My processor? (G51vx-rx05)

Any chance I can improve my processor/upgrade? I'm on an Asus G51vx-rx05.

CPU is only 2.00GHz dual core and is usually my bottleneck. Any ideas?

 

your best upgrade would be a T9900. a P9700 would also be a good bet (and should run cooler)

also, this should have been posted either here:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/forumdisplay.php?f=19

or here:


http://forum.notebookreview.com/forumdisplay.php?f=27

 

Ah sorry. Thanks for the reply.

Someone said that the RX05 means that I have a Best Buy version and I can't upgrade my CPU? Or was that just people looking to upgrade to Quads?

Any way I can move this thread?

 

that is just for people looking to upgrade to quads, many people have upgraded their stock CPUs to higher clocked dual cores.

 

Only moderators can move threads. I moved it to Hardware for you.

 

@Padme - Thanks for moving! Sorry.

Hmm, ok. Not sure if I should upgrade the CPU as its only new games such as BC2 and APB that really stress it. I'm not sure $400 is worth getting 800MHz increase for each core? I got this laptop for $740 lol.

 

you can actually get a T9600 (equivalent speed to a P9700) for 200$ shipped: http://cgi.ebay.com/Intel-Core-2-Du..._EN_Networking_Components?hash=item2c5410c906

 

if urs is the best buy version , quads won't work.. if it isn't , it should work.. if u have the BB version , only T9900 or P9700 will work.. T9600 is an excellent option and i would get that if u could.. its only 0.3GHz slower than T9900 and way cheaper...

 

no matter what version he has, unless it is the VX-A1 which initially comes with a quad, it won't support quads.

 

Nonono... Search P8800 on eBay. I saw one for ~$170!

 

speed wise, the T9600 at 2.8GHz and 190$ is still better GHz/$ while producing a bit more heat.

 

Oh Lord. First we have people talking about GB/$ ratio of SSDs, now we have clockspeed/$ for CPUs.

Madness!

 

Last electronic item I bought on eBay died. Anyone bought CPUs through eBay successfully? (No problems?) I'm in no hurry at the moment - will the price drop even more in a year or two do you think?

 

I bought my X9000 through ebay with no problems. Prices will most likely drop in a year or two, unless they become really hard to find and the demand is high.

 

Thanks for the reply. I think I'll wait.

 

well 190 isn't much for a better CPU.. note , u also can overclock more... and if u don't want to buy off ebay , there's the NBR marketplace here where Core 2 Duo CPU's are sold , there. newegg.com , tigerdirect.com and amazon.com sometimes if u live in US...