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    Quad help?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Posty12, Nov 10, 2008.

  1. Posty12

    Posty12 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,
    i have an ASUS G1s with T7500

    i was wondering if there was much of an improvement with the upgrade to Quad core, i was looking at the Q9500 or Q9300 etc

    the reason i am shopping around is because i have 4GB of RAM and can only really use it up with non-intensive programs. i want to be able to encode video whilst playing Far Cry 2, with the internet open and music pumping etc (i know its a laptop but its my desktop replacement atm)

    im not 100% sure that my motherboard is compatible, is there a way to check?

    hope someone can shed some light on this issue, thanks in advance!
     
    Posty12, Nov 10, 2008
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  2. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    i believe you cannot upgrade to any Montevina platform CPUs (dual core and quad) in that notebook.

    the G1s is using the previous Santa Rosa platform.
     
    Gophn, Nov 10, 2008
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  3. Budding

    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    You cannot upgrade a notebook with a desktop CPU.
     
    Budding, Nov 10, 2008
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    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    And you cannot upgrade to the mobile quads like the Q9100/Q9200 etc either....
     
    Andy, Nov 10, 2008
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    joshuaLX Notebook Evangelist

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    :p Shot down.

    Regardless of this being possible....Encoding video using Handbrake takes around ~55% of my Q9450 (overclocked to 3.6GHz). I don't think a quad in the ~2.5GHz range would like encoding and playing Far Cry 2.

    You really need a desktop rig to do what you're looking for :(
     
    joshuaLX, Nov 10, 2008
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