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    P8700 or P9700

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by 7zige, Sep 5, 2009.

  1. 7zige

    7zige Newbie

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    P8700 2.53GHz 3mb cache

    P9700 2.80GHz 6mb cache

    The thing is these 2 babies has a price difference of RM1050 which is probably 300US$..Which one would you go for?
     
    7zige, Sep 5, 2009
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    $300 for .27GHZ gain? Ouch! Ok, so it has double the cache, but ... Stay with the P8700!

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Sep 5, 2009
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    LiveStrong Notebook Consultant

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    agreed, go with the cheaper one. Both processors are more than powerful enough for most tasks.
     
    LiveStrong, Sep 5, 2009
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    7zige Newbie

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    I am a newbie in these things though, what does doubling the cache do? Does it improve gaming experience?
     
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    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    yes it does.
     
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    T9600 or T9400 would also be a good choice and they're much cheaper than P9700.... only thing is they have higher TDP of 35W compared to 28W for P9700, but by undervolting there's no diff... don't go for P9700 its a rip off...
     
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    moral hazard, Sep 5, 2009
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    7zige in M'sia? Where do you find the laptop parts? And stick with the P8700, pretty powerful and won't give you much thermal problems at full load.
     
    Xynder, Sep 5, 2009
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    Yeap...I searched through Dell website regarding the XPS16 and found out they have these options on the customize section..Too bad it is 1k extra, sticking with 8700 ;)
     
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    ... marginally.
     
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    I would go for the Q9000 personally but if I only had a choice between the P9700 and the P8700, I would go for the P8700.

    As stated many times before, the vast majority of games are GPU dependent anyway. My 2.0 Ghz Q9000 has no problems getting great frame rates in any Dual Core optimised game.

    2.80 Ghz will potentially give better performance in quite a few titles but I don't think it is worth the extra $300.
     
    LaptopNut, Sep 5, 2009
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