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    T9400 or PS9400 - Some more questions inside.

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by anybody99, Feb 17, 2009.

  1. anybody99

    anybody99 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Was reading the forum for a while.

    Gonna get MS 1722 or 1651,

    what's better WSXGA+ or WSGA and what glare means.

    now also, the video card on it is coming with the board or i can replace it?

    i plan to buy a t9400 but i saw that http://myworld.ebay.com/extremeprocessor
    also selles ps9400 which is a bit slower but saves 10W - worth it?
    $20 more.

    Also i saw that seller sells ES/QS , understand that it's like OEM because of 0 stepping, don't know what that means - can someone explain.

    also the seller states it has unlocked multiplier because it's no OEM (OEM are locked) - do i need to optimize/configure/OC it using software to set a multiple and where can i find a guide for that.

    now also i don't know if to go for the 15 or 17 inch since it's my first mobile, will i feel any difference carrying it?

    last question i got those cheap mem sticks:
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130287774303
    what do u think.

    thanks a lot
     
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  2. Johnny T

    Johnny T Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Moved to the hardware section, you will find better answers here. To answer a small part of your question. ES means engineering sample. They are not official CPUs, but were used during the development of the chip. Don't worry it is legal to buy/sell them, some people have great luck with these CPUs.
     
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  3. Micaiah

    Micaiah Notebook Deity

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    Just a quick fix, it's a SP9400 not PS9400.

    Ironic that you happened to mention about this particular CPU, because I have one scheduled to arrive on Thursday. The SP9400 is quite an interesting CPU, because it has a smaller die size than even the P8000 series (22mm² versus 35mm²), but features a full 6MB L2 cache like the T9000 series. Intel spec sheets classifies it as an Ultra-Low Voltage processor, which seems a bit odd given its other specifications. It's the middle child of the Centrino 2 processor line-up, that's for sure.

    I got one just because I'm curious, and if it really runs cooler and consumes less power than my current P8600, then that's just dandy. One note that I would like to mention, is that this CPU is actually meant to be a uFCBGA socket processor, meaning that it is supposed to be soldered to to the Intel GS45 motherboard. The engineering samples were adapted to the uFCPGA socket for testing, so you would need to get an ES in order for it to physically fit a PM45 or GM45 chipset motherboard.
     
    Micaiah, Feb 17, 2009
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