• Ulrich@feddit.org
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    7 days ago

    No, you can’t, because that’s a mobile processor, which is what you don’t want. And it doesn’t even matter how powerful that CPU is when it’s bottlenecked by a (also mobile) 610m GPU.

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      7 days ago

      It has a PCI-e 5.0 x16 slot… Why wouldn’t I want a mobile processor? The 7945HX is damn near a the same part as the desktop. It just has a lower TDP. You clearly didn’t look at this product at all

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        Why wouldn’t I want a mobile processor?

        Its in the name. They’re intended for mobile devices. They’re intended to be power-efficient, not powerful or cost-effective.

        You clearly didn’t look at this product at all

        Didn’t really need to. Again, it’s a mobile processor. If they didn’t make concessions to be mobile they wouldnt bother making desktop processors. It’s simply not physically possible for them to meet the same demands of their desktop counterparts, much less for similar pricing.

        Get a 7900X + mobo for $500. Add the extra $200 to your GPU budget. Then save yourself another $700 when you need to upgrade the CPU.

        Also, once again, repairability and upgradability. Does just no one care at all about this?

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          OK. I’ll end this interaction. I’m just wasting my time. Have a good one!