CPU upgrade, x9100 QS for 150$, too good to pass?

Okay, initially I was unwilling to do a CPU upgrade as I plan to buy a new laptop when sandy bridge comes out, but I got this offer from a friend's friend Oh, btw, the CPU I have in my laptop is a p8400.

Anyone has experience of QS chips? From what I have heard, they are the quality sample chips before final version enters mass production. What concerns me is the heat, as the cooling system in my laptop ain't very efficient. I am going to try out tomorrow with this CPU and see how it performs in my lappie: But the 150$ price tag sounds too enticing to pass up.

 

Don't buy it. What do you think this is going to get you over your P8400?

 

If its from a friend, he'll probably let you test it in your laptop first. Test it for stability, temperature sensors, and good temp. If all those are good, buy it and sell your P8400 for like $80.

Thats a 800MHz boost for $70.

 

hmm, I do do some works(photoshop/ps2,wii emulation) that could benefit from a faster CPU, for normal uses and gaming, I doubt I will have much of an improvement, but for 150$, you can't complain much Plus I can use throttlestop to easily overclock/undervolt.

Yeah, he is going to let me test it first. oh, it's a 800MHZ increase, my p8400 is overclocked, the stock clock is 2.26Ghz.

 

I'd take that deal immediately.

 

Yep, and an X9100 QS worth (on eBay) around $225.

Oh and about the MHz increase, its 12:55 AM where I'm at

Good night

 

With good cooling, TS and at 1.4500 vCore you gan get up to 3.99 GHz with a x9100 QS...........

 

I am not sure if the cooling system could sustain such a high clocked x9100 But I will definitely try how far I can go with the chip once I get my hands on it. Hopefully it won't be running much hotter than my overclocked p8400.

 

That is a good deal. I sold my QS X9000 to a member on this forum for $250, the ones on ebay at the time were going for $350+. I had no problems at all with my "QS" CPU.