Future upgrade path for AMD Socket S1?? Turion?

[Tweak486Dx2]

Jsut got a acer aspire with the new Socket S1 AMD Turion, the cpu in it is a screamer its just a single core. It has the MK38 2200mhz cpu. ALso I may add at 399 for this laptop its very nice. Its ready for upgrades, I already swapped out the memory for a 2 gig dual channel kit, now just for the cpu and im set. This laptop is a screamer compared to my Old thinkpad r50.


Question is , I wanna uprade this to Turion X2 but I cant find these for sale anywhere!! Well I can just nothing special just a X2 1800 Mhz TL-56 for 174.


WHere are all the cpu's for sale at for this socket???? Its amd's flagship socket with DDR2 support and everything??

Is the upgrade to the TL-56 worth the upgrade over my screamer single core at 2200 mhz?? I would be losing 400Mhz but gaining another core??

THanks guys!

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http://www.thenerds.net/AMD_AMD_Turion_64_X2_DualCore_TL60_20GHz_Processor .TMDTL60HAX5CT.html?affid=1&affid=9&srccode=cii_1038957&cpncode=10-45620921-2

Whether it's worth it depends on if what you're doing supports dualcore. Personally I'd stick with what I have.

[Tweak486Dx2]

Im a multitasker to the max, I usually have several things going on at once. ALso ive always wanted to play with dual-core and use my laptop waaaaay more then my desktop.


Why wouldnt it be worth it? Nothing wrong with the Turion X2's is there?

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Well for one you'd be able to RMClock (http://cpu.rightmark.org/products/rmclock.shtml) your single core to use way less electricity than a dual core.

And it's a downgrade for single-threaded apps, if you care. I would definitely feel a 400-600mhz difference in cpu speed. If you just do basic stuff and just want to do them at the same time, I guess it doesn't matter.

Plus it's $200-250. It's not like the desktop chips that cost $75, making it no question on desktops.

Otherwise there's nothing wrong with it.

[Tweak486Dx2]

does rmclock even work an ati 1100 express chipset?? I dont think that it does.

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RMClock should work on any AMD processor, it took me a while to figure it out though.

[benbaked]

Performance-wise the Turion X2 = Core Duo

[Centurion]

Performance-wise the Turion X2 = Core Duo

Not quite: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/207763-28-t7600-dv9000t

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Not quite: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/207763-28-t7600-dv9000t
We're getting a bit http://mud.mm-a8.yimg.com/image/4274633203, but T7600 is Core 2 Duo, not Core Duo.

[benbaked]

We're getting a bit http://mud.mm-a8.yimg.com/image/4274633203, but T7600 is Core 2 Duo, not Core Duo.

Yeah, what I was gonna say. :D Sorry for threadjack. :)