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    Dv9704tx?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by coolest35, Mar 1, 2008.

  1. coolest35

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    Hey guys im going to be buying a HP DV9704TX soon.. Would this make a good gaming and general entertainment PC? Im buying it from india for about 62,000 rupees thats around $1500 roughly.. Looking at the specs and comparing it to whats available here .. There really isnt anything that competes against it (no acer, toshiba, hcl) except maybe a dell xps.. now my main question is should i go for the HP or the dell xps?
     
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    Could you please post the specs or a link for the same to help you more easily?
     
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    ALso fill out the FAQ so we can help you better.

    The thread Litus mentions has good advice(basically if your priority is gaming, you would want a 8600m GT or better that the Dv9700T doesnt offer).
     
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    Penryn are the latest processors that have been launched by Intel after the success of their Santa Rosa platform. Hope that answers your question.
     
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    thats where the problem lies.. I dont want to spend another 200 bux on getting the xps if there really isnt such a big performance difference.. What do you suggest i do?
     
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    the one i mentioned is i guess santa rosa? and the penryns start from the T8xxx series?
     
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    Santa Rosa is a platform(Socket P), not a processor. Laptops that use a Peryn processor still have a Santa Rosa Chipset. The T7250 is a merom processor(65nm manufacturing process+4mb max cache) while new Penryn processors have a max of 6mb cache and 45nm manufacturing process.

    CPUguide

    What kinds of games do you want to/currently play? Search for some threads that comment on the performace of the GPU in games you are interested in/currently play and see if its acceptable.

    The Dell vostro 1500/Vostro 1700 is another laptop that has a 8600m GT(its slower then the version in the XPS laptop and its more heavy/bulky) and should be cheaper(not sure if its availble in your country)

    Also fill out the FAQ so that we can help you better.
     
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