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Core i5-2430M 2.4GHz Review

Sandy Bridge, formerly Gesher, is the codename for a processor microarchitecture developed by Intel as the successor to Nehalem. Based on the 32 nm process, development began in 2005 at Intel's Israel Development Center in Haifa. Processors based on this architecture are marketed as the second generation of the Core i series and were announced on January 3, 2011. They are available from January 9, 2011 and onwards depending on market segment.
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2.4 GHz

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deadlyslayer

13:49 Apr-18-2013

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I have DV4 and I love it :) the same processor

stanley08

00:08 Mar-23-2013

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Hey Guys! I noticed that my friends Rig runs games better than mine! Even tho I have slightly better Hardware than him. Please check below to see if i'm missing something...
MINE is the ACER and His is the DELL
Acer Aspire 5755G vs Dell Nxxxx (Not sure of the name)
Intel Core i5-2430M 2.4GHz vs Intel Core i5-2410M 2.3GHz
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750 5400rpm HDD vs 640 5400rpm HDD
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Is it because i have AVG Installed? What Anti-Virus software do you gamers recommend?

deadlyslayer

13:28 Apr-18-2013

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Is it Dell N5110?

38fanda

17:39 Mar-14-2013

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nice

VasquezJ54

16:11 Oct-04-2012

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Hello, I just buy a notebook with this CPU, I bought a Samsung QX411 and it got integrated graphics, now I want to know if I can put a new graphic card on my notebook, cause I see that this notebook sometimes come with the NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M, 1GB. I'm really sorry for my bad english.

rakayz

13:46 Oct-07-2012

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Well, I don't think so you can put a new card. It doesn't matter if it's NVIDIA or AMD. Laptops often can't be upgraded except for ram, dvd writer, hard drive etc. Only gaming laptops can be upgraded such as Toshiba Qosmio, Alienware, etc because they are designed that way. The one you and I buy are the ordinary ones. Well, even they come with a graphic card mostly but that doesn't mean it can be upgraded. The reason is that these graphic cards are soldered with the motherboard and hence it can't be detached whereas for gaming laptops, the graphic cards are screwed to the motherboard. Such laptops can have their graphic cards upgraded or removed.
Hope that helped :)

VasquezJ54

18:36 Oct-07-2012

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Than you rakayz, I really dont knew it, well I discovered that my integrated graphics aren't so bad, and I think that with 8 gb of RAM the graphics work better, I really dont know but I'm happy with this one :D

rakayz

19:01 Oct-07-2012

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Welcome buddy! I'm glad I could help. And yeah Intel HD 3000 isn't so bad. You should be able to play games like call of duty modern warfare and modern warfare 2 on at least low-medium settings. Those are my favourite games :D
If you have any further questions to ask, please do ask :)

VasquezJ54

15:20 Oct-04-2012

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38fanda

17:41 Mar-14-2013

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you can't put a new graphic card in your laptop, it really sucks i know :/. also your gpu is not one of the best but im sure you can run just cause 2 on low-med

hmb556

12:59 Sep-04-2012

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I play lots of games on mine and it's never overheated for me

deadlyslayer

13:44 Apr-18-2013

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so true

ishallwin

20:08 Jul-28-2012

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without quantum irradiators you cant expect the core to allocate enough RiX points to process what your talking about

adolf987

09:33 Jul-06-2012

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i am planning to buy a laptop cooler..... but are they effective?? my laptop overheats too much.... will it be able to lower the temp... while playing games my laptop shuts down....

streetvb

15:52 Jul-06-2012

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well... i know how effective they are, so i say doesn't worth buying them for lowering 5-10% (usually, but 5 C degree in my case). at idle you won't notice the difference, but at load you will, but only if you use a hardware monitoring software (e.g. CPUID Hardware Monitor). so if you find a good one cheap, but it, otherwise doesn't worth spending more than 50$ for a cooling pad. i have a cooler master one, but it isn't as useful as you imagine:)

Tero

17:09 Jul-06-2012

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I had a thing that's similar to this and it was pretty effective ;)

streetvb

18:23 Jul-06-2012

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i have a Cooler Master too, but it isnt so effective
link: http://i.clubafaceri.ro/clients/23/74561/80/cooler-master-notepal-w2-notebook-cooler-pad-up-to-17-3x70mm-fans-2xusb-20-black-aluminum-2537806_big.jpg

adolf987

17:03 Jun-24-2012

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how to overclock this processor.... i am using a turbo boost software but i dont think its workking......

Tero

21:07 Jun-24-2012

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I don't recommend overclocking laptop components, they aren't designed for that...

Snoopy007

19:19 Mar-01-2013

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Turbo boost is working when you play games,use 3d applications etc.You can check it by downloading this monitor http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?DwnldID=19105

tzzsmk

18:17 May-23-2012

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won't this slow down GTX560m with it in ntbk?

Tero

23:33 May-23-2012

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I seriously doubt it. Laptops components are always designed in a a way that they'll work good with each other :)
And you must be forgetting about the newest innovations in modern technology; Turbo Boost and Hyper Threading :D :D

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