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    Intel & Windows Badge Upgrade.

    Discussion in 'Notebook Cosmetic Modifications and Custom Builds' started by HPDV6700, Jan 16, 2010.

  1. HPDV6700

    HPDV6700 Notebook Consultant

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    Well, after every other upgrade, i had to replace the palmrest because it was looking slightly worn. It did not come with any badges, so i had to add my own. For a couple of weeks, i was not going to, but with these stickers, the computer runs faster. haha. :)

    I upgraded the CPU from a Celeron to a Core Solo. Could not do Core 2 duo as i have 940GML board. :(
    Also, i upgraded from Windows XP to Vists Business.

    And here they are...

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    HPDV6700, Jan 16, 2010
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  2. Amnesiac

    Amnesiac 404

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    Nice. My machine runs faster with it's Windows 7 badge, and the ATI badge on mine allows my games to have a 20% framerate boost.

    I wish.
     
    Amnesiac, Jan 16, 2010
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  3. fred2028

    fred2028 Sexy member

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    I can imagine that my i7 badge means that I have a desktop i7-960 inside with no performance/heat issues.
     
    fred2028, Jan 17, 2010
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  4. WarlordOne

    WarlordOne Notebook Evangelist

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    Intel doesn't always advertise what a chipset can actually do but rather what they want you to do with it. I would be willing to wager that a C2D 533 MHz cpu would run just fine in your laptop.
     
    WarlordOne, Feb 5, 2010
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  5. H.A.L. 9000

    H.A.L. 9000 Occam's Chainsaw

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    Actually you'd be shocked at how Dell actually limits these (BIOS)... I know for a fact, that an Acer with the same board would take a C2D. Either ways, with CUDA on my nvidia sticker, it makes me feel like I have a beast of a graphics card..lol. It just sounds mean! :rolleyes:
     
    H.A.L. 9000, Feb 7, 2010
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