Jump on a processor for 7805u - Does this look legit?

I have been watching x9100's on ebay lately and I happened to see this one. I had just missed out on one that went for $306 plus 35 shipping(had auction sentry set to snipe but accidentally left laptop unplugged). Here it is:

X9100

I have a feeling its a price mistake but I don't want to get ripped off.

 

They just put up another one for $270 if anyone's interested.

X9100 $270 buy it now

 

Its an engineering sample so its gonna be a lot cheaper than normal price. However, the person selling it only has 6 positive feedback. Hopefully he knows how to ship processors since its coming in from China like most of the ES processors. But the price is good for X9100.

 

Yea, I was just worried that they wouldn't ship or something like that.

 

LOL, look at the picture of that chip and tell me whats wrong.

 

I can't figure it out

I compared it with extremeprocessor pics and they look close.





Is it the red marking out the stepping info?

 

So I'm curious, what's wrong with the picture?

 

I bought a t-9300 from seller "MonkyBrain" paid 150 for a QSAMPLE, works perfect, he has a 182 positive feedback, is based out of the US and I highly recommend him from my experience... Right now he only has one CPU (X9300) on sale, but he is constantly adding listings for QS/ES chips...

 

uhhhhh...

X9100 FITS the P-6831 FX?

 

Looks kind of risky, ask the seller about the pins...
And he is selling a T9800 the same price as the X9100 which is...

 

lol he sold a T9400 for $100...

 

I don't think it fits p-6831.. I think you need one with 800mhz fsb.

Yea I'm having a little bit of buyer's remorse.

 

the only extreme processor that fits the 6831FX is the X7800?

 

someone bought it already haha

 

x9000, 2.8 ghz

 

6831 right?

 

I bought the one in the first link, nobody has purchased the second one. I figured it would go fast. For some reason it doesn't show up when you do a search for x9100.

Hopefully I receive it and everything ok, if I do I saved $200 over the same processor extremeprocessors has for sale. They said "QHBQ better than QBDW"

 

Yes, it supports your chipset. The x9000 that is

 

Monkeybrain is the guy I got my ES T9300 from... Works perfect.

 

Well, I got a dhl tracking number that should be working tomorrow. So I'm not too worried anymore. Strange it's so cheap though

 

Why do those guys censor the Engineering codes on those procs? I never did understand that.
BTW X9100 runs right with ANY desktop CPU out there gaming wise, also you can take it to 3.6ghz.

Well the Engineering Sample status of the chip, and it being an extreme ES on top of it(meaning ES are more prone to be pushed to the max) really helps lower the price. Say you got a T9300 as an ES, you do your review and boom that's it.
Well with a X9100 you're going to push that thing to extreme temps to see how hot it can run, so you can tell your readers. These CPUs can go to about 95C before the system crashes(actual chip is rated for 100-105C, but trust me your system wont let it go that high), so don't worry about heat damage, as long as the guy said it was TESTED in working order and has a DOA warranty of sorts.

When you get it, run CPU-Z and check the model/stepping, then run Orthos to make sure you did everything right on the install. That particular CPU should run about 65C on the coolest core at 3.0ghz. You're going to be looking at about 75C if you push it more than 3.4ghz, so i'd stay in that area until you get a laptop cooler, or if you have one... use it!

Also for a reference, I paid $210 USD for my X7800 ( not an ES ). I paid extra for the NON ES status, I didn't want an ES C2Extreme. I just want a "retail" one. ES were given to whomever ( review sites, testers, etc. ) for free, whereas the retail ones were paid about $1000 bucks for. So that makes me feel better about paying for it. BUT on the flip side, the price you're paying for that X9100 isn't much more than I paid for my X7800, I'd rather have the ES X9100 any day. I don't mean to scare anyone who has an ES, I am just saying if I am going to pay top dollar for a CPU, it had better be a retail CPU. Now if there is an ES for $100 and a retail for $200, I will buy the ES anyday. In your situation, you're literally paying half the price! So I envy you in that aspect.

 

so did you get it? did this guy actually ship quality ES processor with right pins that work like extreme processor guy's ES chips?
or did anyone else buy from him got their cpu yet?

 

I, myself, wouldn't risk it, I bought it from extreme processor as I have contacts in Taiwan. And also go there once in awhile.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Interested here too, just wondering about the power/heat issues. Let us know how it runs, I'm not looking for a chip I have to under clock/volt.

 

yeah, i know for sure extreme processor is legit seller as i bought 2 cpu from him and everything worked perfect. i am just hesitating as this guy's cpu price is way lower than others and his pictures and descriptions are copycat of extreme processor guy's. and look at his feedback. i have seen this guy posting so many cpu for past 2 weeks and many ppls bought it but none left any feedbacks yet except for that early transaction he finished back in january. i just did buy it now on x9100 on him and going to pay for it tomorrow. if he sends me wrong chip or broken one, i am going to charge it back for sure. just wanted to hear some feedbacks from ppls who bought it b4 me.

