I'm using a fairly old machine, Lenovo R500. P8400, 3gb DDR3.
I've had a look and could get a T9600, and RAM upgrade to 6gb for around £20.00. The machine is pretty good with mint on although starts lagging sometimes when lots of tabs open while browsing.
I could go to a T9900 max but price goes up by a fair amount, to around £40.00 just for the CPU.
Would it be worth it and worth the risk?
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Sam
Would it be worth doing this upgrade?
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wizzybang
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Re: Would it be worth doing this upgrade?
Only you can really judge the value of your 20 quid. Nevertheless, see the CPU value and pricing history at this link.
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wizzybang
Re: Would it be worth doing this upgrade?
Thanks for the link. £20 not a huge amount of money.
One of the things I'm noticing is when I have a fair few tabs open and watching youtube or suchlike after a while the machine gets laggy so I guess it could be worth it BUT there is the risk of bricking the machine lol. Even though it's a bit of an old beast it's my only beast so hmmm, decisions decisions. I've done a few CPU replacements in laptops before and most have gone ok but I have bricked one once and it was nearly new so I am a bit cautious.
Would I see a huge difference in the performance, that is the big question!!
One of the things I'm noticing is when I have a fair few tabs open and watching youtube or suchlike after a while the machine gets laggy so I guess it could be worth it BUT there is the risk of bricking the machine lol. Even though it's a bit of an old beast it's my only beast so hmmm, decisions decisions. I've done a few CPU replacements in laptops before and most have gone ok but I have bricked one once and it was nearly new so I am a bit cautious.
Would I see a huge difference in the performance, that is the big question!!