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    Planning for CPU upgrade C2D --> C2Q

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by knight427, Nov 18, 2009.

  1. knight427

    knight427 theenemysgateisdown

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    I'm considering a Sager built on this Clevo. It has a PM45 chipset. Does that mean all C2D and C2Q CPU's are compatible with it? The basic idea is to go with a good C2D now and upgrade maybe to the QX9300 later.
     
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    PM45 doesn't necessarily mean it supports C2Q. If you can find a company that sells that Clevo with a C2Q then it will be possible, else probably not.
     
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    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Would probably depend on the BIOS.

    If it doesn't work, a BIOS update or even a BIOS mod could fix it.
     
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    knight427 theenemysgateisdown

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    No one sells this with C2Q, it comes with a modest video card so it wasn't intended to be near the top end of performance.

    As far as being physically compatible, is that a done deal, or do I need to find some more info about sockets or whatever?

    Regarding BIOS, is there any way to know before ordering and installing the new CPU if it will work? That would be a deal breaker.
     
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Physically, it will fit, but electrically, it might not be able to supply it. Software (BIOS) also has to be able to support it or else you won't be able to boot. Unfortunately, without other people's experience, you probably won't be able to tell.
     
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    knight427 theenemysgateisdown

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    Considering the lack of interest in this laptop by the rest of the world, I'm guessing I won't find anyone else willing to upgrade the CPU to such an extreme.

    Thanks for the replies sgogeta4 and moral hazard.
     
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    Heat might be a problem also for extreme CPU.
     
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    Nope i doubt it will work.. also if your'e going to game , getting a better Clevo like the W860U or the newer corei7 WC860CU would be a good option, both use GTX260M and GTX280M and they can use extreme CPU's.. but the best one is W860CU.. comes with corei7 and GTX280M.. nothing gonna beat it and will last for many years to come.. and yahh both models are made by clevo...
     
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    knight427 theenemysgateisdown

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    This is not for gaming (the GPU is nothing special on this laptop). I wanted the option to upgrade the CPU because I have applications that crunch lots of numbers and I was hoping to have the option of going from 2 to 4 cores if more basic applications start to utilize multi-threading more in the future.

    I'd be all over an i7, but the refresh to this laptop is a ways out (though I think Clevo is already offering it here). The current version was only released by Sager about 2 months ago, so it's unlikely they will switch over soon.

    Anyway, it seems like this will not be possible. So, anyone have opinions on overclocking the top CPU's available on this laptop?

    ~Intel® T9600 45nm "Montevina" Core™2 Duo 2.8GHz w/6MB L2 On-die cache - 1066MHz FSB 35 watt ( + $270 )
    ~Intel® P9700 45nm "Montevina" Core™2 Duo 2.8GHz w/6MB L2 On-die cache - 1066MHz FSB 25 watt ( + $300 )
    ~Intel® T9900 45nm "Montevina" Core™2 Duo 3.06GHz w/6MB L2 On-die cache - 1066MHz FSB 35 watt ( + $495 )
     
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  10. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    33% is what I would say a "safe" overclock is.
    But there is really no limit as long as you keep it cool.

    T9600 @ 3.5ghz here:
    http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=734210

    P9700 @ 3.6ghz here:
    http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=716853

    T9900 @ 3.7ghz here:
    http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=682354


    The T9600 seems like the best value to me.
     
    moral hazard, Nov 18, 2009
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