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    T9600 on P-6860

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Narukari, Sep 17, 2008.

  1. Narukari

    Narukari Notebook Geek

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    I've been thinking of upgrading the processor on my laptop, and before I push the purchase button I just want to make sure I'm not making a huge mistake (I've bought a processor for the wrong socket before >.<).

    This is the processor I'm planning on buying.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Intel-Mobile-Core2-DUO-T9600-2-8G-6M-FSB-1066-SLB47-CPU_W0QQitemZ150294218677QQihZ005QQcategoryZ99251QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247

    My main concerns before buying it is:

    1. Will I need to upgrade my bios to install this cpu? (and how if I do)

    2. Will I run into any heat problems? (I would put as5 between the cpu and the heatsink)

    3. This is the right socket for the 6860fx right? ^_^
     
    Narukari, Sep 17, 2008
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  2. Demoic

    Demoic Notebook Geek

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    Wrong one. You need a t9300 or t9500 if u wanna stick with the higher cache faster speed ones.
     
    Demoic, Sep 17, 2008
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  3. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    The socket is right, but the BIOS doesn't support it.
    I remember one user who tried a P9500 and failed.
     
    Andy, Sep 17, 2008
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  4. Narukari

    Narukari Notebook Geek

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    Thank you, thats exactly the kind of help I needed. T9500 it is.

    Will I still have to update the bios for that one?
     
    Narukari, Sep 17, 2008
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  5. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    No,i dont think so.also,updating BIOS is really easy ;)
     
    Xirurg, Sep 17, 2008
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  6. Demoic

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    Are there any bios updates for the 6860?
     
    Demoic, Sep 17, 2008
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  7. Narukari

    Narukari Notebook Geek

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    Narukari, Sep 17, 2008
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  8. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    yeap,I would suggest you to get t9300 for best performance/price ratio :)
     
    Xirurg, Sep 17, 2008
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  9. Andy

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    Yes, 100MHz and 0.5x multilplier.
    If you can get the T9500 cheap, go for it.

    (T9300 will UV at 2.4 in RMClock) :p

    FYI, 1st link T9500 is an ES.
     
    Andy, Sep 17, 2008
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  10. Narukari

    Narukari Notebook Geek

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    Heh, yea I might go with the t9300 now that I know there almost the exact same thing, and probably go buy a second hard drive with that $100 I save.

    Cheapest I could find for the 9500 is the $320 one I posted up above.
     
    Narukari, Sep 17, 2008
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  11. Diablo

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    c'mon dammit. there is a workaround for that, and ironic that i havent had ANY problems running it at 2.5 ghz with IDA multiplier used, but the actual IDA turned off.
     
    Diablo, Sep 17, 2008
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  12. Andy

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    Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that one can play-around with IDA, which is buggy --> works well for some, not for all !!
     
    Andy, Sep 17, 2008
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