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    Acer Aspire 5930G Upgrades???

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by johnnyman27, Oct 24, 2009.

  1. johnnyman27

    johnnyman27 Notebook Lover

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    I'm planning to upgrade my laptop!!!which is the best possible upgrades for this laptop???Cpu,Ram,Hard Disk,Gpu...Some opinions plssss.Thanxxxx!!!
     
    johnnyman27, Oct 24, 2009
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Processor: You an use any 35W Socket P processor, right up through the T9900. Quads and Extremes may or may not work.

    Memory: You can use a maximum of 8GB of memory assuming your BIOS supports it. Which it most probably does.

    Hard Drive: Buy an Intel or Indilinx SSD. You won't regret it.

    GPU: It has an MXM GPU, so you can replace it, but I don't know what's the best thing you can get for this at the moment.
     
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Your GPU is near the top of the list of what it can handle and your CPU and memory are fairly good (unless you do image editing, video rendering/encoding or any calculations). Your best upgrade would be a SSD IMO.
     
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    thanks guys for your opinions!!!if i upgrade the hard disk with 7200rpm i will see any impovements in games!!faster loading,better fps???sorry for bad english..best wishes from greece!!!!
     
    johnnyman27, Oct 24, 2009
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  5. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    A faster storage device will only reduce load times. You won't get more fps. There will be a smaller performance boost going to a 7200RPM drive, but it'll be more or less imperceptible, especially compared to what you'll get going to a good SSD.
     
    Commander Wolf, Oct 24, 2009
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    Save the money you'd spend on upgrades and put it towards a more powerful gaming machine.
    As stated here, the 9600M GT GDDR3 is one of the best MXM-II cards, powerful enough not to make the upgrade to a Radeon HD 4650 DDR2 worthwhile.
    The CPU would give a slight bump in gaming, but only if it's something CPU-intensive like Source games or strategy games, and only if they're already maxing your CPU.
     
    TehSuigi, Oct 24, 2009
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    thanx guys!!!you were very helpful!!!
     
    johnnyman27, Oct 25, 2009
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    one more question!!can i use ddr3 ram on my laptop??
     
    johnnyman27, Oct 25, 2009
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    SSD FTW !!! You won't recognize your lap after that. When you try it, you get used to it very quick and you wonder how could you live without it. Every time i boot on my old hdd, i find it so so slow...

    Best upgrade ever. When i changed my cpu, i didn't see any performance boost but with the ssd...Wow !

    I don't say upgrading the cpu is useless but it really depends on what you do on your lap.

    BTW, 1056 mhz for your gpu memory, very nice ;)
     
    Kallogan, Oct 25, 2009
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  10. EviLCorsaiR

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    No, you can't. DDR2 and DDR3 RAM sticks have a different number of pins, so DDR3 would not physically fit in your laptop.
     
    EviLCorsaiR, Oct 25, 2009
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    Kallogan with ssd i only see difference in loading times??
     
    johnnyman27, Oct 25, 2009
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  12. Kallogan

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    Yeah mostly as for gaming...However the minimum framerate does improve too because textures load faster but the average fps won't change significantly. Just a little less stuttering i guess. Look all those bench if you want to know what i mean :
    http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3403&p=14

    You can go for a cpu too, but it will give some boost only in some specific games/applications...while the ssd improves the whole computing experience, everything goes obviously faster and it is damn pleasant ;-).

    In short, if you want the perfect lap, get a cpu+ssd like me :D
     
    Kallogan, Oct 25, 2009
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    some other opinions???
     
    johnnyman27, Oct 29, 2009
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    Aye dude i own the same laptop.. just wondering where can you get the drivers for win7 x64. i really need help. with it. im just running the standard. havent upgraded it at all. well except ram.
     
    fishphotography, Nov 18, 2009
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