Which processor is better for laptop.

Although some might disagree I think that for gaming the fastest dual core you can find would be your best option for a laptop. It will consume less power than a quad and there are only a couple games that utilize more than 2 cores anyway.

Yeah, if you find a laptop that runs the Q9450, it probably isn't too portable

hello enmaalvb,

Notebooks currently do have what you seek. The link below to pioneercomputers(rebadged clevo i think?) is a good example, enjoy.

http://www.pioneercomputers.com.au [...] 15&id=2218

Boju

What kind of gaming are you talking about?

Gaming on laptops are getting better with dedicated GPU modules, but are still behind desktop gaming rigs in overall quality/performance.

I would look at what kind of gaming you intend you play, and see if a gaming laptop is the best for your needs. Check out reviews of Dell XPS or Alienware gaming lappies for a good comparasion.

Here is a link that might help you out a bit:
http://computershopper.com/top-pro [...] ng_laptops

But do some research on your own to find the laptop that fits your gaming needs.

stay away from the sli 8700
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] w=0&nojs=0

If you want unbeatable performance, go with Sager and don't look anywhere else.

An X9000 and two 8800m GTX's will rock your world.
The Sager NP9262 is for you.


You better have a big bank roll, though.


But, for gaming, a faster clocked dual core will always beat a lower clocked quad core.

At least, for now.

Well, this is just another reason asking before buying is always good. Thanks for the comments everyone, now I will plan better what to buy.

Thanks for the idea but don't use the battery but would plug in anywhere I can and I don't mind the bulky 17 inch laptop. But thanks anyway.

I want a desktop replacement laptop, could be 15 or 17 inch, I want it to play wherever theres a plug, or when I need to go the another city or a vacation and being able to still play or browse internet from any wifi connection I find from a neighbour (Because here in Dominican Republic there arent lots of malls or locals with wifi)

Now that I have rethinked what I'll buy Im stuck between these three choices.
*the sager 17in with the e8400 dual core at 3.0 sli 8800gtx and 2gb ram 1680 res in about $3200

*the dell 17 in 1920 resolution t9300 2.5 gh sli 8800 gtx and 4gb ram and the very nice looks, $3400

*Alienware 15 in 1680 res and t9300 2.5 one 8800 gtx and 2gb ram around $2800

The Sager seems to output alot of power, same as the dell, but the dell has a very nice looks and I trust more dell, I dont really know sager, first time I hear about it (If anyone has bought please info me) and the alienware is just for a budget and as a emergency option.

I got the money and would really like to get a laptop and I am a expirienced desktop user so dont flame about the money issue please.

Thanks in advance would like to hear your opinions.

don't pay for memory upgrades, buy the minimum and upgrade yourself. its cheaper that way. sometimes better CPUs and HDD are also cheaper to get the minimum and upgrade yourself.

Laptops are like cars, they make all the money on the add ons. unfortuaneatly for them its easy to upgrade laptops

I would not upgrade the CPU myself - it's doable, but there's no reason to, and it will likely cost more. What you should upgrade yourself is the RAM. Get the 1730 with the minimum amount of RAM (2GB IIRC). Looking at Dell's website, they want $150 to upgrade the RAM from 2 to 4 GB. Instead, get it with 2 and get something like this for far less money than dell wants for the upgrade.

Oh, and that Dell config looks quite nice. It's the one I would pick out of the ones you listed.

Yeah, thats a good idea.

I think Ill go with the Dell. Looks nicer and I trust it more. but if I get a few bucks less ill probably go for the sager.

Replacing a standard pin-grid-array (socketed) laptop chip isn't really any harder than replacing a desktop chip. There are three hard things in replacing a laptop CPU though:

1. Making sure your laptop's BIOS will support a newer chip. If your laptop didn't have a specific chip as a purchase option at some point, chances are about 100% that it will not support it, even if it's just a die shrink or a different stepping. Welcome to the don't-mess-with-the-black-box world of OEM computers...

2. Getting a suitable processor to replace your existing one. You can generally find high-end Core 2 Duo notebook processors easily and also Celeron Ms but lower-end C2Ds, Pentium Dual Cores, and about any socket S1 AMD mobile chip is hard to impossible to find.

3. Getting the computer apart enough to remove the heatpipe and heatsink arrangement without breaking the cheap plastic nubs on the parts that snap closed to hold the notebook's case together.

Once you have the new processor in hand, the BIOS will support it, and you have the computer apart enough to remove the heatsink and heatpipe assembly, it's almost identical to removing and replacing a desktop CPU. The only differences are that you have to unscrew the heatsink/heatpipe assembly and possibly fan instead of unclamping them and there is a screw that controls the clamping of the ZIF socket rather than a lever. The rest is the same- pick up old CPU, take some solvent to the heatsink and remove old thermal grease, reapply new thermal grease, insert processor, clamp the socket, then reattach and refasten the heatsink. I have changed several notebook CPUs and this is the procedure I used on all of them. However, note that most LV and all ULV processors are ball grid array units and have no socket- they are directly soldered to the motherboard like a chipset is soldered to the motherboard. They are most certainly not replaceable.

[quote]with memory, on the other hand, it made to be simple, and a pretty significant savings[/quotemsg]

Sometimes it is simple and sometimes less so. Dell in particular does not make it easy to replace memory as the #1 DIMM slot is underneath the keyboard on almost all models. If you know it's there and have a service guide PDF open to locate the screws and pry points, it adds maybe two minutes to the job, but if you don't have the guide or have never worked on Dells, it adds quite a bit of trouble. Some laptops even have some memory soldered onto the motherboard and it is not replaceable. The 12" PowerBooks and the Dell D400 series come to mind as they are set up that way and only have one user-replaceable DIMM.

Not on any Dell that I've used, aside from the Latitude series (which are a pain, as one SO-DIMM is under the keyboard). As far as the XPS series go though, my XPS M1710 has both SO-DIMMs easily accessible with two screws and a little access plate on the bottom, and I would guess the 1730 would be the same. The Inspirons tend to be pretty easy too from what I've seen.

The Dells I've worked on have been mostly Latitudes (D6xx, D531) but there have been a few Inpsirons in there too. IIRC the Inspiron 6000 had both DIMMs accessible from the bottom memory access panel but the Inspiron 700m had one under the keyboard. I've worked on a few HPs, Gateways, and Apples and those all had RAM accessible from the bottom if it was user-replaceable.

That is an excellent choice as well. IMHO, you can't go wrong with either a Dell XPS or a Sager.

Well I got a gun and a couple machetes in my house, here in dominican republic there is'nt that much danger if you take care. The machetes are mostly for the garden just in case. lol