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    buy i7 940xm

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Freddiz, Oct 8, 2010.

  1. Freddiz

    Freddiz Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all!
    Does anyone know where to buy a i7 940xm.
    I live in sweden and to buy in retail store is about $1600.
    Is there anyone here that have bought from Ebay?

    thanks
    Freddiz
     
    Freddiz, Oct 8, 2010
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  2. DR650SE

    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    I would buy a 920XM ES off ebay. They are cheaper, and basically the same chip. When you add throttle stop in the mix, then you can bump the multiplier up from 24 to 25 and it's the same as a 940XM.
     
    DR650SE, Oct 8, 2010
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  3. Freddiz

    Freddiz Notebook Enthusiast

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    Any recomendations on a god seller at ebay?
     
    Freddiz, Oct 8, 2010
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    anodize Notebook Deity

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    laptopmonkey and shirley's cpu. Just to name a few. :)
     
    anodize, Oct 8, 2010
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  5. DR650SE

    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    I got my 940XM ES from Laptopmonkey.
     
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    Freddiz Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks guys!
    I'll will go on ebay hunt for a i7 940-xm :)
     
    Freddiz, Oct 8, 2010
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    faiz23 Macbook FTW

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    get i7 920xm like dr650 said money well spent and put the savings into an SSD.

    New Intel® Core? i7-920XM Processor 2.0GHz/8m/1333 - eBay (item 260673783129 end time Nov-04-10 16:21:48 PDT)

    INTEL quad mobile i7 920XM 3.2GHZ 12M 1333Mhz KING! - eBay (item 140422076978 end time Oct-27-10 06:25:30 PDT)

    Shirley has it for $380 and laptop money has it for $420 but he gives 1 yr warranty and he will pricematch or get close to it if you email him and pay him direct to save some fees. Good luck and look at some of my links using a ES 920xm i am running at 26x multiplier across all cores and default multiplier for 920xm is 24x and 940xm is 25x.


    http://forum.notebookreview.com/6773901-post6.html
     
    faiz23, Oct 8, 2010
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  8. Freddiz

    Freddiz Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just placed a order for a i7 920xm from Laptopmonkey.
    Now it's just to sit down and wait for the delivery :)
     
    Freddiz, Oct 9, 2010
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  9. DR650SE

    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    You won't be sorry you did. It's the same as the 940 without the default multiplier. All that is irrelevant with throttle stop. Will still overclock just the same. Congrats on the new purchase.
     
    DR650SE, Oct 9, 2010
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