First the facts:
- my laptop has a socket s1g4 which is the last one before the fusion cpus http://www.cpu-world.com/Sockets/Socket_S1_(S1g4).html
- this laptop has been reported to work even with black edition models (even overclocked from 3.1 to 3.4ghz) so compatibility isn't an issue
- I manily browse with 15+ open tabs (chrome), rarely edit images with gimp, torrenting, multimedia, irc client and office in the background
- I'm using an athlon p320 which is a dual core part at 2.1ghz and memory controller limited to ddr3 1066 (though my modules are 1333), each cpu upgrade will bump the ram speed to 1333
- the storage was upgraded to a 128gb crucial m4 which surprisingly runs at sata 3 speeds paired with the old HDD mounted inside a caddy in the optical disk bay
It's a very nice and silent machine, but sometimes I'd like it to have more cpu power since it struggles a bit with heavy websites, can't decide between a 3ghz dual core and a 2.3ghz quad.
Browsers aren't exactly multithreaded programs but on the other hand I'm running quite a bit of stuff in the background so I could use the multitasking performance of a quad core.
What cpu would be more suited for my needs?
Cost is similar from somewhat reputable (1200 99% positive feedback) ebay chinese sellers.
Thanks for reading.
- my laptop has a socket s1g4 which is the last one before the fusion cpus http://www.cpu-world.com/Sockets/Socket_S1_(S1g4).html
- this laptop has been reported to work even with black edition models (even overclocked from 3.1 to 3.4ghz) so compatibility isn't an issue
- I manily browse with 15+ open tabs (chrome), rarely edit images with gimp, torrenting, multimedia, irc client and office in the background
- I'm using an athlon p320 which is a dual core part at 2.1ghz and memory controller limited to ddr3 1066 (though my modules are 1333), each cpu upgrade will bump the ram speed to 1333
- the storage was upgraded to a 128gb crucial m4 which surprisingly runs at sata 3 speeds paired with the old HDD mounted inside a caddy in the optical disk bay
It's a very nice and silent machine, but sometimes I'd like it to have more cpu power since it struggles a bit with heavy websites, can't decide between a 3ghz dual core and a 2.3ghz quad.
Browsers aren't exactly multithreaded programs but on the other hand I'm running quite a bit of stuff in the background so I could use the multitasking performance of a quad core.
What cpu would be more suited for my needs?
Cost is similar from somewhat reputable (1200 99% positive feedback) ebay chinese sellers.
Thanks for reading.
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