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    Just a Quick Question about CPU

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by JellyBeans, Jul 17, 2008.

  1. JellyBeans

    JellyBeans Notebook Evangelist

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    What would be the best CPU to get for the 5796? The reason I ask is because I have hearc some of the CPU upgrades cost hundreds of dollars but only increase performance by milliseconds. Thanks for the help.
     
    JellyBeans, Jul 17, 2008
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  2. Nirvana

    Nirvana Notebook Prophet

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    best value - 2.4
    little future proof - 2.53
     
    Nirvana, Jul 17, 2008
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  3. Rodriigo

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    nirvana, if you had to guess, how much is "little"?

    i'm in similar shoes as jellybeans atm. I checked tom's hardware and they're getting pretty excited about the 2.53 25w:
    http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-centrino-2,1969-3.html

    what do you folks think about this processer for a dedicated gaming machine (5796) with a 9800 gtx and 4 gb of DDR3? where will the bottleneck be and how futureproof would you suspect it'd be?
     
    Rodriigo, Jul 17, 2008
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  4. Tankbuster

    Tankbuster Notebook Consultant

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    Let's think logically.
    The difference between P8600 and P9500 is 3 MB Cache and 0.13 GHz.
    So the P9500 won't be that more future proof than the P8600.

    I'm going to take the P8600, and if in three years I see that it is getting old, I'll buy a new processor (this will void my warranty, but there's no 3+ year guarantee anyway).
     
    Tankbuster, Jul 17, 2008
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