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    CPU upgrade - VAIO SZ6

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by b|lly, May 14, 2011.

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    b|lly Notebook Deity

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    Hi.

    There were some threads about this topic earlier but all of them are closed so I had to open a new one.

    I am looking for CPU upgrade for my SZ6 model, it currently have T7500. I need more power because I run virtualbox VM on it. My main choices are X7800, T9300 (T9500) and X9000. Will all of this work on my mobo without problems?

    I would like to get X9000, but even after so many years its still a very expensive chip and I dont wanna spend so much money on a 3 year old laptop. How are the other CPUs in terms of overclocking? I know x9000 is unlocked, so its pretty solid, but others arent. I have no problems with overheating, when doing stuff on VM my laptop stands on a table and its bottom is a bit lifted (extended battery)
     
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    The bios doesn't support overclocking and it's possible none of those chips will work. Some have managed to get other processors tow ork, others, not so much. Not much is going to give you any real noticeable speed increase, it's a lot of risk for little gain.

    Spend your money on memory and an SSD.
    4 gigs, win7 64bit, and an SSD makes these run better than most new laptops.
     
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    b|lly, May 14, 2011
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    Like I said, I've seen it go both ways.
     
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    After doing some research I decided I will try only with meron CPUs, so T7800, X7900 is an option but they are so hard to get and mostly are available from china which I dont trust since i've read many of those CPUs are ES.
     
    b|lly, May 15, 2011
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    T8100 came in the Sz750.
    Should be able to get one for about $55 and will work.
     
    leslieann, May 15, 2011
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    The least expensive thing you can do to speed up VirtualBox is to enable virtualization via hacked BIOS. Then add more RAM and SSD HDD and your laptop will be faster than a speeding train regardless of the CPU :)
     
    ghrh, May 16, 2011
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    Thats exactly what I did with my SZ650, add more RAM and SSD, also enable AHCI. The result is a significant performance boost. Upgrading the CPU should be at the bottom of the list.
     
    aralos1999, May 16, 2011
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    The OP already has 4GB of ram which seems to be enough for them. They have also upgraded to an SSD.
    I would go for a T9300 or a T9500.
    Overheating is not an issue you say but these 6M 45nm 35w processor will run cooler.
    These processors also appear to out perform the x7800.
    I haven't read of SZ6 owners having problems upgrading from Merom to Penryn cpus.
     
    Rachel, May 16, 2011
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