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    Engineering Sample Q4HQ or Retail Version

    Discussion in 'HP' started by spawn1980, Sep 18, 2009.

  1. spawn1980

    spawn1980 Notebook Guru

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    I'm looking for a good deal on a Intel 2 Duo T9400 cpu and I found a Penryn Engineering Sample Q4HQ (No Sensor) which I can get real cheap then there's the Retail version which is not so cheap. Is there any real importance getting the Engineering Sample Q4HQ over the Retail Version.
     
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    comp_user Notebook Consultant

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    OEM chips are the the same as retail. These days the prices for OEM and ES are not that much different. I don't see any point in buying ES anymore. Just buy OEM.

    ES is usually cheaper then OEM and retail when the chip has just been released.

    How much are you paying for the ES?
     
    comp_user, Sep 19, 2009
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  3. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    ES usually needs a little bit more voltage than OEM to be stable.

    My prob would be having no temp sensor, but if you're not overclocking then you could be fine.

    If there is a big diff in price I would actually consider the ES.
    Any chance you can find an ES with a temp sensor enabled for a simmilar price?
     
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    Even if you are not overclocking i would consider staying away from a t9400 without a temp sensor.

    I have a hp laptop with a t9400 which really heats up. Temps reach around mid 90's during Prime95 runs. I recently ran IntelBurnTest and it caused temps to reach 105 which caused an automatic downclock to 1.6Ghz. Now that i am able to produce something tangible my laptop is on it's way to HP to hopefully get fixed.

    That said i have a feeling maybe the t9400 itself runs hot and in average-ventilated laptops can reach 105 degrees. If this is the case i would definately stay away from chips without temp sensors.
     
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    spawn1980 Notebook Guru

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    ES 100.00 - 120.00 maybe
    Retail 200.00
     
    spawn1980, Sep 19, 2009
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