What processor speed?

I about to buy a laptop in the next couple weeks and I'm not sure how fast I should make the processor. This laptop is for the most part going to be used for gaming and the setup I'm looking at has a 1.5 GHz processor. For another $150 I can get 2.2GHz. So my question is should I make the upgrade and would it make gaming any better on it?

 

The 2.2ghz processor. Im presuming its the intel t7500? Whats the model number of the 1.5ghz proc. Can you get the t7100 or the 7300 instead?

 

The upgrade is worth it, yes you will see a speed difference in gaming. 150 bucks is worth a 2.2 compared to a 1.5 definetly

 

I would pay $150 for that upgrade. Will it make gaming better? Only possibly on a very few games that use a lot of CPU on the rest no. If you want to game, look at the Graphics card, that is where the performance does or does not come from.

 

I agree on that point; you will notice a difference when each core is boosted by 700MHz.

 

Yes, go for the 2.2GHZ!!!!!!!!!!!

 

If your gaming, and the notebook doesn't have a particularly good graphics card, then a processor upgrade won't improve things at all. Make sure that you have a resonably fast graphics card, and then think about a processor upgrade. For $150, the upgrade is good, so if you have a good graphics card already, then you should certainly consider that upgrade.

 

well....
i don;t thing speed doesn;t really matter except games that need lots of power..
make sure you have at least 2gig and great graphics card before going to cpu.,,

 

If you plan to do cpu intensve work such as encoding or playing the very latest games, this is a worthy upgrade. Otherwise the 1.5GHz should be enough for other things such as light gaming and basic windows based tasks.

 

The graphics card I'm getting on it is a 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS, and it will have 2megs of ram. I plan on playing pretty much all the latest games on it, so I guess I'll go for the upgrade

 

That's a good card and I think there will be a noticeable performance increase going to 2.2GHz. If you have the $150 go for it, but if you can't afford it then the 1.5GHz CPU will work.

 

8600M GS? hmm I dunno I would stick with a 1.5 actually, its not a very powerful graphics card and it should have some kinds of trouble with the latest games, so I personally don't think a 2.2 GHZ CPU will help much is at all for gaming.

if possible I'd rather spend that $150 on upgrading the graphics card

 

Well that is the highest card availible for that particular model of notebook. Money is a little tight and I can't find anything better for what I'm willing to spend.

 

well if money is tight stick with 1.5 and save yourself that $150. CPU have very little impact on most games.

 

Well Here's the set up I'm looking at right now. Can someone tell me if it's any good for gaming?

Operating system: Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit)
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor T5250 (1.5 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 667MHz FSB)
Display: 17.0" WXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1440 x 900)
Memory: 2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
Graphics Card: 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
Hard Drive:160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive

 

mayb get like the t7300 or t7100 and then use the extra money to get a higher resolution for a 17 inch screen.

 

I'd go for a Dell with an 8600M-GT if you want to game.

 

Note that some games are heavily CPU-intensive. Flight Simulator X, for example, will benefit greatly from a T7500. But something like Oblivion is bottlenecked at the graphics card, so the faster CPU will not be doing much for you.

What processor model do you have? This isn't 1996 anymore, so the actual processor frequency means absolutely nothing. I'm going to assume that you have the T5250, and not the L7400 (both rated at 1.5GHz, though the latter is substantially faster and better -- see what I mean?).

Compared to the T5250 processor, an upgrade to the T7100 is not that much better (it gets VT, though). Both of them have the same 2MB cache. But upgrade to a T7300 or better, and bam, you get 4MB of cache, a huge noticeable improvement, especially in games.

 

Well I'm going with Chaz's suggestion and getting a Dell. I was really against ever getting anything Dell ever again, but it looks like a good notebook for the price. So this is what I'm looking at right now. I'm gonna go with an Inspiron 1720. All I want to know if it's at least decent for gaming with at least some of the most recently released games.

-Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5250 (1.5GHz/667Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
-Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition
-Anti-glare, widescreen 17.0 inch display (1440 x 900)
-256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
-2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
-120GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
-CD / DVD writer (DVD+/-RW Drive)
-Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini-Card
-85Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell)
-Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™HD Software Edition

 

Yes it is decent. It will play alot of the new games.
Here is a Link you run the test on your current computer then check out what it says, it does give things like CPU and GPU requirements and remember the CPU you ordered is considered at least a 3Ghz. A couple games are insane with the recommended C2D 2.4Ghz and 7950GTX.

 

Since I'm still unsure of If I want a Dell or not I think I'll just throw this out there. What is the best gaming notebook I can get for close to $1500 and under?

 

I went to MTech and built a IFL90. It came to $1488 here is what I put together for that price.
CPU T7300 2Ghz 4MB L2
512MB 8600m GT
15.4 WXGA Glossy
2GB 667Mhz RAM
100GB HDD @7200
DVD/RW
Vista Premium

Here is a Link, what I listed are the mostly things I changed. I think it is possible this has the GDDR3 but I don't know.