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    i7-2630QM vs. the i7-2760QM

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Nephilim, Sep 28, 2011.

  1. Nephilim

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    I plan on getting an NP8150 soon but I was wondering about the differences between the two processors. Since I mainly plan on using this laptop for gaming and student purposes, would it be worth it to put forth the extra $160? How significant is the power difference, if any?
     
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  2. Ryan

    Ryan NBR Moderator

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    If you have the money, why not? :D
     
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    It might only make a slight difference in games like Starcraft 2
     
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  4. Bryanu

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    Well lets see, the 2630 is 2.0GHz vs 2.4GHz so technically roughly 20%. You also have to remember that 400MHz increase is each core as these are quad core. So in total you get 1600MHz more of speed if using an app that can support 4 cores, 800MHz if dual core app or 400MHz if single core app.

    Now CPU power does not really work out exactly like that but in all I would say its a decent upgrade. They just recently updated them too because it use to be 2630 vs 2720 which was 2.2GHz for same price but now its 2.4 so makes it a little more worth it.

    If you have the money I say do it, if not, well you can always upgrade down the road as CPU upgrade is simple but of course that costs you more than upgrading now :)

    For most games you wont notice much difference, MAYBE 1-5fps.
     
    Bryanu, Sep 28, 2011
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    Thanks for the quick responses everyone. Though I doubt I'll use many CPU intensive applications beyond gaming, I guess it's a worthy investment to somewhat future proof my system.
     
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    I think it's a very worthy upgrade for that price. In the ASUS models, or MSIs, I'd probably say otherwise...
     
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    You won't notice a difference in speed in most games, so the upgrade probably won't be worth it. I'd suggest taking the money you'd save and investing it in an SSD. You'll be amazed by its speed.
     
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    One other thing you might consider, the 2630 isn't capable of utilizing 1600mhz memory (well, it can, but only at 1333), while the 2760 is. It might not make a big difference in the performance right now, but I'm planning on using 1600mhz memory with a 2760 so I'll have the newer standard in case I decide to upgrade to a newer processor in the future.
     
    Hubris2, Sep 29, 2011
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