 2009
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    compare with the 7805

    Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4GHz 3MB L2 Cache Socket P 25W Dual-Core Processor $229.99

    makes it 724+230 ~ 950 just like asus dv50


    also NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8800M GTS 512m< NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS 1g


    refurb 950+?? vs 1150

    a.....7805 for 1050 is really a good price.

    724 for 6860 might be a good one ..though refurb...
     
    jiuzhege, Feb 4, 2009
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