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    HIGHEST possible CPU my T60p can handle??? I get different answers??

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by CrunchDude, Mar 28, 2008.

  1. CrunchDude

    CrunchDude Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm a bit confused. I bought my T60p with a T2500 (Core Duo, 32-bit processor, 2GHz per core), and have upgraded it to the T7600 (Core 2 Duo, 64-bit processor, 2.33GHz per core). I was told that this is fastest CPU I can put in my machine. However, other IT friends of mine tell me I could upgrade to a T7800, as it is also 65nm, and even though the CPU has a FSB of 800MHz, it would be backwards-compatible to 667MHz... :confused:

    I was given this page for "confirmation", but I really don't know what to make of it. Does anyone have a definitive answer??

    Thanks!! :)
     
    CrunchDude, Mar 28, 2008
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The 'faster' ones use a different socket, so you cannot use them.
     
    Greg, Mar 28, 2008
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    You already have the fastest processor that the T60 can support. The T7800 not only uses a faster bus but it is also a completely different socket. T60's can use socket M processors up to the Merom class. The socket P won't fit let alone work in the T60.
     
    RasBastard, Mar 28, 2008
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  4. CrunchDude

    CrunchDude Notebook Evangelist

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    Alright, thanks guys! That's what I thought, but it sometimes pays to ask in a new forum. I've found out some crazy things with crap shoots like these. hehe...

    I guess they won't make a faster Merom than the T7600, huh? I'd buy it immediately, but there's likely no real market for them...Oh well...Thanks again! :)
     
    CrunchDude, Mar 28, 2008
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  5. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Merom is one or two generations old already...kind of doubt it :).
     
    Greg, Mar 29, 2008
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    CrunchDude Notebook Evangelist

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    Yea, but how much difference is there between a T7600 and a T9300, for example? Yes, one has 2MB of extra L2 cache, and runs 170MHz faster, and the FSB is 800 vs. 667, but to unless you're running high-end, super CPU, and GPU-intensive applications, how will most users really SEE the impact of having a Penryn? How noticeable is it?

    Thanks... ;)
     
    CrunchDude, Mar 29, 2008
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    The one major impact is if an application supports SSE4; Penryn has it, the one-generation-old Merom does not. So if you do audio/video encoding, or work with certain Adobe products, there's a chance you'll see performance boosts there.

    Otherwise, clock-for-clock, Penryn has a 5-10% performance boost, depending on the application you're running.
     
    LoneWolf15, Mar 29, 2008
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