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    Upgrading 3630QM to 3740QM, worth it?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by BBoBBo, Oct 22, 2012.

  1. BBoBBo

    BBoBBo Notebook Consultant

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    I'm planning to purchase the 170EM with the 7970m, for an additional $170 I can upgrade from the i73630QM to the 3740QM. Is the $170 upgrade worth it?
     
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  2. Support.3@XOTIC PC

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    Well it depends on what you want to do. For gaming probably not, for CPU intensive programs where you need to get the most CPU power possible then the $170 price isnt too bad. For gaming even the i7 3630QM do an excellent job, mainly because gaming performance is based on the GPU.
     
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  3. Kevinmcg

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    Depends on your income. Most people stick with the basic i7.
     
    Kevinmcg, Oct 22, 2012
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    Well I see, I do a bit of graphic design and intense gaming. Would there be a noticeable performance while gaming? Perhaps a 2-3 FPS boost @1080p? Or is it more?
     
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  5. Kevinmcg

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    Depends on the game. BF3 SC2 maybe. World of warcraft, probably not.
     
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    Well if the FPS boost isn't that huge(at least 5FPS), I guess I'll be sticking with the 3630QM then.
     
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    Put that $170 to go from the 7970M to the 680M
     
    Support.3@XOTIC PC, Oct 22, 2012
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  8. jaybee83

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    weeeelll....if u can afford it, you could go for the 3740qm and OC is nicely by 400 Mhz, which is not possible with the 36xxqm cpus :p
     
    jaybee83, Oct 22, 2012
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  9. explor3r3

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    same opinion (go to 680M) ,as i read somewhere (on intel site i think) it`s not a big difference , if you want to upgrade the processor go at least to 38xxQM ,to make it worth .... the effort

    take a look here : ARK | Compare Intel® Products
     
    explor3r3, Oct 22, 2012
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  10. Zymphad

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    No boost in games. Even if you had a CFX 7970M or SLI 680M you wouldn't notice a difference in performance with that CPU upgrade.
     
    Zymphad, Oct 22, 2012
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  11. jaug1337

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    This. The CPU isn't worth the upgrade, people asking for such things usually don't need the power :p just take the best GPU and game on
     
    jaug1337, Oct 22, 2012
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  12. mortalcombat

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    Upgrade if you want Vt-d for virtual machines
     
    mortalcombat, Oct 22, 2012
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