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    Sager NP5791 CPU upgrade

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by dstar5000, Dec 27, 2011.

  1. dstar5000

    dstar5000 Newbie

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    I have the 2.2mhz duo CPU that came with it. What is the fastest cpu I can use? Quad? What is the socket for this model, Socket 775?
    I found a Intel Core2 Quad Processor Q6600 2.4GHz with LGA 775 socket for $30.

    Also, I have already upgraded to 4g ram, is it possible to go to 8 gig?
    More is always BETTER, right?!
    :D

    Thanks in advance!

    DSTAR
     
    dstar5000, Dec 27, 2011
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  2. mikepd

    mikepd Notebook Geek

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    I have the 5793 which has the same chipset as the 5791. I have 8GB of ram installed. Microsoft changed the specs of the chipset so it can handle 8GB rather than the published max of 4GB.

    The fastest CPU that the 5791 takes should be the same as the 5793 which is an X9000 which can be O/C'd to 3.2 via the bios. Your best bet to getting an X9000 is Ebay which is where I got mine. If you do get an X9000 make sure it has a C0 revision as the step number. The socket is a PGA478 for the 5793 and it should be the same for the 5791.

    HTH

    Mike
     
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  3. dstar5000

    dstar5000 Newbie

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    Ummm, the bios doesn't have anything *special* in it, especially over-clocking parameters, when I press F2.

    Is there another way to get to the good stuff?

    DSTAR
     
    dstar5000, Dec 27, 2011
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    Blacky Notebook Prophet

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    niffcreature ex computer dyke

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    The 5791 wont boot with an x9100 unless you use a socket pinmod to downclock the FSB.
     
    niffcreature, Dec 28, 2011
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    dstar5000 Newbie

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    I think I'll leave it as it is, it runs just fine and does what i want it to do.....
    :)

    DTSAR
     
    dstar5000, Dec 29, 2011
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    MALIBAL #3 Company Representative

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    It is worth mentioning that doing this upgrade will unfortunately not be of much use in terms of gaming performance. The determinant of gaming performance is the GPU, not the CPU. So even if you upgrade the CPU on your 5791, you wouldn't be seeing much improvement in terms of games. If you plan on doing CPU intensive tasks, like video editing, emulating or encoding, then the CPU upgrade would be worth your money and your time.
     
    MALIBAL #3, Dec 29, 2011
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