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acer aspire 8930

Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by sharkman62, Apr 29, 2009.

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my acer 8930 came with a t5800 cpu i want to upgrade it . how much bigger can i go a t9400 , t9600 ?

sharkman62, Apr 29, 2009

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Unless you've got a specific need, upgrading to a faster hard drive is almost always money better spent. Plus unlike the CPU, upgrading the hard drive will not void your warranty.

ZaZ, Apr 29, 2009

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i have 2 320gb sata hd @ 7200rpm

sharkman62, Apr 29, 2009

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1 SSD will still yield a more significant improvement in daily tasks due to the bottleneck (slowest component) still being the hard drives. Why do you want to upgrade your notebook? What type of programs or games do you use? What is your motherboard and general notebook specs? Intel PM45? Only certain programs and games will take advantage of upgrading the CPU and depending on chipset, there might be compatibility issues (though I assume you have the newest chipset, it's better to confirm first).

sgogeta4, Apr 30, 2009

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