Is C2D T5270 good enough???

[ankushkool]

i m plannin 2 buy a dell laptop for normal use n casual gamin, with following config:

C2D T5270 (1.4GHz, 800MHz FBS)
2 GB dual channel DDR2
NVIDIA 8600GT 256 MB
160 GB 7200 rpm HDD
Win XP

NOW, i want 2 know will de prosessor bottelneck de GPU?
is it better 2 upgrade to T7250(2.0 GHz) for additional $200, isnt $200 too much 4 de upgrade?

plez help!!!

 

[ankushkool]

anyone?

 

[gopz]

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=87035

Why another thread anushkool?

 

[ankushkool]

^^wrong section

 

[gopz]

Mods can move or merge the threads.

 

[ankushkool]

anyone!!! plez help

 

[ankushkool]

need help here!

 

[Pathik]

Yep. 200$ is too much for the upgrade. They should give atleast a t8100 for that much. Go with the t5270 or 5470

 

[dOm1naTOr]

Get T5550 1.8 Ghz...it wont be much costlier nd gives far better performance.

 

[ankushkool]

^^ dell 1500 dosent give that option... 1700 does
also tell me will there be a sufficient improvement in de preformance if i go 4 7200rpm HDD ?

 

[Pathik]

Yep. There will. Btw if you are getting a vostro, get the newer Vostro 1510

 

[ankushkool]

^^ vostro 1510 does not hav 8600GT it only gives a option of 8400GT.
hey pathik, wont 7200rpm HDD dissipate more heat... i think my laptop is gonna be a oven with 8600GT + 7200rpm... is T5270 cooler than T7250???

 

[ankushkool]

plez reply

 

[dOm1naTOr]

@ankushkool
not much diff in heat b/w a 5400 rpm one nd 7200 rpm. Just the vibration will be more, nd battery backup too ll be degraded a bit.
And HDD and the gcard are located on different locations on lappy and actually the heat generated by an M8600GT is way higher than a HDD. GPU temps cud shoot upto 90c.

 

[ankushkool]

GPU temps cud shoot upto 90c.

OMG!!! so whats de sol??? sud i avoid takin 8600 n go 4 8400?
suggestions plezzzz

 

[dOm1naTOr]

U cant do nythin bout it. But u dun have to worry, coz it dun get unstable even at 90c, nd its just that u cant use the lappy on lap atleast while gamin. just turn on the fans in the room while gaming, and keep the rear end of lappy ventillated whils gamin.

If 90c is ok with the GPU, y shud we care? we just ve to make sure it dun rise evn high due to our mistakes like covering the back of lappy whikle on cushion, bed or somethin. Dell lappy's has gud quality copper heatpipes running thoughout the lappy nd it does its job well. U can go for 8600M GT safely.
BTW, i think Dell provides GDD3 for 8600GT only for XPS models. Just confirm that

 

[ankushkool]

Thanx
i wud like 2 know is there any need of external cooling?

 

[acewin]

any cooling is good, sit in AC, LOL,
Check this Cooling Pads and external Fans for Laptops
available in India but at what price I do not know.