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    noob quesiton about processor

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by ton247, Dec 19, 2007.

  1. ton247

    ton247 Notebook Evangelist

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    what is this 'santa rosa' thing? it's some kind of update to an intel core 2 duo processor right? i'm looking at buying this laptop
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220137
    but somebody said to me it is a last gen processor
    so what's the difference between that processor and 'santa rosa' (please correct me if i'm wrong about what its called)

    thanks!
     
    ton247, Dec 19, 2007
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  2. John B

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    John B, Dec 19, 2007
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  3. sly

    sly m1530 owner!!!

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    sata rosa has a faster front bus side
     
    sly, Dec 19, 2007
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  4. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Santa Rosa has an 800MHZ FSB, while a standard core 2 duo has either a 533 or 667mhz FSB.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Dec 19, 2007
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  5. ton247

    ton247 Notebook Evangelist

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    is that a big difference? (if you haven't guessed yet, i'm a complete noob when it comes to these things)

    if i buy a notebook from the last generation, will it be a big deal?
     
    ton247, Dec 19, 2007
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  6. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    No u won't notice an extra 133MHz of bus speed. If you get the T7200 vs the newer T7300, I guarantee you won't tell the difference between the tow.
     
    adinu, Dec 19, 2007
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  7. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Santa Rosa is generally a disappointment because it does not offer much of an advantage at all over the last-generation Napa platform. Power consumption did not improve, and heat went up. The performance improvements between the 667MHz FSB of the Napa platform and the 800MHz of the Santa Rosa platform did not do much, maybe +10% at most. Turbo Memory was a failure because it does little for system performance, caused instability in many laptops and just plain did not deliver what it was marketed to do.

    So no, it does not matter if you get an Napa (Intel 945 chipset) based notebook.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Dec 19, 2007
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  8. manzi

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    If anything the older processors will be cheaper but still as good so I would go for the older processor instead of the Santa Rosa processor.
     
    manzi, Dec 19, 2007
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  9. ton247

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    cool, thanks for the heads up
     
    ton247, Dec 19, 2007
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    Napa processors are sold more expensive than Santa Rosa in ebay.
     
    vostro1400user, Dec 19, 2007
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  11. JCMS

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    JCMS, Dec 19, 2007
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