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    Good time to buy T9300?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Vashar, Jun 10, 2008.

  1. Vashar

    Vashar Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm wanting to upgrade my Gateway P-6831FX because I'm running SupCom at -4 speed on maps with 3v3 or 4v4 with it's T5450.

    It's going for around $315 shipped right now. I was wondering if it would drop soon with news of Puma around the corner. I'm also curious as to when quad cores will be available for Socket P... though I worry about the heat and power consumption.

    It's not really priority for me since if it's not me bogging, there's a chance for the other 5-7 players to bogging me down as well.
     
    Vashar, Jun 10, 2008
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  2. Nirvana

    Nirvana Notebook Prophet

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    wait till intel announced the new platform.
     
    Nirvana, Jun 10, 2008
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  3. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    That is a good price. However you have to make sure what CPUs you Gateway support. If the T9 series is the max it can hold,you're safe getting it now, if it can house other CPUs(unlikely) you could wait.
    I supose the max CPU for it is the X9000 ,but totally unwanted due to the price.
    A T9300 can be taken up to 3.0 Ghz safely and easily.
     
    eleron911, Jun 10, 2008
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  4. powerpack

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    Prices may not go down. They could go higher the Merom socket M CPU's are the most expensive per clock versus say socket P Merom and Penryn. The most expensive CPU NewEgg lists is T7400 costs more than T9300.
     
    powerpack, Jun 10, 2008
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  5. eleron911

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    Bottom line, get it now and don`t look back :)
     
    eleron911, Jun 10, 2008
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    I guess if you are buying a retail, there may not be any difference in price (i.e. it won't go down a lot). If you are buying OEM or used, it would be better to wait a little bit. I got my OEM T7800 for $220 from ebay some weeks after penryn release :)
     
    chapmanenskog, Jun 10, 2008
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  7. zfactor

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    watch ebay i just got a t9300 for 225$
     
    zfactor, Jun 11, 2008
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  8. heshanj

    heshanj Notebook Evangelist

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    im using a T9300 on my vaio SZ, and its awesome. very powerful. i dunno if u should wait for a newer platform n all, i mean...its hard to keep up with the rate technology is growing at. i say buy it now.
     
    heshanj, Jun 11, 2008
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  9. Nocturnal310

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    Yup, with 2.5 Ghz clock speed its a must buy ...new platform is all about 45nm.

    Btw i also have T9300 on my VAIO SZ
     
    Nocturnal310, Jun 11, 2008
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