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    W500 and cpu

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by tatung70, Dec 3, 2009.

  1. tatung70

    tatung70 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Can I replace the W500 cpu with a faster one? If so, what woudl be the fastest I could do? Love to go a quad core cpu, etc.

    Righgt now its dual core, 2.53. Running a number of VMs and need cpu. Upgraded to 8 GB RAm.
     
    tatung70, Dec 3, 2009
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  2. MidnightSun

    MidnightSun Emodicon

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    The W500 cannot support quad core CPUs. The fastest it can go up to is the T9900 at 3.06GHz.
     
    MidnightSun, Dec 3, 2009
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    tatung70 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok, thanks. $450 for a cpu, wonder if it will make a difference. 3.06 vs 2.53.

    Running Virtual machines, etc. 64 bit OS - OS is x64 Windows 7 with Vmware Workstation.
     
    tatung70, Dec 3, 2009
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    If you're stressing the CPU on 100% load, the difference in performance will be linear, so about 21% better. Whether or not that's worth $450, depends on you.
     
    sgogeta4, Dec 3, 2009
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