dell e6400 is it worth the upgrade

[michaelwebb]

hiya people just wondering if anyone could help, iv got the dell e6400 laptop work station its great laptop just got it the other day its a core 2 duo 2.8ghz with 4g ram and with a samung SSD 60g and it runs like a dream nice and smooth, but the problem is that im thinking of upgrading the cpu you to the 3.6 extreme one thats the best they do for it and maybe upgrading the ram so i have 8g, i dont use this for gaming but i use it for my work stuffk, youtube ,downloading films and watching stuff, so is it worth the upgrade from 2.8ghz to 3.6ghz and the extra 4g ram aswell am i going to notice a differents at all or is it just worth sticking with what iv got and maybe just upgrading the ram. really would like some advice many thanks michael

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... Are you sure it's upgradable? And do you have exact model # of the Upgrade chip?
I vote RAM B )

 

[michaelwebb]

hiya thank you so much for the reply and yes 100% it is seen loads doing it on youtube and been reading up on it and here is a link what will help http://forum.notebookreview.com/dell-latitude-vostro-precision/375889-howto-latitude-e6400-similar-performance-cooling-guide.html thank you Compatible
P8400 2.26
P8600 2.4
P8700 2.53
P8800 2.66
P9500 2.53
P9600 2.66
P9700 2.8
T9400 2.53
T9550 2.66
T9600 2.8
T9800 2.93
T9900 3.06
X9100 3.06 (undervolting highly recommended)

Hello... Are you sure it's upgradable? And do you have exact model # of the Upgrade chip?
I vote RAM B )

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello.. What will it cost you? Here is a General CPU Performance chart... http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=Intel+Core2+Duo+P9700+@+2.80GHz

 

[k1114]

If it's nice and smooth like you say and aren't getting any slow downs then it would make no difference. Buying ddr2 or really any money on such an old system is just a waste of money unless you can get it really cheap or reuse the component.

 

[michaelwebb]

hiya pal its about 100pounds and about the same for the ram im sorry ent got a clue what that is in dollers thanks michael

Hello.. What will it cost you? Here is a General CPU Performance chart... http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=Intel+Core2+Duo+P9700+@+2.80GHz

 

[michaelwebb]

yea i see what your saying thats what im trying to work out is it worth the upgrade im just trying to get the most out of what iv got but then aswell im thinking it might do the system some good maxing out on everything..at the moment im thinking just leaving the cpu and just upgrading the ram its a really quick machine being a few years old now it gives my wifes i5 a run for its money in some ways we both think its faster than the i5 lol 🙂
thanks for your help.

If it's nice and smooth like you say and aren't getting any slow downs then it would make no difference. Buying ddr2 or really any money on such an old system is just a waste of money unless you can get it really cheap or reuse the component.

 

[k1114]

Well just look at your cpu and ram usage. Most of what you are doing takes next to nil and the ssd is what makes it seem so fast.

 

[Alabalcho]

@Michael, you are talking about six-to-eight years old laptop (mine is from 2006). The weak point of most laptops (this one included included) is the video card, not the CPU. Replacing the CPU, even if possible and workable, will bring host of other problems - heat dissipation, BIOS updates (last BIOS update for my laptop was four years ago, probably). I would not bother spending money on upgrade.

 

[michaelwebb]

yea i see what you mean this dell laptop was built so you could do all sorts of upgrade on it everything apart from the gpu whats a shame its a great work station but your probably right in some ways so im just going to put another harddrive in caddy and maybe upgrade the ram to 8g i think thats about it to be honest really finding hard finding 2x 4g DDR2 ram tho cant find any on ebay o well will keep looking thank you all for your help. ;-)

@Michael, you are talking about six-to-eight years old laptop (mine is from 2006). The weak point of most laptops (this one included included) is the video card, not the CPU. Replacing the CPU, even if possible and workable, will bring host of other problems - heat dissipation, BIOS updates (last BIOS update for my laptop was four years ago, probably). I would not bother spending money on upgrade.