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    T7250 vs P8600

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by fukngroovn, Oct 25, 2009.

  1. fukngroovn

    fukngroovn Newbie

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    I currently have an XPS M1530 with a T7250 and I am thinking about upgrading to the P8600. Would I see a significant performance gain? I mostly use my laptop for web design, coding, photoshop, and a little bit of gaming.
     
    fukngroovn, Oct 25, 2009
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    The P8600 is significantly faster than the T7250, but I don't think you'd see much a difference in performance.

    Also, the M1530 can't take a P8600.
     
    Commander Wolf, Oct 25, 2009
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  3. fukngroovn

    fukngroovn Newbie

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    What about the T9400, that should fit right?
     
    fukngroovn, Oct 25, 2009
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  4. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Nope. You can't use 1066MHz FSB processors.

    With regard to 45nm processors, you're largely looking at the T8100, 8300, 9300, or 9500.
     
    Commander Wolf, Oct 25, 2009
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  5. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Unless your CPU hits 100% load and stays there often, a CPU upgrade won't help.
     
    sgogeta4, Oct 26, 2009
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    Your T7250 runs at 2.0 ghz, a T9300 runs at 2.5 ghz, and a T9500 runs at 2.6ghz, thats not huge increase, on its own, but the T9xxx cpu also have 6mb memory versus 2mb of your T7250, the big question is wether its worth spending the money on the cpu upgrade or a hard drive upgrade.

    regards

    Joe Rubido
     
    jrturbo, Oct 26, 2009
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  7. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    Get a T9300.. best budget upgrade.. T9500 is not worth it.
     
    sean473, Oct 26, 2009
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