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    6860fx cpu sale question

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by jfitts23, May 14, 2008.

  1. jfitts23

    jfitts23 Notebook Guru

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    hello all,
    i'm going to buy a 6860fx here soon and i want to upgrade to a t9300 after a while. My question is how much do you think is a good price to sell the t5550 cpu for?




    Thanks for the feedback.
     
    jfitts23, May 14, 2008
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  2. dtwn

    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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    Eh, if you do intend to sell the T5550, if you have any warranty issues, you will not be able to send it in for repair without the T5550.
     
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    Morningsup Notebook Consultant

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    i wouldnt sell stated like above
     
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    jfitts23 Notebook Guru

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    yea true, but dosen't adding hard drive and cpu void warranty anyway.
     
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    Morningsup Notebook Consultant

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    not sure about the hard-drive, but CPU voids it i think
     
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    just wondering i might keep it we'll see.i might not change it at all anyway stock cpu might be enough for me anyway.i play more games on my 360 than computer anyway. i got about 2 weeks till i get my 6860 can't wait.
     
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    If you have read around, you will notice that while changing the CPU voids the warranty, there's not much of an anti-tampering sticker on it. This means if you kept the original CPU, you could fix it back in and send it in for repairs.

    Hard drive upgrades do not void warranty.
     
    dtwn, May 14, 2008
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    yeah, i think i can vouch for that one as well...considering how many best buy employees upgraded this laptop (not mine but their own) and pretty much said that memory and hard drives don't void the warranty (but i still got my cpu) and im pretty sure no one really wants a t5550 unless they are that someone that upgraded and sold theirs . and now they need it for warranty purposes..... :laugh:
     
    Johnksss, May 15, 2008
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  9. Divine_Madcat

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    Two things:
    1) While not a bad CPU, the 5550 is pretty much the bottom of the barrel. there are only 1-2 CPUs below it, so selling chances will be low anyway (and if it does sell, it will be for pennies).

    2) As others have said, while it "voids" your warrenty, if you do it right, the upgrade would be unnoticed (or if noticed, not cared about), and you would be fine. The future potential warranty value far outweighs any money made in the sale.

    Also - RAM and HDD upgrades do not void warranties, as they are user changeable. But again, if you do run into issues, save your originals, and you will still be set.
     
    Divine_Madcat, May 15, 2008
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  10. jfitts23

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    alright all thanks for the comments i'll just keep it.
     
    jfitts23, May 15, 2008
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