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    T8300 Upgrade for P-6831 question

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Ihaveworms, Sep 5, 2008.

  1. Ihaveworms

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    Ihaveworms, Sep 5, 2008
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    Yeah the t8300 fits the laptop perfectly, and should be a pretty noticeable boost compared to the 6831's stock CPU.

    And yeah osstore is pretty good all things considered, and they do have decent prices.
     
    Kamin_Majere, Sep 5, 2008
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  3. WysockiSauce

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    The reason this processor is cheaper than the others is because it is an es (engineering sample). Kind of like a prototype. Should work like the retail version but there have been some people who have experienced problems with them.
     
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    You wil be allset with the t8300 in the p6831 and I might add.........thats a great price....jump on it. Go to the unoficial gaming lounge for instructions on how to install it.
    Seanno
     
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  5. Ihaveworms

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    Problems huh? Like what kind? Crashing?
     
    Ihaveworms, Sep 5, 2008
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    There will be no problems with the ES, they just have no warranty. I have heard of no one with a Gateway using an ES having any problems at all
     
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  7. royk50

    royk50 times being what they are

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    what he said ^

    however the t8300 is very well priced in the states, i would buy an oem just because there is always a chance of doa, then the time and money sending it back to china....
     
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  8. N00d13s

    N00d13s is too legit to quit!

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    i was actually going to purchase a T8300 in the next couple of days. i would get this, but i'd rather just spend and extra $60 (i think) with newegg to get the warranty.
     
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    And who would those people be?
     
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    Thought I saw it in a thread on here somewhere...maybe not. All I know is that when buying an es you are risking getting a product that could have been stress tested to hell and back by the developer or an early prototype that doesn't have all the features of the retail version. Also no warranty.
     
    WysockiSauce, Sep 6, 2008
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  11. royk50

    royk50 times being what they are

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    yes, but you can ask the seller to post a cpuz picture, so you know the stepping and you can tell if you are missing out.

    so far all our x7800s are same stepping as the final built and fully stable.
    actually in one of "es haters" thread around here i asked whether anyone can actually say he saw a single c2d es processors that went bad with his own eyes. nothing but silence. i can point you to horror stories about es cpus, fud.
     
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    If anything these models handle the stress bettter, as they are tested by companies, etc, to see how far they can go.
     
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  13. Dook

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    Indeedie. Something tells me we have a lot more to go, clock speed wise, before hitting the Great Barrier. I'll bet we can hit 3.5ghz easy. Albeit the machine will have caught on fire and killed everyone we loved......
     
    Dook, Sep 6, 2008
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  14. royk50

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    lol max multiplier x31
    31x200=6.2ghz :D
     
    royk50, Sep 7, 2008
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  15. Dook

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    Oh yea. That's what I'm talkin' about.
     
    Dook, Sep 7, 2008
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