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    9300 upgrade question

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Cap, Dec 28, 2007.

  1. Cap

    Cap Notebook Consultant

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    If I upgrade from a 1.6 Dothan M730 to a M770 2.13 would I see a significant increase in performance in gaming or browsing? I'm considering this upgrade on a 9300 that has a 6800 N41 GPU.

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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Most likely not much. When gaming the graphics card is always the most important component. Browsing isn't very CPU intensive. A faster hard drive will likely yield better results. Why are you taking about a Dothan Pentium M when your machine has a C2D?
     
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    Cap Notebook Consultant

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    The laptop in my sig is a 9400. I have a 9300 also that does have the 1.6 Dothan M730. Thanks for the reply!

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