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    Will a T9600 work in my sig?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Saisei, Feb 18, 2009.

  1. Saisei

    Saisei Notebook Deity

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    I was trying too apply termal grease to my laptop and I had accidently poured grease on the cpu and now its no good.Grease is one top and bottom. :( But will a T9600 work instead.
     
    Saisei, Feb 18, 2009
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    T9600 will not work. T9500 will, though. Of course, you could just clean off the grease...
     
    Commander Wolf, Feb 18, 2009
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  3. Saisei

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    I had thought that the paste was suppose to go on to the cpu.But now i know.I looked uped how to remove it but is it safe to put alcohol on the mainboard and cpu?
     
    Saisei, Feb 18, 2009
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    Sorry about that man

    you should try cleaning it before buying a new CPU
    I've heard using a bit of rubbing alcohol is good for removing thermal paste/grease, correct me if I'm wrong of course ;)

    Hope this helps
     
    RaYYaN, Feb 18, 2009
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  5. Saisei

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    Will there be a significant increase in performance between a T8300 and T9300?
     
    Saisei, Feb 18, 2009
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    Depends upon the tasks you run. If a software stress the T8300 to 100% on all cores, then you'll notice some boost in performance when running those apps with a T9300.
     
    Andy, Feb 19, 2009
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    Yes, the paste should be on the CPU core.

    And yes, it's safe.
     
    Michel.K, Feb 19, 2009
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    From what you are saying you may have damaged more than just the CPU.
    I agree with the others. Try cleaning the thermal paste with alcohol and see if that resolves the problem. Did you get thermal grease in the socket on the system board? Try cleaning that as well with alcohol and let dry before use.
    Good luck.
     
    steve p, Feb 19, 2009
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    Yeah
    Good luck
    Keep us updated
     
    RaYYaN, Feb 19, 2009
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    Charles P. Jefferies, Feb 19, 2009
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