t9500, 8gb ram and g92 vs g94 core - question about new system

Posting this here because it seemed more appropriate than on the p7805u thread, TIA.

Hey guys, I just received my 7805u refurb from TD as well and I have a question for you all, I currently have a P6860FX with T9600, 8GB ram, should I bother swapping the P8400 CPU in the P7805u to the T9600? is the T9600 significantly faster even tho it runs at 800mhz compared to 1066mhz of the P8400?
I also read the 9800m GTS 1GB is really a G94 core instead of a G92 in the 8800m GTS, is the 9800m GTS still significantly faster than the G92 core?
Lastly should I keep the P6860FX with the T9600 and 8GB of DDR2 ram or go for the P7805u with the T9600(or stock P8400) and 4GB DDR3? what do you guys think?

Thank you guys in advance for the help.

 

bumping this thx

 

T9600 also uses 1066MHz FSB.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Core_2_microprocessors

What tasks are you using your computer for? If you find your CPU runs at 100% usage often (such as mathematical calculations, rendering/encoding, etc.), then a CPU upgrade could be considered. For games and day-to-day tasks, don't bother as you won't see any benefit. DDR3 memory is currently pure marketing, it offers no benefit over DDR2. More memory is still better than "faster" memory. The 9800M GTS is also better than the 8800M GTS, check the link in my sig - the clocks are higher despite the core differences.

 

Sorry to derail your thread... but how did you even fit a t9600 in a 6860? It doesnt work as the 6860 wont accept that CPU.

Also as we're hard wired to not get more than 4GB or ram how did you make 8gb work?

As to your actual questions
Yes the 9800 is faster than the 8800... but not by a huge step. Its a slight upgrade but nothing to brag about over an 8800gts. I think we figured out about 4% at stock but can get pretty nice overclocks so it can go up from there according to what your individual card can handle.

And yes the t9600 > p8400, so that swap out would be a good thing

 

I meant T9500 sorry!

I also thought the 6860 would not take the 4gb sticks but they worked

I currently have T9500, 8GB DDR2 and 8800m GTS 512MB and bought a newer laptop with P8400, 4GB DDR3 and 9800m GTS 1GB.

I do a lot of DVD encoding for my daughters HD videos, file archiving with rar and tib for system images, and some mild gaming, I have the new NFS, WAW and GTA.

Should I swap the CPU in the new laptop (P8400) with the T9500 in my current laptop? I'd love to be able to swap the memory but the new system is DDR3 and the old one is DDR2 so thats a no go.

TIA.

 

You're my Hero (goes to newegg to buy 8gb of RAM)

In all honesty you should have went with the 7808 for the quad core if you get it mostly for encoding video and the like. It would be much more effective..

But for what your using the system for... the 7085 isnt really going to be an upgrade. Dont get me wrong its a great system for a great price. But with your upgrades already in the 6860... you'll actually be downgrading overall with system preformance.

 

maybe I'll put the T9500 and the RAM on eBay and get 8GB DDR3 and a P9500, do you think that would be worth it just to upgrade to the 9800m GTS 1GB? I mean i want to be able to play GTA4 at 1440x900 (native lcd res) with all the pretty effects on

oh and also the screen on the 7805 is a LG and looks brighter and crispier than the AUO in my 6860 as well as the newer chipset and faster bus support would be my main reasons for wanting to upgrade.

 

Honestly... no. The 9800gts isnt that big of a deal honestly. Its mostly just marketing. The 9800gts 512mb cards actually seem better for gaming. But with the large loads that GTA4 has you might see a slight increase with the 1 GB card though.

I'm not saying you'll be able to max out the game (not many laptops can) But as long as you dont need "all" of the bells and whistles going you should be able to play it on the 7805 with a decent CPU (t9900 is sweet )

You might want to wait a few days. A couple of people in the Gateway forums have purchased quad cores and are going to test them out in the machine. If they work then you can get a quad core and see a HUGE improvement in your day to day encoding and gaming (assuming multi core enabled programs)

 

do you think the 8Gb would make a noticeable difference in game play and other applications? most people in other forums say anything other than 4gb wont matter for games.

so what do you think is the best of these two

t9500
8gb ram
8800m gts 512mb
intel 965 series chipset

or

p9500
4gb ram
9800m gts 1gb
intel 45 series chipset

 

What applications do you use? MATLAB? AutoCAD? etc. If it's just games and general stuff, then no, 4GB is fast enough and 8GB will yield no benefit.

 

so you are saying the newer computer will be the best choice even tho it has only 4gb ram, right?

 

I said it depends on what you are using your computer for?