Spare Core 2 Duo P8400

I am upgrading to an X9100 in my Gateway 7811FX and am trying to figure out what to do with the old CPU. I don't have any other machines I can put it in, and on top of that, after an hour on Google I am having no luck finding a desktop motherboard I could use it with to do a build! What the hell can I do with this? It'd be a shame for it to go unused from this day forward... Would I at least possibly have luck selling it?

 

You could send it to me, I have several things I could use it for.

 

Like what??? I bet those things mighr be good ideas for me

 

You really should keep it as a back up. I was just joking about sending it to me, because you could sell that CPU and get something back. Rather or not getting a little bit for it is more valuable than having it as a back up is up to you.

 

Yeah I would keep it as a back up. You never know when you might need it.

 

Ebay prices for a P8400 run around $100.......

 

You might want to consider keeping it in case you need to send it in for a warranty replacement.
Acer at least specified that if my system needed repairs, I should put the original T5550 back in.

 

Ebay/craigslist

 

Of course, sell it. What will you do with an unused CPU???

My laptop came with a T9400. When I upgraded it to a T9900, I sold it for $230 which helped me recover some of the cost of the upgrade.


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Yeah, I am probably just going to sell it. I was just hoping there may be some crazy way to use it in a desktop build of some sort. Is Ebay my best bet for selling it?

 

Try Craigslist first (especially if you are living in a fairly big city). You may avoid any extra fees by dealing locally.

I sold my CPU here at nbr. That is also another good alternative if you have a paypal account.

Ebay would be my last choice as that will be the least profitable option due to their fees.



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If you want to spend some money you could build a HTPC.

 

i would keep it.. if ur going to get $100 only for now , having it as a back up might be better especially if the X9100 conks or u would have to buy a whole new CPU..

 

Probably the best would be to sell the old cpu after using the new one for a month.

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Thanks for the input guys. Now about heat/voltage...Will I likely HAVE to undervolt, or in most cases have people gotten away with just popping the x9100 in and proceeding as before with the non-X versions?

 

Actually if you have some desktop parts there is probably a ~150 motherboard where the only difference is socket P.
one of these would be super nice and portable with a mobile 5870 Liantec ITX-6M45 Mini-ITX Intel GM45 Penryn Core 2 Duo / Quad Mobile DDR3 Express EmBoard with Embedded Tiny-Bus Modular Extension Solution but probably pricey.

 

If your laptop supports undervolting, and after undervolting your processor is stable, then there's no reason at all to not undervolt... You will be causing less heat, using less power (save money!), and over all make yourself feel more 1337 (Okay, the last point was complete BS ).

 

You wont HAVE to undervolt. Many gateway fx users are overvolting and overclocking the X9100.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/gateway-emachines/505982-x9100-results-7815u.html