Upgrading a Turion CPU - can I expect a si ... ... Hi.Right now I have a MSI MS-1029 notebook, and it's great. Performance in most games (Doom 3, HL2, Star ...

DamienC · 01-14-2006, 01:21 PM

Hi.

Right now I have a MSI MS-1029 notebook, and it's great. Performance in most games (Doom 3, HL2, Star Wars Battlefront 2, Far Cry, CoD2) is pretty damn good.

However, I'm currently running with a Turion MT-30 CPU. I'm pondering upgrading to an MT-40. Will the performance boost be worth the money I pay?

I'm not expecting a huge FPS gain, honestly. But I'm curious how the 600MHz difference will matter (if it does at all), specifically in terms of gaming.

badbob · 01-14-2006, 01:57 PM

Turion benchmarks here, but they don't have the 40's. But should give some idea.

here

And should be able to estimate where the 40 is. Check your BIOS supports the 40.

Deathwish238 · 01-14-2006, 02:28 PM

From what I'm seeing with the gaming benchmarks...if the results are linear as expected(to a point of course) then expect about 5% increase in fps for every 200MHz. So an extra 600MHz give you an extra 15% increase.

01-14-2006, 01:21 PM	#1
DamienC Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 49 Credits: -317	Upgrading a Turion CPU - can I expect a significant performance boost in gaming? Hi. Right now I have a MSI MS-1029 notebook, and it's great. Performance in most games (Doom 3, HL2, Star Wars Battlefront 2, Far Cry, CoD2) is pretty damn good. However, I'm currently running with a Turion MT-30 CPU. I'm pondering upgrading to an MT-40. Will the performance boost be worth the money I pay? I'm not expecting a huge FPS gain, honestly. But I'm curious how the 600MHz difference will matter (if it does at all), specifically in terms of gaming. __________________ MSI MS-1039 AMD Turion MT-30 1.6GHz 1mb L2 Cache 1GB Corsair Valueselect PC3200 DDR400 ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 256mb 60gb 5400RPM Hitachi HD Super-Multi DVDRW Drive 15.4" WXGA XP Pro 32-Bit

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01-14-2006, 01:57 PM	#2
badbob Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 350 Credits: -256	Turion benchmarks here, but they don't have the 40's. But should give some idea. here And should be able to estimate where the 40 is. Check your BIOS supports the 40.

01-14-2006, 02:28 PM	#3
Deathwish238 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 270 Credits: -235	From what I'm seeing with the gaming benchmarks...if the results are linear as expected(to a point of course) then expect about 5% increase in fps for every 200MHz. So an extra 600MHz give you an extra 15% increase.