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Title: Processors for gaming - a guide by Tom's Hardware
Post by: vin_sun on November 29, 2010, 13:22:34: Here is an article I came across on the Net but published in April 2010 by Tom's Hardware

I trust it would help those planning on an upgrade and on the lookout for a 3.0 Ghz processor recommended for SSE.

Please see attached PDF.

Regards
vin_sun
Title: Re: Processors for gaming - a guide by Tom's Hardware
Post by: Vige on November 29, 2010, 13:43:41: Thanks Vin_Sun. I did note it does not include any laptop processors, just an observation :)
Title: Re: Processors for gaming - a guide by Tom's Hardware
Post by: vin_sun on November 29, 2010, 14:34:17: Quote from: Vige on November 29, 2010, 13:43:41
Thanks Vin_Sun. I did note it does not include any laptop processors, just an observation :)

Hi Vige,

Agree with your observation. Dug around a bit and managed to find something. Here are two links which I hope will have some useful info for laptops.

http://www.technologyguide.com/holidayguide2010/notebooks.asp
(See attachment SS1 ......)

http://www.laptop-computer-comparison.com/laptop-processors.html
(See attachments SS2 .... & SS3 ....)

Regards
vin_sun
Title: Re: Processors for gaming - a guide by Tom's Hardware
Post by: vin_sun on November 29, 2010, 15:21:28: Intel will just not let you go below a Core i3 processor for a gaming laptop :D :D :D :D :D
Title: Re: Processors for gaming - a guide by Tom's Hardware
Post by: phil ciborowski on December 01, 2010, 04:02:06: good read, nice to see my trusty QX6850 is still up there... i wish i could overclock it successfully to 4.67ghz..i know it can do it, but i dont know how to do it.. :thumbs: yet
Title: Re: Processors for gaming - a guide by Tom's Hardware
Post by: vin_sun on December 01, 2010, 06:23:19: Hi Phil,

I suppose you've already done this ..... but if it can help maybe you'll get lucky.

Please see attached screenshot.

Regards
vin_sun
Title: Re: Processors for gaming - a guide by Tom's Hardware
Post by: phil ciborowski on December 01, 2010, 06:31:15: yea been there done that, opened up the bios and set the OC to 4.0 and windows loads, its after 2 minutes i get a BSOD and crash... anything higher and my fans/coolers start winding up like they are ready for takeoff...

its annoying because i see people running the same computer i have at higher speeds and i cant for the life of me figure out what im doing wrong...
Title: Re: Processors for gaming - a guide by Tom's Hardware
Post by: Casey13 on December 15, 2010, 03:23:28: How exactly does anyone afford such gigantic computer?
Title: Re: Processors for gaming - a guide by Tom's Hardware
Post by: phil ciborowski on December 15, 2010, 03:26:38: Having saved money, worked hard, and investing wisely.... plus it started out with 2 different vid cards, and less ram , and one less HD, i have just kept adding to it. taking Alienware to court and winning helped too.
Title: Re: Processors for gaming - a guide by Tom's Hardware
Post by: Casey13 on December 21, 2010, 22:52:17: Quote from: phil ciborowski on December 15, 2010, 03:26:38
Having saved money, worked hard, and investing wisely.... plus it started out with 2 different vid cards, and less ram , and one less HD, i have just kept adding to it. taking Alienware to court and winning helped too.

Why did you take Alienware to court?
Title: Re: Processors for gaming - a guide by Tom's Hardware
Post by: phil ciborowski on December 22, 2010, 00:29:43: I bought one of their systems and it failed 5 times in a year (motherboard) and they refused to honor the warrenty after 6 months even tho I had a 3yr warrenty. This was back pre dell days so the qa sucked. I got a dell after that and have had it since. Tho I'd NEVER Reccomend an alienware to anYone. Ther cs and tech support is deplorable.