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    Faster proccessor

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by alkaeda, Aug 25, 2007.

  1. alkaeda

    alkaeda Notebook Evangelist

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    What kind of things should i expect to see if i get a 2.2ghz core 2 duo instead of a 1.8 ghz? Will there be a dramatic effect on gaming? Video editing? Load times? Basically whats the biggest gain from a fastest processor? (im looking at the T7500 atm).
     
    alkaeda, Aug 25, 2007
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  2. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Personally I would choose the 2.0ghz processor because its a nice balance between price/performance.
     
    usapatriot, Aug 25, 2007
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  3. powerpack

    powerpack Notebook Prophet

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    In CPU intensive tasks like video editing you w/see an improvement but both CPU's are so fast and such overkill you will not see any diff in most apps "real world". Gaming=no load time=no.
     
    powerpack, Aug 25, 2007
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  4. Kwakkel

    Kwakkel Weirdo

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    the 2.2 and the 1.8 might both be overkill
    hence, i'd go for the 2.0: the double cache vs the 1.8 should give a bigger impact than the pure, raw CPU power :)
     
    Kwakkel, Aug 25, 2007
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    I would do as said twice, go for 2Ghz I like the 4MB L2 also. But I would not pay more than $100 extra for it, and that is a little much.
     
    powerpack, Aug 25, 2007
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  6. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    As the knowledgeable posters above me have asked, what are the price differences between the processor choices? Also if you could tell us what kind of other specifications the computer has you are looking at, that would help.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Aug 25, 2007
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