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frenchie
 Post subject: Fake i7 920 Processors from Newegg
PostPosted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:26 am 
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I don't know if you've seen this :

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/news/web-business/newegg-ships-counterfeit-core-i7-920-cpus/

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Intel upgraded the plastic HSF clips!

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andymcca wrote:
Intel upgraded the plastic HSF clips!

They've done it for quite a while now. I got the all plastic HSF clips with my Pentium E6300 which I bought back when it was first released back in Q2'09. Alas, that means no more fan mods...
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ilovejedd wrote:
andymcca wrote:
Intel upgraded the plastic HSF clips!

They've done it for quite a while now. I got the all plastic HSF clips with my Pentium E6300 which I bought back when it was first released back in Q2'09. Alas, that means no more fan mods...


did you read/look at the link frenchie posted? :lol:
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:33 am 
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They also upgraded their processors.... :lol:

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and the spell checker too! :lol:
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xan_user wrote:
did you read/look at the link frenchie posted? :lol:

Oh, that. :P Already read that during the weekend. As far as I'm aware, they've already replaced the fake Core i7's and found the culprit.
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