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    Zepto 2425W processor

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by LABSmith13, Feb 18, 2009.

  1. LABSmith13

    LABSmith13 Notebook Guru

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    Wondering what's the max processor that my Zepto can handle. Spoke to someone at Zepto who said that I could use the T7xxx processors, but is there a particular model which will work? Don't want to spend £400 only to find that it doesn't work!

    Which is the best processor of this range? Currently using a T5000 2Ghz. Am i going to see a marked difference here re game playing / running programs?
     
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    kadett2k8 Notebook Consultant

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    I've just looked into it and apparently the 2425W is a Compal HEL80 which uses the 667MHz processors, so the max would be a T7200 or T7400. It looks like the T7200 was the max speed Zepto sold the units preinstalled with from what i've been able to search on via google.
     
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    brilliant. Regarding the T7200 and 400, is there just one type (socket M for example)?
    just opened up machine only to find that don't have a T5000 whic i thought, but a T2500 so i'm assuming there would be a massive difference?

    Also, what type of fan would i need to get (if any different)?
     
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    Kadet2k8, just been having a look on cpuworld.com and it's saying that all teh t7xxx are 667 and have the same specs except the cpu speed. Does this mean that i can use teh t7600 or t7800 with it too?
     
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    Well you might end up having a very very very hot laptop if you use anything higher than T7200, or having a laptop that simply shuts off becuase it can't despense the heat. But in theory you should be able to use the T7600 and T7800 processors also.
     
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    The Znote 2425W is based upon the Napa Platform, so it'll accept only Socket M CPUs. If it was sold with Merom CPUs (T5xxx and T7xxx), then you would probably need to update the BIOS to the latest version (be careful if you do this), install a Merom CPU and boot.

    T7xxx series includes the T7200, T7400 and the T7600. These are the high-end Socket M Meroms. And you can obviously undervolt the CPU to reduce the TDP and load temperatures significantly.

    Remember: A CPU upgrade will only help improve the performance of tasks that are CPU-intensive.
     
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    I've gone for the t7400 which should be here in 7 days. Looking at the temp output compared to the t2500 chip, it's only 3higher so i'm assuming that it won't get too much hotter? How can i find out what size fan i need with this laptop as i want to replace the one in there?

    cheers
     
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    Well only the one manufactured for the 2425W model fits. It's not like with stationary machines where you can just buy a new and better fan.
     
    kadett2k8, Mar 8, 2009
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