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    Gateway M-6750 CPU upgrade

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by DigiDoc, Feb 1, 2008.

  1. DigiDoc

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    Just an FYI. If you got a Gateway M-6750, and you want to give it a little more oomph in the CPU department than even Gateway's M-150XL, you CAN drop in a Socket P T7x00 series CPU into a M-6750 very easily.

    I just upgraded the CPU in my M6750 from a T5550 to a T7500. It pretty much just drops right in, the only hangup was the socket release screw (it wouldn't fully open at first for me).

    I know it's not the most difficult laptop upgrade in terms of complexity, but I figured I'd pass the info along anyway. I went with the T7500 since it was only $247 (from Newegg), and I wasn't 100% sure if the BIOS would properly detect the CPU. I figured it would work since the systemboard in the M6750 is virtually identical to the M-150XL (the major difference being the ATI video).

    The BIOS properly detects the CPU, and the 4MB of cache too. Heat output seems to be about the same as the T5500 so far too.

    So far the speed increase is very noticeable. Super Pi/Mod1.5XS went from 36 seconds for 1M calculations to 24.5 seconds. Still testing the speed increase in Adobe Lightroom.

    Oh yeah, while you're at it, download the latest video drivers for the X3100 from Intel's site. It gives you a small increase in speed in Vista. ;)
     
    DigiDoc, Feb 1, 2008
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