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    Duo Core 1.83ghz vs. 2.0ghz

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by 7toy9, Feb 25, 2006.

  1. 7toy9

    7toy9 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have my e1705 on order and opted to get the 1.83ghz instead of the 2.0 to save a little money and get a faster harddrive (7200).

    Is there going to be any significant differnce in gaming with the slower processor? Isn't the graphics card still going to be my bottleneck on a system with two processors at 1.8ghz? Just having a little buyers remorse and wondering if I should have splurged for the 2.0.

    Thanks!
     
    7toy9, Feb 25, 2006
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  2. BBuck

    BBuck Newbie

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    I'm running the 1.83 Core Duo and I'm perfectly happy with it. Have no remorse. Like you said, and I feel the same way, the graphics card is going to be your bottleneck when running those graphics-intensive apps.
     
    BBuck, Feb 25, 2006
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  3. dagamer34

    dagamer34 Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    Heck, my Pentium M 1.6Ghz runs games just fine. The GPU matters much more than the CPU in gaming.
     
    dagamer34, Feb 25, 2006
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    My PM 1.73Ghz has yet to falter on anything. Like they said...GPU will be a problem sooner than anything. Don't worry about it.
     
    tullnd, Feb 25, 2006
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    Yeah cpu doesn't matter at all. I can play BF2 at 800mhz quite nicely with a few graphic settings a notch or two away from highest
     
    Darbyjack, Feb 25, 2006
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    As others have stated, the CPU clock speed doesn't really make much of a difference - more RAM or a faster HD will have a significantly larger performance impact than a slightly faster CPU.
     
    xAMDvsIntelx, Feb 25, 2006
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  7. maia

    maia Notebook Enthusiast

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    Even my Dothan 1.5Ghz is doing a nice job ;)
     
    maia, Feb 26, 2006
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    i have banias 1.5ghz, very obsolete proc but still can play doom3 and half liife 2 on med details fine. my gpu is 9700 64mb.
     
    brankulo, Feb 26, 2006
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  9. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    No problems at all gaming on my 1.86GHz Pentium M.

    1.83GHz Duo is very powerful.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Feb 26, 2006
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