Acer Aspire 8930G Owner's Lounge

[Sypieni]

Don't worry for your X9100, it will work for sure

[sanke1]

Dealer is some Chinese.. Hope he's not selling some fakes. He has 100% positive feedback on ebay though

[spaanplaat]

Alright guys just ordered Intel X9100 over ebay for £170. Wish me luck !!

That's no problem... I got one too. Just install it with at least bios 1.13 and you shouldn't run into problems. At least... I didn't. There is no need to under volt it regarding heat. Throttling is a different thing though.

[Karlos103]

Hi All
My 8930G has an intel core duo processor T5800 and a 9600M GS turbocache graphics card ....was wondering if the processor and graphics card could be upgraded ?
If they can what can i fit without any major modifications etc ?

Any help most appreciated
Karl

[Sypieni]

Hi Karlos103! you can basically upgrade yout cpu with every C2D, not sure for C2Q but very likely. For the graphic card check the mxm connector you have and tell us if it's mxm 2 or mxm 3. bye =)

[Karlos103]

Hi Karlos103! you can basically upgrade yout cpu with every C2D, not sure for C2Q but very likely. For the graphic card check the mxm connector you have and tell us if it's mxm 2 or mxm 3. bye =)

Thanks for the reply , do you know the exact model number etc of the fastest cpu i can get or should i just search the net ? as for the graphics card i have not taken a look at the connector but how can you tell the difference ??
Cheers again for your help

[Sypieni]

So for the cpu the fastest you can get are t9900 and X9100. They're both 3.06ghz. The only difference between them is that X9100 is a core 2 extreme, but with the 8930g's bios it's quite useless. Moreover t9900 heat less and is a bit cheaper (try ebay). You can also look for a p9700 2.8ghz (best choice I think) because it has a very low TDP. Now if you want to try a quad you can get a q9000 2.0ghz, there're also q9100 and q9200 (2.26 and 2.4ghz) and the best is qx9300 @ 2.53ghz but it is too expensive.
For the mxm connector : Your graphic card must be mxm II or mxm III, the only way to know is to unplug you graphic card an compare the connector with some pictures you'll find on google. (the mxm II connector is divided into two parts and the mxm III into three parts). If you do not want to unplug you card to check I can do some research on the internet to find whether you card is mxm II or III. The best mxm II card you can find is a 9700m gt I assume, and for the mxm III I think it is a quadro FX 3700M. I'll check. Bye

[Sypieni]

We have the same Graphic Card and windows 7 64 bit

Nvidia 9600M gt 4.8 and you have 6.7 ?

The Nvidia site has the 186.81 drivers as the latest this is what u use?

Well I use the same driver as you do, but i always got some very high ranks for a 9600m gt. I suppose W7 sucks. Well I don't know actually.

[Karlos103]

So for the cpu the fastest you can get are t9900 and X9100. They're both 3.06ghz. The only difference between them is that X9100 is a core 2 extreme, but with the 8930g's bios it's quite useless. Moreover t9900 heat less and is a bit cheaper (try ebay). You can also look for a p9700 2.8ghz (best choice I think) because it has a very low TDP. Now if you want to try a quad you can get a q9000 2.0ghz, there're also q9100 and q9200 (2.26 and 2.4ghz) and the best is qx9300 @ 2.53ghz but it is too expensive.
For the mxm connector : Your graphic card must be mxm II or mxm III, the only way to know is to unplug you graphic card an compare the connector with some pictures you'll find on google. (the mxm II connector is divided into two parts and the mxm III into three parts). If you do not want to unplug you card to check I can do some research on the internet to find whether you card is mxm II or III. The best mxm II card you can find is a 9700m gt I assume, and for the mxm III I think it is a quadro FX 3700M. I'll check. Bye

Thankyou for the info , probably have a look for the 2.8ghz chip as by what you say it sem the best way to go ....had a quick look on net at mxm connectors and can see what you mean , will take back of laptop tomorrow and have a look .
Is it an easy job to change the chip and graphics card ? just need thermal paste and re-use original heat sink ?

Thanks
Karl

[Agony]

Thanks i will try the new nvidia drivers, offtopic i just buy another one Acer the d250 Netbook a litle charm