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holapie   11-13-2008 at 04:33:12 AM

Should I upgrade from
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor P7350 (2.0GHz) 2m cache to Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor P8400 (2.26 GHz) 3m cache for $75 or from 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS to 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT for $100? I can only afford one or the other which one is better for gaming?

Thanks a lot guys!

Oh or 15.4" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800) to 15.4" diagonal WSXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1680 x 1050) for $75


Message edited by holapie on 11-13-2008 at 04:40:38 AM
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Zecow   11-13-2008 at 04:56:56 AM
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I dont see why you would upgrade a 2 to a 2.2 or a geforce 9200 to a 9600. you're gaining something like... 10% increase in speed for the cpu and something like 15% in gpu.

I'd buy a good heatsink and OC your cpu to 2.8.... then see if anything changes....

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dagger   11-13-2008 at 05:02:40 AM
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The gpu upgrade will give you much higher gaming performance gain compared to cpu. And unlike the previous poster stated, the difference from 9200 to 9600 is far larger than just 15%.

Don't upgrade display. Your POS hardware can't handle higher resolution anyway.

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cjl   11-13-2008 at 08:43:42 AM
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Sounds like someone is configuring a notebook...

I'd go for the GPU upgrade.

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Zecow   11-13-2008 at 09:36:45 AM
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you're overlooking one issue here. At the res. he is playing.. Its a cpu bottleneck. going for a gpu doesnt help much with that res.

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Inferno1217   11-13-2008 at 10:00:25 AM
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some of you are overlooking that this is a laptop not a desktop you can't just upgrade your heatsink. GPU vote here

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mactronix   11-13-2008 at 10:21:33 AM
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I vote graphics but please remember that upping any specs with a laptop will use the battery faster.

Mactronix

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