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    CPU speed and Gaming

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by mickyv33, Jul 31, 2008.

  1. mickyv33

    mickyv33 Notebook Geek

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    How big a deal is CPU speed in gaming. Im aware that bottlenecking is almost always related to the GPU but would a Centrino 2 2.40ghz processor have that much of an increase over the 2.23ghz processor.
    If i got the 2.23 CPU would it hold up well with new games like Crysis or COD4?

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  2. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    I guess the 2.23GHz is the P8400 and the 2.40GHz is the P8600..??
    The P8400 will be fine with all new games, since games have their required specs listed - CPU: 2.0+GHz Core 2 Duo
    So, you should be fine even with a P8400....

    But higher the CPU frequency, greater will be the Physical Realism in games (esp FPSs)
    Higher CPU frequency will also increase the fps of the game, since the CPU is responsible for transferring data through the HDD, RAM and GPU....!!
    So either go for the P8400/P8600 (2.26/2.4) or the T9600 (2.8), because a frequency difference less that 0.4GHz per core, will not give you any significant increase in real-world performance....(Probably wait for the T9800 [2.93] :p)
     
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  3. KillerNotebooks

    KillerNotebooks Notebook Consultant

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    Another thing to consider beyond the speed of the processor itself is the cache. With Intel having the off-chip memory controller, the larger cache is a good thing. The 8xxx series ( I believe all of them, at least the 84/8600 in question) have a 3 MB cache. A step up to the 9300 at least will put you at 6 MB.
     
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