PC Problems Q&A thread

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halogamer1989 said:
I have a problem with my comp (HP pavilion dv 9500)

CPU-Z 1.45 report file
Processor(s)
Number of processors 1
Number of cores 2 per processor
Number of threads 2 per processor
Name Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo T5250
Code Name Merom
Specification Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5250 @ 1.50GHz
Package Socket P (478)
Family/Model/Stepping 6.F.D
Extended Family/Model 6.F
Core Stepping M0
Technology 65 nm
Core Speed 1496.5 MHz
Multiplier x Bus speed 9.0 x 166.3 MHz
Rated Bus speed 665.1 MHz
Stock frequency 1500 MHz
Instruction sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, EM64T
L1 Data cache (per processor) 2 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache (per processor) 2 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache (per processor) 2048 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Chipset & Memory
Northbridge Intel GM965 rev. C0
Southbridge Intel 82801HBM (ICH8-ME) rev. 03
Graphic Interface PCI-Express
PCI-E Link Width x16
PCI-E Max Link Width x16
Memory Type DDR2
Memory Size 2048 MBytes
Memory Frequency 332.6 MHz (1:2)
CAS# Latency (tCL) 5.0 clocks
RAS# to CAS# (tRCD) 5 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 5 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 15 clocks
System
System Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
System Name HP Pavilion dv9500 Notebook PC
System S/N CNF7382LXF
Mainboard Vendor Quanta
Mainboard Model 30CB
BIOS Vendor Hewlett-Packard
BIOS Version F.33
BIOS Date 11/12/2007
Memory SPD
Module 1 DDR2, PC2-5300 (333 MHz), 1024 MBytes, Hyundai Electronics
Module 2 DDR2, PC2-5300 (333 MHz), 1024 MBytes, Hyundai Electronics
Software
Windows Version Microsoft Windows Vista (6.0) Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (Build 6001)
DirectX Version 10.0

My question is: what newer CPUs would you recommend for this to make it a gaming system as it is only 1.50 GHz?

Also, can I add more memory w/o changing the mb as it has only 2 GB of DD2 RAM? Overclocking ram or something? Probably not, but you can never be 100% sure.

 

Can you even upgrade your CPU? Most laptops have it soldered in. An obvious problem is that your CAS and RAS latencies are terrible. Are these what your modules are rated for or is this simply what your bios is set at? This makes a big difference for applications with poor spatial locality.

Overclocking ram will not help you with your memory limit. Check what the limit is on the latest bios update for you mb.