who changed the stock processor in their 7811/7801 ?

hey there guys
i was wondering how many of you changed the stock processor (the p8400) to a higher clocked one. im looking around for a gateway .. and might change the processor .. so any advices? is changing easy? anything to be aware of and stuff like? also the performance gain ... and how are those chinese sellers in ebay selling processors with crazy prices?

 

changing the processor is a snap. flip the computer over, unscrew 5 screw to remove the plastic piece covering the cpu/ram, unscrew the heatsink (the screws are numbered so unscrew/rescrew the heatsink in that order) then you will have to turn the cpu lock to the left to free the cpu from the socket.

 

thats awesome .. and what about the thermal gel? .. how much is adequate?

 

i used artic silver 5 when i installed my T9300...i used a very small drop of it and spread it evenly on top of the die surface.

 

TZS0 overheat related question: I believe the P8400 CPU has a x8.5 multiplier. Using the CPU Clocking software to turn off CPU throttling has the unfortunate side effect of downclocking the CPU to 8x multiplier. What CPUs work with this laptop to avoid the TZS0 overheat reporting bug and also not have their CPU clocks reduced (if any)?

 

To answer the first question about the ebay sellers. I believe those cpus are engineering samples and not the final final product. Then again I don't know too much about that myself but that's what I gathered so far. Some on this forum say that certain engineering samples aren't capable of having their temperatures monitored. I just won a t9800 so I'll report back how it fares once I get it and install it.

 

A little off topic, but I've been looking at the P9500, looks like that might be an awesome choive for this notebook.

Any void warranty stickers I should be aware of?

 

As far as I know from the pictures and guides I've seen, nope, just keep your stock cpu if you are thinking of returning for warranty fixing. Swap it back in when you send it in.