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    Will a T7300 (Merom) CPU work in a PM45 chipset?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by brokens96s, Mar 8, 2009.

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    My S96S broke out of warranty recently and I've been exploring different notebook options. I'm pretty sure all the components are fine except the mobo/vid card, so I've been thinking about getting a cheap barebone notebook and scavenging the S96S CPU/HDD/wireless/RAM.

    The only thing is that my S96S CPU is a T7300 65nm Merom, and all the better barebones talk about 45nm Penryn compatibility with PM45 chipsets. I'm specifically looking at a MSI GX260. Would my Merom CPU work in the GX260?
     
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  2. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    PM45 is backward-compatible with all Socket P CPUs, as long as your BIOS accepts it.
     
    Kevin, Mar 8, 2009
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    why would you want to bottleneck your new laptop??
     
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    You won't ever bottleneck a 9600M GT with the T7300.
     
    Kevin, Mar 8, 2009
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    To save money.
     
    Tippey764, Mar 9, 2009
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