Which upgrade would you choose?

I made another topic about getting a new screen. I currently have a 1920x1200 screen, but it has a lot of backlight bleed through on the left side. I press it out and it looks ok, but it always comes back.

It is a problem, but it is manageable.

I can get a new screen or I can get a P8800 2.66GHz.

Which should it be?

 

oooh, the new processor would be a boost and a half, you would notice the performance.

but if the screen bothers you that much you should buy a new screen and save up buy the processor later on, plus it will drop in price which would make it more affordable

 

He would only notice the performance ("A boost and a half") of the new CPU if he's maxing out his current CPU. He's going up by .4, I went up by .8 and didn't notice hardly any difference.

If the current CPU isn't limiting you there will not be a noticable difference.

If the screen bugs you that much you can replace it for peace of mind. Just be sure to ask about the warranty because if the new screen has backlight bleed also I don't know if thats a strong enough reason for them to honor the warranty.

 

I have to agree about the CPU being a bit non-issue. 400 mHz isnt going to be a game changer unless the normal CPU is bottlenecking you all of the time.

The screen will be the same, but if it bothers you then changing that will improve your enjoyment of the machine.

 

This is an unusual choice, to say the least. You just have some money your looking to spend? As for the processor upgrade, it really depends on what you generally do with your laptop. If your like most of the people in this forum your a gamer (like myself). So you would be going from a p8400 2.28 ghz to a p8800 wich is 2.66 ghz. Bassically .4 ghz difference. I don't really know what that would translate to in 3dmark06 or fps of your favorite game. I can only give you my personal experience (wich is not all that similar). I have a FX 6860 with came with a 1.85ghz processor 8800 gts. Before I upgraded my processor I had a 3d mark06 score of about 7600. I upgraded to a T9300 2.5 ghz and my 3dmark06 score went to 8700 and change. But in my case it was a larger jump in ghz about .75ghz and 4 meg more of level 2 cache. On games I saw a noticeable diffierence as well. Where I really saw a difference was in video encoding (wich is a processor workout). In some cases it cut my encoding time in half over my older processor. If you can live with the screen bleed, aprocessor is allways a good upgrade.

 

screen. not even looking at the choices.


oooooh. now I've seen the choices. tough call. both are good, but I don't think that there is a major reason to update. you could wait and get both

 

The back light is bad. On a black background I have a 5x6 inch cloud of grey-light grey.

But Mass Effect crashed a few times with my CPU ~100% and I think to make this laptop last until a good DX11 replacement arrives 1-1.5 years from now I'm going to have to get a faster CPU.

 

Fixed

You can also undervolt and then lock the p8400 to the max multiplier when you play games.