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    Pentium M 725 upgrade to Pentium M 760

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by dagamer34, Jun 25, 2006.

  1. dagamer34

    dagamer34 Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    Is it worth $200 to upgrade my Pentium M 725 to a Pentium M 760? If not, could someone please tell me why? At the moment, my DDR2 RAM is still stuck at a lousy 400Mhz because of my FSB, so I'd really like to improve that if it has any effect on performance.
     
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  2. Lil Mayz

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    well..yes i'm pretty sure it is possible as I'm pretty sure they use the same time of socket on the motherboard.

    However, I don't quite understand the point of upgrading. 64 bit Core Duo CPU's are coming out later this year. Your processor will be 3 generations old. You may as well sell this one, and buy a new laptop, and besdies, a mobile CPU on it's own may be very hard to find.
     
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  3. Tim

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    Yeah I don't really think it is worth it. Just save that $200 for a new laptop.
    Tim
     
    Tim, Jun 25, 2006
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  4. dagamer34

    dagamer34 Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    I just got the laptop 6 months ago. -__-

    I'm not sure how I'd even go about selling this laptop since my parents bought it for me. The only way I'd be able to get a new one is to sell this one and get a dv5000t of the same form factor.

    Also, I know that the CPU will work, as it's got PCI-Express onboard.
     
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    If you are looking to keep the laptop for the long run then, I would say spending the extra $200 might be useful.

    EDIT: Although the cpu is upgradable, PCI express has nothing to do with it.
     
    miner, Jun 25, 2006
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  6. dagamer34

    dagamer34 Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    What I meant by the PCI-Express comment was that the chipset I have supports PCI Express, and no chipset from Intel that has PCI Express only supports 400Mhz FSB CPUs.

    I plan on keeping the laptop for about 3 years. Yeah, I know that my computer is outdated (I got it in the mail the day Core Duo chips were shipping) but I feel I need a bit more performance than what Im getting now.
     
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  8. Lil Mayz

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    well...yes actually....upgrading might be a good idea...my pentium III is very old but does not feel outdated.
     
    Lil Mayz, Jun 26, 2006
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    Pinmodding seems the cheapest solution. I would choose that.
     
    vassil_98, Jun 26, 2006
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  10. Shampoo

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    Is it worth it? No.
    What do you need it for?
    It won't help your programs load faster, and it won't really run your programs faster (meaning you won't feel a difference).

    If you're a programmer or work with photoshop or something like that, then sure why not, but I'd say save your money.

    Cheers,
    Mike
     
    Shampoo, Jun 27, 2006
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    I'll be looking to sell my 760 soon actually (by itself next month).
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jun 27, 2006
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