Using a X9000 with a Studio 1735

Im trying to find someone that has fitted a X9000 processor into a Dell Studio Notebook.
Im after some info regarding what BIOS revision they are using and if excessive heat was a problem using this processor.

 

Out of curiosity, what processor do you currently have?

 

I have a T8300

 

Hey Mastershroom you seem to know what your talking about.
The Dell M1730 Notebook was released wit the following processors T8300,
T9300, T9500 and the X9000 using the Intel GM965 chipset.
Now the 1735 that I have uses the same chipset and like I said Im using the
T8300 so do you think I would have any issues if I fitted a X9000 to my machine ? My mate has got one that I can get real cheap so I thought it would be a cheap upgrade.

 

The chipset is the same, but there may not be BIOS support for the X9000 processor, or there might be other problems due to the higher power draw (the X9000 draws 45W, while the Txxxx series processors draw 35W). As far as I know, nobody's actually tried to put an X9000 in a Studio series machine, so there's no way to be absolutely certain.

To be completely honest, though, your T8300 is already 2.4GHz. Even the X9000 is only 2.8GHz, which is not really a significant increase in performance, and is probably not worth the extra strain on your power supply, nor the $300 or more you'll have to spend to buy that processor. 2.4GHz is more than enough for just about anything you can do with that notebook.

Why do you intend to upgrade from the already excellent T8300?

 

+1 on the T8300.
I love it and don't regret opting for it over more expensive yet only slightly faster processors (T9300, T9500). I'd have to find a T9500 dirt cheap (under $50) to think about putting it in my machine.

But as of now it runs fast and only gets slightly warm.

 

A T9500 for under $50?? Good luck with that. I had to pay $250 for mine, and that was a steal for a non-ES model. Do you undervolt at all?

 

No undervolting. It was more of a testament as to how satisfied I am with the t8300. Are there advantages to undervolting?

There's a few OEM t9500's on ebay for about $250 now.

 

Yup, there definitely are. Lower temperatures, and lower power usage. The power draw of a CPU, ignoring leakage, is related linearly to frequency and quadratically to voltage (in other words, voltage is more important than frequency). So if you undervolt by 10%, you save 19% power draw. If you undervolt by 20%, you save 36% power draw. Versus if you cut the frequency by 10%, you save 10% power draw. Note this is all theoretical - due primarily to leakage, you won't actually get that much of a benefit. But you probably will get a noticeable improvment in battery life and a noticeable drop in temperatures.

Check out Flipfire's Undervolting Guide to get started. You can get some pretty good undervolts on some processors. I undervolted my T7500 by 18% from its stock load voltage, theoretically saving 33% of the CPU power draw. That doesn't mean 33% longer battery life, but it is longer than it used to be. And temperatures are a good 15-20ºC lower at load, depending on ambient temperature. It even benefits the GPU, by way of it not having all the extra heat from the CPU heating up the whole interior of the chassis. So I'd definitely recommend undervolting, if either battery life or temperatures are important to you.

 

Hmm i should try this with my dell studio notebook...Thanks for the idea!

 

defo give it a shot, you won't regret it. my cpus load temp dropped by 10C by undervolting .

 

I'm running my T9500 at 1.000v at maximum multiplier. Stock voltage was 1.250.

 

I'm gonna try it too. Thanks for the info guys.