Mobile Core2's now for Sale!

[JediFragger]

For all you peeps who'd like to upgrade your laptops/Mac's etc, the Core2 Mobile has arrived

Si

 

[paradigm]

Ouchie expensive

I wanted to upgrade my Pentium Dual-Core lappy to a C2D, but not at that price!

 

[cavemanoc]

Surely that pricing can't be right? The 2.0Ghz is more expensive than the faster ones?!?

Ah- just seen - different Socket/FSB - is there an easy guide to these kicking around - might be tempted if it's compatible?

 

[paradigm]

Also, the 2.2GHz one's description is wrong.

 

[JediFragger]

Thanks for the heads-up, dont know what happened with that one

They ain't the cheapest thing on earth, but the entry level's ain't too bad considering the increased performance over the old P4 architecture.

Too bad Intel don't see fit to make all sockets universal, make it a damn sight easier to upgrade!

 

[WJA96]

Does anyone know if these are a straight swap for a T2300E?

 

[JediFragger]

Does anyone know if these are a straight swap for a T2300E?

You might need a bios update, check the manufacturer's site & a good web search to make sure

 

[fatnbald]

Are these for upgrading notebooks or are there any desktop mainboards available?

 

[Justintime]

Are these for upgrading notebooks or are there any desktop mainboards available?

There are boards for Socket M and P available, however they might cost a premium and so do the cpus and the performance prolly would not be what you could get with a cheaper LGA775 setup and core 2 cpu, more of a novelty tbh.

 

[Bennah]

Is there a huge difference between performance when using 800fsb over 667fsb?

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

Curse the premium for the socket M cpu's! I do intend to get a T7200 soon enough but I better wait till after Christmas to evaluate the funds...

Question, what is the deal with the 7250 and the 7300? They look like the same CPU from description... Edit: Just read the cache amount, that'll explain it. 2mb/4mb...

 

[CaDLoN]

Does anyone know if these are a straight swap for a T2300E?

Generally No

from a T2xxx series you can go to a T5xxx or a 667MHz FSB T7xxx series. The T7xxx 800Mhz FSB CPUs require a slighly different socket & generally use the newer 965GM chipset... and guess what the "older" 667MHz T7xxx are mucho more expensive

Which is why i've just opted to ditch my T2500 & uATX Gigabyte GA-8I945GMMFY-RH MoDT board and go for a Q6600 & Asus P5E-VM HDMI!!!