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    How much processor power is reccommended on 8760?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by virtuson, Jul 19, 2010.

  1. virtuson

    virtuson Notebook Enthusiast

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    After three and a half years with my Sager2090 i'm moving on and at the moment I have this configured:

    - Display: 17.3" FHD LED Backlit 16:9 "Glare Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright Glossy Screen (1920x1080)
    - Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-620M, 2.66-3.33GHz, (4MB L3 cache)
    - Thermal Compound: - IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU
    - Graphics Video Card: nVidia GeForce GTX 285M 1Gig PCI-Express GDDR3 DX10
    - Ram: ~ 4,096MB DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 SODIMMS)
    - Optical Drive: ~Combo 8x8x6x4x Dual Layer DVD +/-R/RW 5x DVD-RAM 24x CD-R/RW Drive
    - Primary Hard Drive: ~ 320GB 7200RPM (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache) -

    It all seems adequate for my needs, but naturally I will be playing games and am unsure if in a year or two I'll be wishing I spent more on the processor

    thoughts?
     
    virtuson, Jul 19, 2010
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  2. Larry@LPC-Digital

    Larry@LPC-Digital Company Representative

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    ^^^The new i7-740QM is just a little more and would be a good investment, imo. :)
     
    Larry@LPC-Digital, Jul 19, 2010
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  3. Romiyo

    Romiyo Notebook Evangelist

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    yup i'd go for the Quad Core processor, will probably last you as long as you did with your sager 2090.
     
    Romiyo, Jul 20, 2010
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    Daniel Hahn Notebook Evangelist

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    I'd opt for the Quad Core as well, you'll welcome the power in some games. BTW, your FL90 lasted 3 1/2 years without the 8600M GT breaking down? Must be a new record!
    Anyway, I'd probably wait for the GTX 460M / 470M to come out before I decide which GPU to get for that laptop.
     
    Daniel Hahn, Jul 20, 2010
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  5. ettornio

    ettornio Notebook Deity

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    You should go for the Core i7 740-QM CPU.
     
    ettornio, Jul 20, 2010
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    i7-840qm best bang
     
    dviper84, Jul 23, 2010
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    I got the I7-840 too.
     
    dodgehemi0, Jul 24, 2010
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    Q: How much processor power is reccommended on 8760?
    A: The more the merrier.
     
    Bytales, Jul 26, 2010
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