code.commongroove.com » This and that http://code.commongroove.com C#, T-SQL, and general IT mojo Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:00:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 So I got a fake Intel Core i7-920 http://code.commongroove.com/2010/03/10/so-i-got-a-fake-intel-core-i7-920/ http://code.commongroove.com/2010/03/10/so-i-got-a-fake-intel-core-i7-920/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:52:05 +0000 Greg http://code.commongroove.com/archive/2010/03/09/so-i-got-a-fake-intel-core-i7-920.aspx Continue reading →]]> Perhaps you have seen the hub-bub about the counterfeit Intel Core i7-920 chips that were sent out across the country between March 1st and March 4th from NewEgg.com (via their distributor)? Well, I got one of these “chips” myself!!

Here’s the write-up on the box I received over at GearLog.com from Dan Evans:

Hands On: Unboxing the Fake Intel Core i7-920

Check it out!

(By the way, NewEgg dealt with this efficiently and quickly offering me either a full refund or another chip via expedited delivery.  Their service rocks! )

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