The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Upgrade T60 Processor?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by ibm meister, Aug 30, 2008.

  1. ibm meister

    ibm meister Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    40
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    I have asked before and suggested to upgrade HD. I now am running T60/2623-D6U w/ 1.83 Dual Core, 3Gb RAM, Hitachi 320GB 7200, recently replaced screen from Lenovo as it went bad (SXGA+) So it's reuuning NICE :) But... still curious as to upgrading the processor to a Core2 Duo. Will that put the icing onthe cake, or just give it a subtle boost?? Is it worth it at this point. The HD was defenitely worth it.

    T2400/Socket 479 mPGA Mainboard i945 Rev.3 Vista 32 Latest ATI Driver upgrade

    Thanks
     
    ibm meister, Aug 30, 2008
    #1
  2. Arki

    Arki Super Moderator

    Reputations:
    3,639
    Messages:
    4,135
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    Depends. What do you do on your computer?
     
    Arki, Aug 30, 2008
    #2
  3. ibm meister

    ibm meister Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    40
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Design brochures, alot of word docs, alot of picture work, graphics on promotional material, alot of multi tasking
     
    ibm meister, Aug 31, 2008
    #3
  4. Arki

    Arki Super Moderator

    Reputations:
    3,639
    Messages:
    4,135
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    That's a good amount of CPU work. You should see a significant boost in performance if you upgrade to Core 2 Duo.

    The T2400 is socket M, so you can upgrade to the following if your BIOS supports it,

    Core 2 Duo T5300 - 1.73 GHz, 2 Mb, 533 MHz, M
    Core 2 Duo T5500 - 1.67 GHz, 2 Mb, 677 MHz, M
    Core 2 Duo T5600 - 1.83 GHz, 2 Mb, 677 MHz, M
    Core 2 Duo T7200 - 2.0 GHz, 4 Mb, 677 MHz, M
    Core 2 Duo T7400 - 2.16 GHz, 4 Mb, 677 MHz, M
    Core 2 Duo T7600 - 2.33 GHz, 4 Mb, 677 MHz, M

    More info: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=166906
     
    Arki, Aug 31, 2008
    #4
  5. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

    Reputations:
    4,982
    Messages:
    34,001
    Likes Received:
    1,415
    Trophy Points:
    581
    I upgraded to a T7400 from a T2300e. To be honest it's not that big of a difference. I really only did it cause I got a great deal on the T7400. I don't see your needs as being particularly CPU intensive. Memory is more important for the multi-tasking.
     
    ZaZ, Aug 31, 2008
    #5