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    Processor on Sager NP8862

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by danr22, Aug 8, 2009.

  1. danr22

    danr22 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Im looking to buy my Sager soon and the only thing I am wondering is whether it is worth going from the P8800(2.66GHZ, 25W) to a P9700(2.8GHZ, 25W). It is about a 100 dollar difference and the main thing I am looking for is performance and battery life. I hear that the P9700 has the best battery life but im not sure which one I should go with. Can anyone tell me if the performance difference or battery life difference is worth the extra 100 dollars?

    Thanks
     
    danr22, Aug 8, 2009
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  2. Soviet Sunrise

    Soviet Sunrise Notebook Prophet

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    If you are pinching pennies, then I'd advise that you stay with the P8800 or the P8700. The difference in raw horsepower between the P9700 and the P8800 is only 5.3%, and the difference in battery life is almost non-existant. However, if your wallet can afford it, by all means go for the P9700.
     
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  3. Blueman101

    Blueman101 Notebook Evangelist

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    now adays it is pointless to go up only one or two levels in cpu.
    p8600->p8700 negligible
    p8600->p8800 still rather negligible
    P8800->p9700 negligible
    P8600 ->p9700 noticable

    an p8800 vs a p9700 is negligible, my advise, stay with the p8800 then upgrade to a much higher one when prices are better or even go for a quad sometime in the future.
     
    Blueman101, Aug 8, 2009
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  4. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    My advice would be go for the P9700. Besides the cpu freq difference there is also the 3mb vs 6mb cache difference.
     
    Mandrake, Aug 8, 2009
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  5. mtness

    mtness loitering

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    I also recommend the P9700 having the extra cache on top of the higher clock is worth the extra cash imo.......and yes im bias, but hey im insecure and need to validate my getting that cpu ;)
     
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    DaBunBun Notebook Consultant

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    I got it too!
     
    DaBunBun, Aug 8, 2009
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  7. LaptopNut

    LaptopNut Notebook Virtuoso

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    I bet none of you would even notice the extra cache difference in real life performance.

    Upgrading the CPU from the P8800(2.66GHZ) to the P9700(2.8GHZ) is not worth the extra $100 (IMO) and you are unlikely to notice any significant performance increases in the vast majority of games at all.


    Performance is much more GPU related, as the results of my gaming performance thread shows.

    My 2.0 Ghz Q9000 is used as a mere 2.0 Ghz Core2Duo in most of the games that I tested and I still got excellent gaming performance.

    The only case where this upgrade may be more of a consideration is if you want to have potentially better performance in GTA IV on a Core2Duo or you plan to play more CPU intensive games.
     
    LaptopNut, Aug 8, 2009
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  8. Kevin

    Kevin Egregious

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    Cache smache, the P9700 isn't worth the $100.
     
    Kevin, Aug 9, 2009
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