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    T2310 upgrade

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by NabLa, May 21, 2010.

  1. NabLa

    NabLa Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a laptop (Packard Bell Easynote MX37) that sports this processor. It's okay and for desktop use is brilliant, but I want to put it to use as a gigging machine (I'm an electronic music producer).

    I believe the motherboard runs on a SiS M672 chipset. Mobo specs: EasyNote MX37 mainboard specifications

    It says it supports core 2 duo, but I know it ain't normally that easy.

    Processor specs: T2310 and P8400

    It can run my current live set just, with nothing to spare constantly hitting the 95% CPU utilisation mark, and that's with sizeable audio latency.

    It's only extra CPU power I need, I have installed more than enough memory (3GB)

    I'm upgrading my studio laptop from a P8400 to a Q9100 soon so I'll have a P8400 to spare which tbh would be awesome if it would run on the old laptop as it's actually exceedingly fast for the task. I understand however that the multiplier is locked to 8.6 tops, am I right thinking the core speed would be 1.43GHz considering a 667MHz bus? It's a newer processor with more cache though.

    Any chance?
     
    NabLa, May 21, 2010
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  2. yuio

    yuio NBR Assistive Tec. Tec.

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    that processor won't work in your old notebook.

    for Core 2's the only ones that will are

    T7200/7400/7600
    and some T5xxx chips (can't remember which ones)

    SiS is still in business? I have an old laptop with there graphics in it and it SUCKS HARD even worse than intel IGP.
     
    yuio, May 21, 2010
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  3. NabLa

    NabLa Notebook Enthusiast

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    Cheers dude :) was worth trying nonetheless. Will see if I can source any of the ones you've mentioned and fund it by selling the P8400.

    SiS do still have a website going on. No idea tbh, never done anything that required the Mirage 3 graphics card to be used beyond perhaps full screen vids. It's served me very well, so far :)
     
    NabLa, May 24, 2010
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  4. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Do you know what other processors that notebook was sold with?

    If Core 2 Duos are compatible, the T5500/T5600 should also work.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, May 24, 2010
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  5. NabLa

    NabLa Notebook Enthusiast

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    At the end I upgraded the processor to a T2390 (1.86GHz) and it's running like a dream. Temps are slightly lower, but that will be a slightly hotter processor counteracted with a full heatsink / fan cleanup and posh arctic silver thermal paste.

    Will open a different thread to explain the upgrade, might be useful to someone else.
     
    NabLa, Nov 19, 2010
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