Inspiron 8600 1.4GHz to 1.8GHz cpu

[scooter69]

OK, so I've read that you can upgrade the cpu from 1.4 to 1.8-2.1 on the dell Inspiron 8600 laptop. I put a new MB in it (as this is a salvage job for my own use) and does fine; BIOS list the cpu as 1.4GHz along with cpuz and sys info. I s/o the cpu to a 1.86GHz but the BIOS still list the cpu as 1.4, I flashed the BIOS just a few day ago with the latest version (before the cpu s/o). Now cpuz sees it as a 1.86 but in sys info it looks like it's underclocking it with different stepping (1.86-8 vs the 1.4 at 6) also the FSB is at like 400, should be 533 and the cpu freq. is 599!? Make since to anyone, would I be better off just putting the 1.4 back in and say good enough? I'm just looking for the best performance dispite cpu speed/freq. I'd like to stay with the 1.86 b/c it has 2MB L2 vs 1MB L2 but whatever will give me best performance! Any info ANYONE can give woud be awesome!!! Thank You.

 

[saaiello]

it should technically work but laptops are funny you never know what they are gonna do with hardware changes if u cant get it to recognize it i would just go back to the 1.4 your not gonna see much of a performace loss between the 2 as i could imagine your not doing much more then internet on it anyway rite?

 

[scooter69]

OK, so I've read that you can upgrade the cpu from 1.4 to 1.8-2.1 on the dell Inspiron 8600 laptop. I put a new MB in it (as this is a salvage job for my own use) and does fine; BIOS list the cpu as 1.4GHz along with cpuz and sys info. I s/o the cpu to a 1.86GHz but the BIOS still list the cpu as 1.4, I flashed the BIOS just a few day ago with the latest version (before the cpu s/o). Now cpuz sees it as a 1.86 but in sys info it looks like it's underclocking it with different stepping (1.86-8 vs the 1.4 at 6) also the FSB is at like 400, should be 533 and the cpu freq. is 599!? Make since to anyone, would I be better off just putting the 1.4 back in and say good enough? I'm just looking for the best performance dispite cpu speed/freq. I'd like to stay with the 1.86 b/c it has 2MB L2 vs 1MB L2 but whatever will give me best performance! Any info ANYONE can give woud be awesome!!! Thank You.

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Well, I hadn't really thought about it that way. I had the extra cpu and thought, why not, but you're right. For now all i'll be doing is just basic stuff a netbook could do. I have no plans to do graphics or anything of the sort. I was hopping the larger L2 would be of benifit though. Thanks, i think I'll do that and call it good.

 

[scooter69]

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