 

Well, the seller sent it by EMS and gave me the tracking #.
Here's what I've got so far from the EMS website:

　 2009-03-01 16:03:00 ZHONGSHAN Posting
　 2009-03-01 16:29:00 ZHONGSHAN Despatch from Sorting Center
　 2009-03-01 16:37:54 ZHONGSHAN Arrival at Sorting Center
　 2009-03-01 16:42:22 ZHONGSHAN Despatch from Sorting Center
　 2009-03-01 22:02:00 GUANGZHOU Arrival at Sorting Center
　 2009-03-01 23:58:00 GUANGZHOU Despatch from Sorting Center
　 2009-03-02 14:29:00 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA USSFOA Arrival at Sorting Center
　 2009-03-02 14:30:00 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA USSFOA Handed over to Customs
　 2009-03-04 05:53:00 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA USSFOA Released from Customs

It looks legit so far, I'll know about the pins hopefully within a week.

I would have gone with the t9800, but I couldn't pass up this deal. Also I'm thinking about selling the laptop in a month or so, it's a little bit more laptop then I need. I think it'd sell on ebay better with the x9100 as its the best you can get. I also installed a blu-ray, an extra 320gb scorpio black drive and I have a bluetooth module on the way.

 

Well, if you're selling it you probably won't need to worry about the longevity of the CPU. But people won't want the laptop since the warranty is voided and cause the price is now higher, I've seen laptops on Ebay upgraded to the max with dual high GB SSD drives and no one buying it cause of the price probably but the price was perferctly good/normal for upgraded to the max.

 

Yea, there isn't as much demand for the upgraded laptops,

laptop - 1136.61
x9100 - 270.00
320gb hd - 89.99
blu-ray - 125.00
bluetooth - 26.00
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total - 1647.60

Hopefully I could get my money back, I may keep it though.

 

my total is about $1500. too ,maxed out

 

Wow, how did you do it for 1500?

 

1080.FX
150.Bluray
285.P9600 QS
85.2nd,Hard drive
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1600. Sorry your right thats my total

 

What is funny I remember reading some place when researching about the ES CPU's, that they are given to the people testing and using them for FREE. So the people that receive these for free and then sell them are making excellent profit !!! God Bless

 

As long as we're evaluating our up-grades...

P-6860FX $1100
1680x1050 LCD $80
T9300 $260
BC5500A BluRay $180
180W P/S $40

$1660!! and no 2nd hard drive?!?

 

Yes, Intel Employees.

 

anyone get chips from this seller yet? i was even tempted to grab a few x9100 from them since they gave me a great price buying direct but im a bit skeptical.

 

For me its not skepticism, but more "will these chips work with". ES work, its just what about the problems reported with the x9100 and the 7811 that was supposedly past onto the 7805? Do those problems only exist if the chip is OCed, do I need to under volt the chip? Is it worth it to get an x9100 with a known issue over a t9800/p9600 which I haven't heard anything about the tzs0 issue.

 

that im not worried about im using it in a different system i am just skeptical of the seller.

 

Could you pm me the price buying direct? I didn't think to ask.

Also what are the known problems with the 7811 and the x9100. Also, I thought the highest the 78** could overclock to was 3.0 ghz.

 

now that i think about it, i am a bit worried too.
i have p-7805u and i know t9600 or t9800 work for sure without undervolting despite they are 35 watts chips. but x9100 is 44 watts.. that's almost 20 watts higher than p series chips which are 25 watts. i just hope it doesn't mess up my laptop. t9800 from extreme processor guy is on the way to my home so if this x9100 causes any problem to my laptop, i will probably sell it and just keep t9800.

 

i got tracking info on the one i ordered i order a "test" piece to see if they guy is legit. if it gets here like he says (sent it priority so ill have it in 2 days) then ill buy some more from him. shin lmk if the x9100 doesnt work..

 

Processor arrived today, no bent pins.

 

Processor is installed in my laptop. Seems to be running good, I guess I should undervolt it. With prime 95 running and using coretemp to monitor temps it gets up to about 80* c.

 

did you get x9100? E0?
i bought x9100, E0 and i got tracking # today.
i should be getting it sometime next week.
let me know how it goes.. right now i am testing t9800 i've got from extreme processor guy.
so next week, when i get x9100, i will decide which one i will keep and ebay the one i don't use. hopefully, i get no trouble with x9100..

 

Whats Idle Temperatures? I bought a T9800 from extreme processors and it idles around 26C... and maxes at 56C...and when undervolted 21C and 50C

 

What hardware monitor are you using. Coretemp shows about 50 at idle for me, but it was also showing my p8400 in the high 40's at idle

 

When you replaced the processor did you re-apply thermal paste? 50 at idle seems a bit high to me even with that processor.

 

I used arctic silver 5. I'm trying to run rmclock but after I install and run the application vista says the program is trying to use an unsigned driver and keeps it from running.

 

I'm using AS5 too, hope you went with the less is more rule...

 

i am using cpuid hardware monitor and it shows me 25c idle and 62c under full load with my t9800 and similar when i had t9600 or p8400.
core temp gets about 5c higher. but still, that's in acceptable temperature
and no need for undervolting. i just hope x9100 doesn't go like 80c..

 

blackfury did you get the actual x9100 or the e4345 they were selling. the e4345 is a 55watt chip and the x9100 is 44watts they are the same chip but one is made for the imac.