Monday, February 6th 2012
Fake Core i7-990X Surfaces on Forums
A scamster has managed to pull off a fake "Intel Core i7-990X" processor. An unsuspecting buyer paid hundreds of dollars for a Core i7-990X six-core LGA1366 processor, only to end up with a badly-done fake. The fake chip is a worthless LGA775 Pentium, on which the IHS markings of a Core i7-990X have been etched. Intel and AMD put tiny windows on their retail processor boxes so buyers could see these markings before breaking open the company seal. At least in the case of Intel's product boxes, the windows aren't big enough to let you see the entire CPU package. In case of this chip, the buyer couldn't have spotted that the chip was an LGA775 (and not LGA1366), and couldn't spot the 3D hologram and serial number sticker that's found on the obverse side of the package, under the IHS. The thread where this fake was reported can be read here.
Source:
CPU World
40 Comments on Fake Core i7-990X Surfaces on Forums
Edit:i read the thread but did not find out where he got that CPU from
I always ask for his adress, so if it is wrong hardware i will visit the ass who sold me the junk
part of the problem, especially with online shopping is that a lot of resellers drop ship, they dont even see the stock, and some will slip straight past the distribution level due to the volume being handled coming out of china. its disgusting but it happens.
Soo tell me that i am wrong:nutkick:
If you're going to buy a processor online, you should know what the hell you're doing. Request all sorts of stuff/info. If it raises one red flag, one, bail-out.
The seller is a scammer and should be punished, no doubt, but ignorant buyer is still ignorant.
This would totally trump everything in the worst fail thread though
There is less profit margin this way, but less risk of it coming back at you to.
I don't condone this, just saying, criminals are stupid...
I feel bad for the buyer but he should have done his homework before wetting his epeen :o