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    Upgrade the CPU in NP9262

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Wolverine24, Dec 3, 2008.

  1. Wolverine24

    Wolverine24 Newbie

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    I'm thinking of purchasing a Sager NP9262 with an Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 CPU. That CPU has a TDP of only 65WATTS.

    Intel is going to be releasing Socket 775 Core 2 Quad CPUs that have a TDP of only 65WATTS in January. The one I am interesed in is the Q9550s.

    Would I be able to successfully upgrade this laptop to a Socket 775 Q9550s 65WATT CPU when it comes out? Or would there be problems with the BIOS and voltage specifications?
     
    Wolverine24, Dec 3, 2008
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  2. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    many people already have the 45nm LGA775 quad-core CPUs in the D901C

    First of all, pretty much any CPU that can be used on the desktop Intel P965 chipset... other than the ~100w+ CPUs.

    Dual Core - LGA775:
    65nm - E4x00, E6x00, E6x50, X6800
    45nm - E7x00, E8x00

    Quad Core - LGA775:
    65nm - Q6600 (G0-stepping), Q6700 (G0-stepping)
    45nm - Q8x00, Q9x00, Q9x50

    The fastest supported CPU in each category:
    - Dual Core: E8600 (3.33GHz 1333FSB 6MB L2 cache)
    - Quad-Core: Q9650 (3.00GHz 1333FSB 12MB L2 cache)

    just make sure to update the BIOS prior to the upgrade.

    we went over this topic here:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=4142608
     
    Gophn, Dec 3, 2008
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  3. Neil@Kobalt

    Neil@Kobalt Company Representative

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    They work fine, though there may be a BIOS update to officially support the CPUs.
     
    Neil@Kobalt, Dec 4, 2008
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  4. Johnksss

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    really? where did you see that at?
     
    Johnksss, Dec 5, 2008
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