Posts by PJ8341

Quote: Originally Posted by qhn You should be able to use 1333 on your m17. Not 100% sure about 8GB upgrade though, 4GB max is what the specs call for. cheers ... yeah ive been PMing back and forth with...

Quote: Originally Posted by qhn Crucial memory brand is a preferred one for many high performance enthusiasts thanks to its quality. That makes them expensive As long as the specs are the same I personally go with the...

Hey alien which 8gb set are you looking at? as I am also going to be purchasing ram to upgrade my m17. So for those of you with any insight, I am thinking of going with 8gb and going with the g skill 1333 as it seems to have gooten rave...

ok thanks, and sorry for the double question in the PM i sent you, i guess i need to check here as well before replying to a PM.

Wow just went to intels website and found a price of 534.00 for a t9900. tigerdirect has Intel C2D E8500 3.16GHz Retail Processor Interface: Socket 775 Processor Class: Core 2 Duo Processor Speed: E8500 / 3.16GHz Cache Size: ...

Quote: Originally Posted by NWGuru System board change for notebooks means getting a new notebook. lol yeah so no amd for me. ohh well sucks mostly cause intel is way more costly. so i guess the cpu upgrade...

Quote: Originally Posted by qhn QX9300 is the highest CPU you can plug in this m17 . You would need to swap out the whole board to use AMD CPU cheers ... ewww a whole board swap? lol were would i go about...

Hey guys, I am in the process of giving my M17 a facelift since I cleared my first hurdle of a graphics card. So my question is what CPUs are compatable with the M17 mobo and what is the fastest/Most powerful CPU i can get and not melt...

Quote: Originally Posted by dave-p what did you end up doing ? I found a dual ati mobility 3870 master/slave combo with xfire cable and heatsink on ebay for 300 bucks today which is what my computer would have...

This is way overdue, But thanks to all you guys for you help. This matter has been resolved.