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    I7 in vaio Z21?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by spaarndam, Feb 23, 2010.

  1. spaarndam

    spaarndam Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is it possible to put a i7 (620m) processor in a vaio z21wn? (intel GM45 chipset)
     
    spaarndam, Feb 23, 2010
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    Nope......
     
    Chirality, Feb 23, 2010
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    why not..?
     
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    The new i3/i5/i7s uses a different platform and don't support the GM45 chipset.
     
    Chirality, Feb 23, 2010
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    but will they support it in the future? :p
     
    spaarndam, Feb 23, 2010
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    Yes. If you buy the new Z :p
     
    Vogelbung, Feb 23, 2010
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    Totally different platform and chipset. Its like asking if they will eventually support diesel fuel in gasoline engines.
     
    Peteman100, Feb 23, 2010
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    Square peg, round hole on this one.
     
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    hmm.. to bad.. just bought my Z months ago..
     
    spaarndam, Feb 23, 2010
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    The best you can do with the current (old) Z is a C2D T9900, which is found on the high-end 4th and 5th gen Z. I've scoured the net for it but it ain't easy to find.

    Though I doubt you will notice alot of performace difference. The T9900 is infamous for downclocking for 99% of the time. That is, it goes at full blast with a clock speed of 3.06GHz in 10 second or so bursts, then downclocks and idles at approx 2.4GHz (my memory maybe off, but that is the approx figures that I remember). With that said, you can consider a P9700 which runs at 2.8GHz, and I understand that doesn't downclock at all. Plus, the P series (if I remember correctly again) uses less power compared to the T series. Additionally, I did ask a few weeks back regarding a CPU mod here, and the T and P series use different materials in the heat-sink structure? The T has copper and P something else...?

    If you are looking for performance increases in games or stuff, which btw I don't recommend on the Z due to it's rather ineffective heat managing capabilities, you should save up for a SSD. CPU upgrades tend to be for people who do programming (think Visual Studio, Matlab, and the rest.).

    And I guarantee you now, the new Z with i7; the early buyers will regret it with heat issues and what not, unless Sony has somehow miraculously solved the heat woes on the new Z. But I wouldn't count on that because images show that the internal structure of the new and old Z are pretty much the same. I'll be VERY surprised if I don't hear heat complaints within the first week of the new Z selling. I mean, I was pretty much dumb-struck when I first read that the new Z will come with an i5 and 330m... I'll be waiting for the new Z's hands-on user reviews with anticipation.
     
    5ushiMonster, Feb 24, 2010
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