NP9850 Configuration

Here is the thing. My budget is limited at about $2800 and this notebook looks like the best thing to replace my M9750 with.

Currently I am debating on the Q9000 or the P9700. My biggest fears here are that the Q9000 won't have the horsepower to handle games that only support dual cores. On the other hand I know that the P9700 won't have the horsepower to effectively handle games that use three or four threads with relative efficiency.

In the end the question really comes down to whether you think the Q9000 has the processing power, as it is only running at 2GHz, to handle current and future generation games. I also have one other question regarding the Q9000. Can it be overclocked as it is not an extreme edition CPU; Or more simply is the FSB unlocked on the NP9850 motherboard?

Thanks,
Compstomper

PS: My budget is actually $3500 but the other $700 is going into a 42" TV to use as a moniter.

 

Not sure if this helps, but there is a similar thread going on here:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=5179917#post5179917

I am also interested to hear what others have to say. Still trying to decide on what cpu I want in my np5797.

 

The link to the thread you offered me did not really cover the field specified in my original post. My questions are more angled toward gaming rather then just simple desktop applications.

Thanks for the link but it did not really resolve my dilemma.

 

yes the chip can be overclocked using Nvidia System Tools, how far you will be able to overclock it is another matter, personally i would prob be going for the quad over the dual core

Pete

 

My vote would be for the P9700. The q9000 is basically 2 dual cores with 3mb of cache per core running at ONLY 2Ghz. It also runs at 45W. The P9700 is only 25W which means it will be cooler, save battery life and should live longer with less heat. To top it off it runs at 2.8Ghz natively. Don't sacrifice the speed for extra cores with smaller cache.

If over-clocking is involved the P9700 should OC much better than the q9000. People with the M17x are getting a poor OC with the q9000.

 

i agree with mandrake you should get a nice overclock from the p9700

If you want excellent performance from games now (which dont utilise 4 cores) then then fast dual is better

 

This is always the questions asked.

Even I pondered this between the Q9000 and P9700 when I was selecting my 5797 cpu but I figured that I'll go with the quad cause I do a bit of photoshop and stuff anyway and down the road, i'll fork out for the QX9300 when it's cheaper. Also, imo, the quad core will give it a lil more life. I don't oc as i really don't see a need to.