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    Question about processors

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by DeathOrgy, Nov 15, 2009.

  1. DeathOrgy

    DeathOrgy Notebook Geek

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    About the 1651-ID2, how easy is it to install a processor, and where can I find which processors are supported? I was thinking of maybe buying one without the processor and getting a nice quad core on ebay or another site, but I'm not sure which ones it can support. I was looking at the Q9400 and other higher than Q9000 processors. Also, why is this so cheap? http://www.jr.com/intel/pe/ITE_BX80580Q940/ Is it the desktop version? I'm assuming it is, but it mentions both desktops and notebooks in the description.
     
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  2. Ayle

    Ayle Trailblazer

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    That's a LGA 775 cpu, for desktops. It supports, all T5xxx, T6xxx, T7xxx, T9xxx, P7xxx, P8xxx and P9xxx dual core cpus. And the quad core cpu you can use are the q9000, q9100 and qx9300, those are the only core 2 quad mobile Intel is producing.
     
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    DeathOrgy Notebook Geek

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    Would installing a processor be easy to do if I order the MSI model without one? I could just order it with the Q9000, but the clock speed is so low on that processor, and I'm not sure if it would bottleneck any games that don't utilize four cores.
     
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    idiotpilot Notebook Evangelist

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    Do what i am doing: Order the barebones system, and then get a cheaper processor from ebay. it is incredibly easy to install the processor - just unscrew the heatsink, place the cpu into the socket and the put the heatsink back on. Also, processors can be overclocked via the turbo button, and not many games are cpu reliant. I'm getting a p8400 which i will overclock into a p8700 :D
     
    idiotpilot, Nov 16, 2009
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    Deuce24 Notebook Guru

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    agreed it wont bottleneck anything. The Q9000 can feed data more than fast enough for the hungriest cards that its possible to get in any msi.

    More importantly its easy to overclock, going up 200mhz should be fine. Certainly enough to remove any possibility of bottleneck.

    Most importantly you get 4 cores! General windows use and apps really do benefit from the extra cores these days. Not 18 months ago but most are no patchable/updatable to take advantage.

    This benefit will continue to be felt now the industry has adpoted multi core processors as they way forward. Any decent game released from this point onwards will take advantage. This is when core2duo will suddenly start to feel dated. If your going to go multi core, just 2 was never enough.
     
    Deuce24, Nov 17, 2009
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    Yeah, unfortunately, all the quad processors I found at reasonably low prices were OEM or ES. I would only want retail.
     
    DeathOrgy, Nov 18, 2009
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