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    Satellite Pro A300-22E Processor

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Sans Milk, Feb 19, 2010.

  1. Sans Milk

    Sans Milk Newbie

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    I’m looking to upgrade the T3400 processor in my lappy to something that supports Hardware Virtualisation and is generally a bit beefier. Was wondering if anyone had any recommendations/has done this before?

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    Please let me know if any more info is required, any help is much appreciated.

    Tom
     
    Sans Milk, Feb 19, 2010
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  2. TabbedOut

    TabbedOut Notebook Evangelist

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    The T7400 should work I think based on THIS and THIS.
     
    TabbedOut, Feb 20, 2010
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  3. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    The T7400 won't work. His machine has a GL40 chipset... it's not even the same socket.

    That being said, since you have a GL40, your upgrade options are limited. Much like the GL960 that preceded it, the GL40 only officially supports silly things like Celerons and Pentiums... though people have found it possible to use C2D in some cases:

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=334009

    That being said, your best bets are probably processors that other people have run with the GL40, but even those might not work depending on Toshiba's implementation of the chipset and BIOS and so on.
     
    Commander Wolf, Feb 20, 2010
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  4. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    Depending on what chipset u have , GL960 or GL40, different processors might work...

    if u have GL960 , T7400 might be ur best option
    for GL40 , T9300 might be ur best option...

    Could u download CPU-Z and give a screenshot of what chipset u have?
     
    sean473, Feb 20, 2010
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  5. Sans Milk

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    Hey guys thanks for the responses. Chipset is a GL40.

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    Sans Milk, Feb 21, 2010
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    your in luck if u got GL40... T9300 will be the best processor for price and performance... and its almost as good as my T9400 :)

    P.S : T9300 supports VT...
     
    sean473, Feb 21, 2010
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  7. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    T9300 will be one of the best processors for the price and performance... if it works. And that's a fairly big if, if you ask me...
     
    Commander Wolf, Feb 21, 2010
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    Thanks for the advice guys. I think a little more investigation is in order.
     
    Sans Milk, Feb 21, 2010
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    Well as far as i know, T9300 should work with GL40... of course with GL960 u'll have problems... and OP , try on the toshiba forum about this... they would know more about it there..
     
    sean473, Feb 22, 2010
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