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    Thoughts on 3920xm QS

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by naldor, Aug 11, 2012.

  1. naldor

    naldor Notebook Consultant

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    Hej, I am planning to buy on ebay an 3920xm, the prices of QS are way lower, does that mean QS have way higher chance of failing, or could they be better then OEM?Whats advantage of having an OEM over QS, but the resale value?

    Thanks in advance!!!!
     
    naldor, Aug 11, 2012
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    QS are Qualification Samples, usually shipped out to retailers for display models. They are much better than ES (Engineering Samples), less issues, generally more stable. OEM are "retail" chips sold to OEMs like Dell, HP, Lenovo to be used in laptops, and retail chips are sold directly to retailers...$$$
     
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  3. naldor

    naldor Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah I figured that out, just wondering if QS would be less stable then OEM's, or maybe not as resistant, maybe any1 has experience with this?
     
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    It's really luck of the draw. I know people who swear by OEM CPU's, but I have a friend who has an insane overclock with a QS QX9200.
     
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  5. naldor

    naldor Notebook Consultant

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    Okej, thanks m8, contacted some1 on ebay who bought an 3920xm QS(saw he left feedback when he bought one), he says his run great, so I am gonna try, I might get an golden sample if I am lucky :p, will post when I get him, and results :DD
     
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    King of Interns Simply a laptop enthusiast

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    QS and ES chips are 95% of time just as good as the OEM ones. Buy it :)
     
    King of Interns, Aug 12, 2012
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  7. naldor

    naldor Notebook Consultant

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    Yup, gonna buy it in a few days, monday my gtx 680m should be here 2. So will have sick m17x r4 with 3920xm and gtx 680m :DDDDDD will post overclocked/overvolted benchmarks when I got them both :D.
     
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    QS are like OEM for practical purposes. I would try to avoid ES on the other hand. According to my experience with a i7 2720QM which i tried to install in vain on a Dell Precision M4600, engineering samples are not as reliable as QS and OEM. Also performance may be a bit lower.
     
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    Cheers, will buy the QS :D
     
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  10. King of Interns

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    I think it all depends on which chip you get. THe chances of getting a dud exist when purchasing either ES or QS. My ES 920xm is capable of performing just as well as any OEM chip and lucky for me at unusually low tdp/tdc requirements allowing for high maintained OCing.

    So yes there is a slightly higher risk in getting an ES but also a QS over the OEM. Don't think that QS are more reliable than ES both sell cheaper for the reason that they are basically the same. Get whichever is cheaper. When did you last hear someone have a faulty intel cpu...pre dual core era methinks :D
     
    King of Interns, Aug 13, 2012
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    Between the QC22 and the QC7R, which one is made with the highest quality?
     
    thewayofwright, Sep 3, 2012
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