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Fake processors

slipd

slipd

slipd

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Hey guys,

Is it possible to effectively 'fake' a cpu? A mate's just emailed (off of his new cpu...) complaining that the sealed/boxed retail cpu he's just got off of eBay is fake! It's a top end intel and he told me it was about £150 less than what it should have been. He's described the packaging as 'not feeling right' and he said it didn't have that new smell to it :)

I told him it was fairly unlikely but I thought I'd double check, I know pretty much everything is fakable these days...
 
Cuchulain said:
Except they aren't real CPU's, they were squares of lead. The chances of getting hold of a fake processor that's actually useable is incredibly rare, chances are the OP's friend just got a repackaged OEM CPU.
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That's what I was thinking; yeah, faking a chip physically probably wouldn't be too difficult, but actually getting one that worked? Nah!

Thanks guys.
 
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