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    How do you find out what processors you can uprade too

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by AppleUsr, Mar 5, 2009.

  1. AppleUsr

    AppleUsr Notebook Deity

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    how do people know what processors thier machine can handle. I looked at the spec sheet for my laptop at asus website and it lists several processors for my machine that are higher then what i have. is that what is compatible
     
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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  3. AppleUsr

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    its an intel machine. a model that is no longer sold but asus still has the spec sheet for. it is an Asus F9sg.

    12 inch, 2.1 ghz C2D, 3 gb ram, 250 gig hd, Gforce 9300m G

    im looking to upgrade to the fastest processor this machine can handle. im upgrading the memory and hard drive this weekend.
     
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  4. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    If it has a 2.1Ghz cpu in it, it is more than likely that it has a T8100.
    Your system is based on the socket P santa rosa platform, so you will be able to upgrade to the: T8300, T9300, T9500, X9000 if you desire.
    Honestly you will not notice any kind of performance upgrade until you get to the T9500 and X9000.

    K-TRON
     
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  5. AppleUsr

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    thanks Ktron. I will have to check prices and see what my budget allows. Now I see that ebay has alot of cheap processors many are ES. Other then possibly being able to change the multiplier do these run any hotter or worse then a oem.
     
    AppleUsr, Mar 6, 2009
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    They can have issues. They are kind of like beta processors. I would personally stay away.
     
    nizzy1115, Mar 6, 2009
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  7. King of Interns

    King of Interns Simply a laptop enthusiast

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    Too true ES's can be such a mixed bag which means a very high risk investment. If you are lucky you great a great stable chip if unlucky you get an ES that drains more power than it should; which means less stable, hotter and poor OCing potential.

    Stay away as nizzy suggests
     
    King of Interns, Mar 6, 2009
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