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    intel t3400 to t7700 question

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by pbatoon, Jun 29, 2009.

  1. pbatoon

    pbatoon Newbie

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    I just got this dell inspiron 1545 from bestbuy on sale for a cheap price. Unfortunately my older laptop died on me from the summer heat (bleh hp's) so I opted for a dell from bestbuy instead. Its great and all but I know for sure the t3400 processor is a huge bottleneck in a lot of processing.

    Any benefits to outweigh the cost of upgrading to a t7700?
     
    pbatoon, Jun 29, 2009
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  2. qhn

    qhn Notebook User

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    I take it that you already max out your ram and look into a faster drive first?

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Jun 29, 2009
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    rflcptr Notebook Consultant

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    Four times as much cache coupled with a ~10% increase in clock should net you a decent performance increase in CPU-intensive applications. Is your system capable of supporting a T7700?
     
    rflcptr, Jun 29, 2009
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  4. Evaders99

    Evaders99 Notebook Consultant

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    Looks like it is using the GM45 chipset that should support the T7700. Don't take my word for it though
     
    Evaders99, Jun 29, 2009
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