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    m15/m17.. X9000 worth it?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Tyranny, May 6, 2008.

  1. Tyranny

    Tyranny Newbie

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    Sorry for more questions, it's just such a big purchase I don't want to spend $$ on options that are worthless.

    I know the extreme X9000 is supposed to be the fastest notebook processor available, but with the rumor of it not being able to be OC'd, is it worth the extra $375 over the 2.6?

    Is it a speed or performance difference anyone will truly notice?

    Thank you again for your help,
    Andrea
     
    Tyranny, May 6, 2008
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  2. Alienwarez

    Alienwarez Notebook Evangelist

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    best bet imho is T9300, best for games too as games arent overly CPU dependant. Unless ur transcoding at doing CAD work dont bother with the x9000 or t9500
     
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  3. exiled

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    you should just get the t9300. you wont notice the difference with .3 ghz extra power. you also cant oc it so theres no point in extreme processor.
     
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  4. The_Observer

    The_Observer 9262 is the best:)

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    I would also ask you to stick to T9300.
     
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    HaloGod2007 Notebook Virtuoso

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    t9300 for sure
     
    HaloGod2007, May 6, 2008
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    tacomenace21 Notebook Deity

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    Yeah I would also say stick with the t9300 I went from the t7700 to the x9000 and I don't see a HUGE difference (expect when using cpu dependent program like converting my movies) Don't get me wrong the x9000 is faster but I didn't notice in gaming.
     
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    powerpack Notebook Prophet

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    I am not going to disagree with anyone above. T9300 is the smart choice. But the "rumor"? X means unlocked, so I know nothing of this "rumor"?

    EDIT: The T9500 is less than 4% over the T9300 so with out a stop watch (and maybe even with) I don't see why regardless of what you run it would matter?
     
    powerpack, May 7, 2008
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    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    you can overclock an x9000, but whether you can overclock it in the m17/15x
    is whats in question. Overclocking via bios is definitely not an option with m17x, and I assume its not an option with m15x as nobody has advertised it as being overclockable in that way.

    I assume if you are determined enough it would be possible, but as yet I have seen nobody saying that they've overclocked the m15x via software or otherwise - hence I assume its not an "easy" possibility.
     
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  10. eleron911

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    You don`t need an Xtreme CPU , you can OK the T9300 upto 2.8 EASILY and you don`t have to pay ridiculous prices.
    Also the m15/m17x are OVERPRICED for what they offer.
    Look at : Sager 5793 and Sager 9262 for 17 inchers(non SLI,respectively SLI) and the upcoming Clevo M860TU for 15inch laptops with the 8800M GTX.
     
    eleron911, May 7, 2008
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