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    T2390 to T7500 - is it worth it?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by FraidyMan, Jan 26, 2010.

  1. FraidyMan

    FraidyMan Newbie

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    I have a Compaq a900 with a T2390 processor and 965 chipset. Thanks to the forum, it appears that I could pop in a T7500 without many worries and Passmark shows the T7500 to be about 30% faster -

    The question is: Is it worth it?

    Thanks
     
    FraidyMan, Jan 26, 2010
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  2. Judicator

    Judicator Judged and found wanting.

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    Depends on the cost, and what you do with your machine. If you're not putting more than 60-80% load on your cores at most times, you'll probably not notice a huge amount of difference.
     
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  3. FraidyMan

    FraidyMan Newbie

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    I've got 4 gigs, extra memory support, and a shot at a T7500 for peanuts. I guess I want to know what 30% improvement will look like?
     
    FraidyMan, Jan 26, 2010
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  4. namaiki

    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    FraidyMan. What kind of programs do you run on your computer? Games? What games? What GPU?
     
    namaiki, Jan 26, 2010
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  5. FraidyMan

    FraidyMan Newbie

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    I have a live stock streamer running most days, torrents at night, up to 4 browser windows open at one time with ColdFusion8 runinng as a service and Dreamweaver cs4 as my web ediitor - I do web work.. little time for games
     
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    I don't think you will notice much of a difference.

    But if you do decide to do it, make sure you apply thermal paste properly, and make sure ZIF lock is locked; you don't want to have to open up your laptop again.
     
    namaiki, Jan 26, 2010
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  7. icefly

    icefly Notebook Enthusiast

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    Depends on the price you can get in this T7500 and if you really needs a new cpu to match your software, so i agree with Judicatos thougts.
     
    icefly, Jan 27, 2010
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