Unboxing the Fake Intel Core i7-920 257
SkinnyGuy writes "The only thing more remarkable than NewEgg shipping fake Core i7 CPUs to customers is getting your hands on one and checking it out. Apparently there are only a couple hundred of these things in existence and Gearlog somehow managed to get and unbox one. The images are fascinating."
Wow, newegg must be getting huge... (Score:5, Funny)
to have added a third g to their name.
Warning! (Score:5, Funny)
They are saying the processor is actually made of lead, so the overclocking potential is dismal.
That combined with the underpowered foam cooler relegates this processor to HTPC uses only.
No way was this an accident (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Warning! (Score:5, Funny)
Alphine Stereo for sale (Score:5, Funny)
My friend once bought an Alpine stereo from someone. When we looked closer at the box it was actually "Alphine" with an h. Okay so typical story. The funny part was the box. It had a picture of a Lamborghini on it. But the one they took a picture of was actually a toy. You could see this when you looked close. They didn't even bother to use a real Lamborghini picture! Even that was a fake! We couldn't stop laughing for at least an hour. The lengths some people will go to dupe people, if they spent that energy on creating something with actual worth..
Re:No way was this an accident (Score:5, Funny)
The cpu "cooler." The misspellings on the box. This was fraud.
Are you sure?
Re:No way was this an accident (Score:5, Funny)
Wow, you think? That's some fine detective work. Tell me, was it the lead "processor" or the solid plastic "fan" that gave it away?
Re:Alphine Stereo for sale (Score:5, Funny)
>They didn't even bother to use a real Lamborghini picture! Even that was a fake!
Its like a movie where the killer is always giving the police hints on his next crime. The fraudster gave your friend at least two hints, but he still bought it. Even fraudsters have the occasional attack of conscience.
hey (Score:4, Funny)
How long before the first fake fake? (Score:5, Funny)
Dude, I bought a fake i7 on eBay, but it turned out to be real! What a ripoff!
Re:The irony here is... (Score:5, Funny)
the fakes could become more valuable eventually than the real item
At least until somebody starts faking the fakes.
Re:No way was this an accident (Score:5, Funny)
Re:The irony here is... (Score:5, Funny)
At least the lead used to make these things won't end up in childrens' toys or in baby food.
Re:Warning! (Score:5, Funny)
Nah, the cooler can't be made of melamine.
They used all that up in the baby food [usatoday.com].
Re:Alphine Stereo for sale (Score:3, Funny)
ROHS compliance (Score:3, Funny)
I seriously doubt these lead processors are ROHS compliant.
Performance? (Score:3, Funny)
Windows 7 - Primitive Edition (Score:4, Funny)
Windows 7 - Primitive Edition is certified by Microsoft to run on this processor.
Keep an eye on the blogs for announcement of the Ubuntu lead-block remix for this real soon now.
Re:No way was this an accident (Score:3, Funny)
I thought he just bought an limited extreme performance edition, now with 50% more lead...
CSI Sillicon Valley (Score:5, Funny)
"Hmm. Mis-spellings on the box. A sticker of a fan. A solid block of metal for the CPU.
I'd say the buyers were
<removes sunglasses>
mis-lead."
YEEAAAAAAAAH!
Re:Alphine Stereo for sale (Score:3, Funny)
Re:hey (Score:5, Funny)
That depends on if you're using an Intel Magritte or not.
Ceci n'est pas une heat-pipe
Re:It's a sign of the forgery. (Score:4, Funny)
Eye don bee leaf any ting yu sey.
i'm really disappointed in /. (Score:1, Funny)
It's obvious what caused this (Score:1, Funny)
This is a Clear and Unequivocal sign that Anthropogenic Global Warming is real, Please think of the Children.
Re:fine (Score:1, Funny)
Re:The irony here is... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Did you hear (Score:1, Funny)