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    Which CPU for a P-6822

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by wizz, Aug 25, 2008.

  1. wizz

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    So I got myself a Gateway P-6822 off of buy.com a little bit ago. I can't ever leave well enough alone, and now I want to upgrade the CPU. It came with a T5250. At the very least I would like a T7200, but a T7700, T9300 or something close would be better.

    What would the fastest CPU be I could put in there? Would there be any problems with heat, FSB, BIOS, or cache? Would it be an issue going from 65nm to 45nm?

    Thanks
     
    wizz, Aug 25, 2008
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  2. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    Fastest CPU, if I am not mistaken, that you can put in there is the X9000.
     
    Hep!, Aug 25, 2008
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  3. Lakjin

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    Looking at the specs on that notebook, you sure its worth upgrading the cpu?
     
    Lakjin, Aug 25, 2008
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  4. wizz

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    I bought it for a decent price. A few weeks go by and new software for work needs min 2ghz. Too late to return.
     
    wizz, Aug 25, 2008
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    If a program is requiring something like a 2 ghz processor, its probably referring to the old Pentium 4 numbering scheme. Core 2 duo's (yours is 1.5 ghz) will be roughly comparable to a Pentium 4 at about double the clockspeed.
     
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    That might be so, but doesn't really matter. The software is VERY CPU hungry. I have a co-worker w/ a 2ghz duo and it still takes MINUETS to load. I originally was going to wait to upgrade, but work is making it happen now.
     
    wizz, Aug 25, 2008
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    depends what type of dual core it is. If it s a pentium dual core or a core duo then it will be alot slower then your core *2* duo, there is a big difference.
     
    narsnail, Aug 26, 2008
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  8. royk50

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    i would go for a t8300, if at all.
     
    royk50, Aug 26, 2008
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  9. wizz

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    This is directly from Gateway support:
    Intel® Pentium® Core™ 2 Duo processor T5250
    1.5 GHz | 2 MB L2 cache | 667 MHz FSB
     
    wizz, Aug 26, 2008
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  10. wizz

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    Think I will go with the T8300. I thank everybody for the reply. Still no one has said yes or no to any issues I had asked about earlier. So I'm assuming that everything will work. (ie. FSB, BIOS, clock speed, cache)
     
    wizz, Aug 26, 2008
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  11. royk50

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    no issues the t8300 is a very sound choice
     
    royk50, Aug 27, 2008
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  12. wizz

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    Thought I would reply back. Installed the T8300, no issues.
     
    wizz, Sep 22, 2008
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