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Fake i7 cpu's
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Lol Eggface 
Havn't heard of any fake copu's in years, last one i think were pentium 4's from quite a few years back. And they actually worked but were lesser chips with some type of new id programmed int them to fool programs like cpuz
So are they just faking the packaging and reselling cheaper OEM processors as retail? I've heard about this kind of thing before?
Can't see they'd be faking the processors themselves as sure it's all but impossible to copy such a complex thing?
Can't see they'd be faking the processors themselves as sure it's all but impossible to copy such a complex thing?
Did you not bother to look at the pictures?
They are completely fake, not even working parts, just what looks to be fibreglass moulds with printouts on them to make them "look" real!
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It is possible to be fair. All the manufacturers produce this kind of junk especially for big retailers that put things on show. We could get similar things from Intel if we asked but since we're mainly an e-tailer it's a bit pointless.
We've had dummy memory, graphics cards, hard drives and all sorts in the past. Someone even pinched the dummy Lacie "Lego" drive when we were at the Imex...shame it was nothing more than a paperweight.
We've had dummy memory, graphics cards, hard drives and all sorts in the past. Someone even pinched the dummy Lacie "Lego" drive when we were at the Imex...shame it was nothing more than a paperweight.
So it turns out they were display boxes not actual counterfeits.
why would a display box have a heavy clay heatsink in it???
just means extra shipping costs to get the boxes on display.
But they surely usually have "For Display Purposes Only" on them, or "Not for Resale"?It is possible to be fair. All the manufacturers produce this kind of junk especially for big retailers that put things on show. We could get similar things from Intel if we asked but since we're mainly an e-tailer it's a bit pointless.
We've had dummy memory, graphics cards, hard drives and all sorts in the past. Someone even pinched the dummy Lacie "Lego" drive when we were at the Imex...shame it was nothing more than a paperweight.
This came in a bona fide Intel box, complete with the correct product code, hologram and even a legitimate stepping on it.
Edit: The stepping on the box doesn't match the one on the CPU. To me it sounds like someone has got hold of a bunch of legit boxes and just filled them with junk so they look the real deal on the outside.