Be careful if you are buying a new Intel i7 920. It looks like Newegg.com got a fake shipment and several people have reported the issue. Here is the error chronicled on overclockers.com. This would be terrible if you ordered parts for a new build only to have a fake cpu and heat sink. The heat sink was a sticker, I wonder how they weighted them correctly to make it feel like a real box. I guess sand is pretty cheap and I have heard about people selling TV boxes filled with sand bags as fake TVs. It looks like newegg.com is taking the hit for this and continuing their excellent customer service.
Read the forum thread here: http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=636484
Here is another article with more pictures: http://www.gearlog.com/2010/03/hands_on_fake_intel_core_i7-92_1.php
Be careful if you are buying a new Intel i7 920. It looks like Newegg.com got a fake shipment and several people have reported the issue. Here is the error chronicled on overclockers.com. This would be terrible if you ordered parts for a new build only to have a fake cpu and heat sink. The heat sink was a sticker, I wonder how they weighted them correctly to make it feel like a real box. I guess sand is pretty cheap and I have heard about people selling TV boxes filled with sand bags as fake TVs. It looks like newegg.com is taking the hit for this and continuing their excellent customer service.
Read the forum thread here: http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=636484
Here is another article with more pictures: http://www.gearlog.com/2010/03/hands_on_fake_intel_core_i7-92_1.php
