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    Hey, I was wondering if its possible to upgrade processor in laptops?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Robin15, Oct 8, 2008.

  1. Robin15

    Robin15 Notebook Consultant

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    Is it possible to upgrade the processor in a laptop or what? :confused: I apparently have a 45nm dual core @ 2.4 ghz and someone told me I need a stronger processor for higher than medium settings on crysis... :(
     
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    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    Yes, it is possible.
    P8400 ?
    Upgrading the CPU might not help much.

    (Crysis looks good even at medium)
     
    Andy, Oct 8, 2008
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    Robin15 Notebook Consultant

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    yey, Im not a newbie anymore, I reached teh status of Notebook Enthusiast!!! happyface
     
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    Robin15 Notebook Consultant

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    yea, I heard, I just really wanna get high settings out of my computer...
     
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    Robin15 Notebook Consultant

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    thx for the crazy fast reply
     
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    If money is not an issue, you can install a T9600. (Notebook ?)

    But it'll boost only the fps by about 10-15, it won't improve the graphics quality.
     
    Andy, Oct 8, 2008
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    GPU is way more important that cpu. Yours is already fast, and my guess is its your graphics card is slowing you down.
     
    nizzy1115, Oct 8, 2008
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    if ur gpu is good enough for crysis , then yes, go ahead and up that cpu.
     
    nomoredell, Oct 8, 2008
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    Hey Robin, do you know what video card (GPU) you have? Because as the others have said, it's way more the deciding factor when it comes to framerate in games such as Crysis. Upgrading your processor will do virtually nothing, the only thing that will increase is your PCMark score, which is a synthetic benchmark and not the best predictor of real-world results.

    Edit: Looking through your previous posts I see you have a dv5t, with the 9600m GT. A good mid-range card, to be sure, but don't expect a processor jump to let you play it on high.

    If you want to squeeze all you can out of Crysis, you might want to check out the tweaking guide, which will let you set custom video settings.
     
    Mr._Kubelwagen, Oct 9, 2008
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