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    Decided on a 8662

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by priestmac, Apr 9, 2009.

  1. priestmac

    priestmac Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have finally decided on a sager np 8662. Is this a good configuration for that laptop? The only thing i'm worried about is the P8700. Will that bottleneck the GTX 260 M? Or should I go for a faster cpu? Thanks for the help.

    - ~ 250GB 7200RPM (Serial-ATA II 300)
    - ~Combo 8x8x6x4x Dual Layer DVD +/-R/RW 5x DVD-RAM 24x CD-R/RW Drive w/Softwares
    - ~ 4,096MB DDR3 1066MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 SODIMMS) (Requires Vista 64-Bit to recognize Full 4GB)
    - nVidia GeForce GTX 260M 1,024MB PCI-Express DDR3 DX10 (User Upgradeable)
    - ~Intel® P8700 45nm "Montevina" Core™2 Duo 2.53GHz w/3MB L2 On-die cache - 1066MHz FSB 25 watt
    - 15.4" WSXGA+ "Glare Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright Glossy Screen (1680x1050)
     
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  2. Chango99

    Chango99 Derp

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    No it won't bottleneck you.
     
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    LaptopNut Notebook Virtuoso

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    What sort of games will you be playing? Do you plan on playing GTA IV?
     
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  4. priestmac

    priestmac Notebook Enthusiast

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    nope, probably E:TW, FSX, counterstrike. Those type of games.
     
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    emike09 Overclocking Champion

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    FSX is VERY cpu intensive. Even on my 3.8GHz quad core desktop, all four cores sit around 90-100% utilization. If you are planning on a lot of FSX, it would not hurt to have a faster CPU. However, the P8700 is a very good processor for its pricepoint, and you will not be disappointed with it.
     
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    I would nab a proc with a higher L2 cache for FSX or other cpu bottlenecked games. Go for the T9550 or P9600 ;)
     
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  7. priestmac

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    this may be a dumb question but, what is L2 cache and how would it help? also i will probably not end up playing too much FSX, i guess many people still prefer FS9.
     
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    extra L2 cache will not really translate into increased performance.. especially for games.
     
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    I'd take FSX over FS9 any day. Most people just don't like FSX because they don't have the horsepower to run it. Same reason people are still using XP...

    L2 cache determines how much memory is taken from RAM on stored on the CPU for extemely fast access. Applications that take advantage of larger caches are those build to use particular cpu instruction sets. Biggest place you'll see that is cpu based encoding / render, such as ripping a DVD, encoding a video, rendering an animation, etc.

    Like Gophn, said, you won't really see a difference in games.
     
    emike09, Apr 10, 2009
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