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    Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 or T7250 which one would be best?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by jpb82, Feb 2, 2008.

  1. jpb82

    jpb82 Notebook Geek

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    Hi

    I really want to buy a notebook to use for the following appilcations.

    Internet Exploring
    Audio/Video Downloading & Viewing
    Word Processing
    Light/Medium Gaming
    DVD Viewing

    The two notebooks im interested in are almost identical accept for
    a couple of things,the cheapest one has a Intel core 2 duo T5250 (1.5Ghz)
    and a 160GB hard drive and the more expensive one has a 250GB hard drive
    with an intel core 2 duo T7250 (2.0Ghz).

    Im not bothered about hard drive space as i use external hard drive's
    but i need to know about the CPU, will the T5250 be good enough
    for all of my applications?

    I would appreciate any help.

    Thankyou
     
    jpb82, Feb 2, 2008
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  2. tersagun

    tersagun Newbie

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    It would.. Even for heavy gaming, CPU isn't that important unlike RAM or Graphics card.
     
    tersagun, Feb 2, 2008
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  3. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    For your uses, the 1.5GHz cpu will be just fine. And paired with a dedicated gpu, you should have no problem even with gaming, which is the heaviest thing you plan on doing.
     
    adinu, Feb 2, 2008
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  4. jpb82

    jpb82 Notebook Geek

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    Both notebooks have the same GPU and RAM.

    RAM: 2048MB DDR2
    GPU: 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD2600 (1023MB Hypermemory)

    Is this alright?
     
    jpb82, Feb 2, 2008
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  5. TonyZ

    TonyZ Notebook Evangelist

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    Keep in mind that the more demanding games need at least 1.8GHz Core2Duo processor to run such as COD4, Halo2 etc...
     
    TonyZ, Feb 2, 2008
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  6. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    That's just a recommendation. Not like the game is absolutely not going to run with anything less than that.

    Yes, for light-medium gaming those specs are perfectly fine even with the 1.5GHz cpu.
     
    adinu, Feb 2, 2008
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  7. xxERIKxx

    xxERIKxx Notebook Deity

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    i play cod 4 and halo 2 just fine with the t5250.
     
    xxERIKxx, Feb 2, 2008
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  8. benx009

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    yes, i too would recommend the T5250; it should be sufficient enough
     
    benx009, Feb 2, 2008
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  9. powerpack

    powerpack Notebook Prophet

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    T5250 should be fine but what is the price difference? I mean if $100 I would do everything to get T7250 and the 250GB HDD as the value would be too much to pass up. Above $200 no I would settle on T5250.
     
    powerpack, Feb 2, 2008
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  10. benx009

    benx009 Notebook Evangelist

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    T5250 w/ 160GB vs. T7250 w/ 250GB??? Definitely looks like a $200+ difference to me.
     
    benx009, Feb 2, 2008
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    if it's within your budget, go with the better processor which would provide system longevity. remember you processor is a harder upgrade than plugging in more ram.
     
    gspot333, Feb 2, 2008
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  12. powerpack

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    While I generally agree, these Intel PGA chips are simple enough and since he did not bring RAM into the conversation, in this case I would say what I said first, $100 gotta do $200 or more maybe not. Especially since he can buy T7250 for $215 on NewEgg. And benx009 pointed out likely more than $200 upgrade, if so T5250 should be fine.
     
    powerpack, Feb 2, 2008
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  13. ps2cho

    ps2cho Notebook Evangelist

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    I have the T5250 and it runs everything I throw at it! (Crysis, Supreme Commander, World In Conflict)

    I HIGHLY recommend getting the 1.5GHz. This not only saves you money now, but will allow you in the future to drop a very fast penryn processor in when performance starts to take age.
     
    ps2cho, Feb 2, 2008
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