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Maxing out a E6400?

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by mooliecool, Apr 18, 2017.

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  1. mooliecool

    mooliecool Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys, my friend has a Latitude E6400 that runs quite slow for today's standards. I told him to upgrade the entire PC a while ago but his parents won't buy him a new one unfortunately. So for his birthday I told him I'd upgrade the internals to the best I could do. But I need your guys help on some of my questions.

    Here are my current upgrade plans.
    - Backlit keyboard
    - Precision Palmrest and Lid
    - E6400 Nvidia motherboard
    - Dial Up Modem (Idk why he wants it)
    - Copper mod
    - Heatsink upgrade
    - Screen (possible)

    Can you use a quad core at all? Custom Bios?
    Is it worth upgrading the heatsink to 2 Pipe or Fat Pipe?
    Is LED better than LCD? Better than cathode? Worth upgrade?
    Is it possible to use more than 8 GB of ram?
    What else can I upgrade?
    What CPU is best for preformance? (ignoring price)

    Also keep in mind we can't really buy a new computer! So pretty much upgrades only

    Thanks in advance.
     
    mooliecool, Apr 18, 2017
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  2. don_svetlio

    don_svetlio In the Pipe, Five by Five.

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    Honestly - buying him a used Business laptop would be a FAR better upgrade and it would also be much cheaper. Look for something like a Lenovo ThinkPad T430 or T440 or any equivalent EliteBook/Latitude - they're decently cheap when bought used from corporations.
     
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    mooliecool Notebook Enthusiast

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    That's the problem man I can't get him a new laptop cause his parents will just make him reject it and I'll be stuck with a paper weight laptop unfortunately. Anyway I was going to do that at first. Thanks for the suggestion though! :)
     
    mooliecool, Apr 18, 2017
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    don_svetlio In the Pipe, Five by Five.

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    Why even tell them? I doubt they'll notice the difference unless pointed out to them - business laptops look decidedly average - one would be hard-pressed to tell them apart.
     
    don_svetlio, Apr 18, 2017
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    What's the benefit of putting a Precision palmrest and lid?
     
    alexhawker, Apr 18, 2017
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    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    I would install an SSD (2.5" SATA, 256GB or greater). That's what I did when I had an E6400 and it made the computer much more responsive. Plus make sure the RAM is at least 4GB.

    John
     
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