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    P9700 seems to be showing up now

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by thegreatsquare, Jun 22, 2009.

  1. thegreatsquare

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    Why?
     
    ZaZ, Jun 23, 2009
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    Why do I want one or why do I have to wait?

    I want one because the I can't justify spending an additional $200 for just .26GHz more with the T9900 to myself.

    I need to wait for the cash because the keyboard on my old laptop that I was selling went kaput. It is being fixed under warranty, but it won't be back for about two more weeks.
     
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    Dont the p series also have lower TDP? (or something with thermal to power ratio)

    Or am i wrong hehe.
     
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    Yeah, there's that too.
     
    thegreatsquare, Jun 23, 2009
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    Its 25w as opposed to 35 effectively making the P processor cooler :D
     
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    I purchased a T9900 recently from ebay for $425 (+free shipping). The price of P9700 seems to be around $400 and there is not much difference between those two.


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    My point being the upgrade probably isn't worth even $50 over the P8400 you've got now. If you want a performance boost, get a SSD.
     
    ZaZ, Jun 24, 2009
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    Wow, that's a lot of money for a dual core.
     
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    What's an SSD going to do for FPS? Meanwhile, some of my favorite games are very single threaded [Oblivion/FO3, Crysis]
     
    thegreatsquare, Jun 25, 2009
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    An SSD will help your loading times significantly, but won't actually increase your FPS.

    The games you listed are all graphics card intensive and less cpu intensive. Upgrading your CPU to a P9700 (a whopping $348 MSRP) will get you .54ghz more CPU power and 3mb of cache, in other words, not worth it. The only games where you will see a significant increase in FPS are Valve games. Those games are very CPU dependent, so a faster processor will benefit you more than it would in Crysis.

    Therefore, a SSD would be more beneficial because it'll decrease your windows boot time and decreases the time spent loading screens, but with your notebook, you honestly don't need to upgrade it. The 7805fx handles all games with ease, after all, you have a m9800GTS in it. . .
     
    Xonar, Jun 25, 2009
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