[shift]

http://hardocp.com/a...fake_intel_cpus

Bought form Newegg paid full price for an i7 CPU and this is what the user got.

Of course this was a major error on Newegg's part as well as the suppliers part so the guy got a new processor (the right one this time)

This post has been edited by shift: 05 March 2010 - 11:51 PM

[shc-boomer]

Wow, now those are some scary fake CPUS... I wonder how D&H got them.

[shift]

Not fake, according to article they were demos that were mistakenly sent out.

[chconline]

Haha, try installing one of these into your computer. They look pretty authentic, especially the heatsink

[Big Bang]

But can you overclock it.

[shc-boomer]

Yeah and then VTEC kicks in yo!

[chconline]

But what if I turbocharge it?

[shift]

More from Gizmodo!

http://gizmodo.com/5...rs-were-shipped

Here is Newegg's response!

Quote

Newegg is currently conducting a thorough investigation surrounding recent shipments of questionable Intel Core i7-920 CPUs purchased from Newegg.com.

Initial information we received from our supplier, IPEX, stated that they had mistakenly shipped us "demo units." We have since come to discover the CPUs were counterfeit and are terminating our relationship with this supplier. Contrary to any speculation, D&H Distributing is not the vendor that supplied us with the Intel Core i7-920 CPUs in question.

Newegg's top priority is to proactively reach out to all customers who may have been affected to ensure their absolute satisfaction. We have already sent out a number of replacement units and are doing everything in our power to resolve the matter promptly and with the least amount of inconvenience to our customers.

We have always taken pride in providing an exceptional experience for each customer, and we apologize for any inconvenience to our valued customers. We take matters like this extremely seriously, and are working in close cooperation with Intel and the appropriate law enforcement authorities to thoroughly investigate this incident.

Something is starting to make me think these aren't demo CPU's but rather a supplier got screwed over real bad.

This post has been edited by shift: 08 March 2010 - 06:16 PM

[shc-boomer]

Yeah, like I said, from what I read they were "fake" CPUs, Intel has no knowledge of their existence apparently.

[chconline]

It's kind of funny that anyone would think they can get around with these kind of obvious fakes (I'm not talking about D&H/Newegg, or possibly even IPEX)... I don't think Intel ever had any "demo" processors in the first place (They just have the real thing, maybe ES's). I held off commenting on this issue initially, but my previous thoughts/assertions were surprisingly correct.

[TL6MT]

Well Newegg's facility is fully automated so I wouldn't be surprised if it made through the system from a trusted supplier. IPEX really got screwed here and the other one got a lot of crap news for doing nothing wrong.

[chconline]

Exactly, the items are probably never touched by hand from receiving the shipping.