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To: mr.mark who wrote (6392)10/22/1999 10:18:00 PM
From: Doug Coughlan  Read Replies (2) of 110583
 
I upgraded my computer this past week and it turned into quite a headache. I ordered an Intel Celeron 500 mhz processor from Buy.Com over the internet. Buy.Com is a reputable firm with minimal complaints from previous users. The processor arrived sealed just as you would expect from Intel with everything looking proper. After installing the processor in a new tower along with new ram and a new motherboard I was ready to enjoy my upgrade. The first night things performed as expected. The next day the computer crashed and from that point on I couldn't get back to the desk top. I brought the computer to a local tech shop where after some trial and error it was determined that I had received a "re marked processor." The tech guy wasn't sure what speed the processor was but it wasn't a 500 mhz. He showed me that how on close examination you could see the chip was bogus. If you look at the side of the processor with the pins, there is a square within a square located inside of the pins. The perimeter of the inside square of a bogus chip has a slightly irregular look. It also has very small marks which look as though they could be minute air bubbles. I was shown several good processors and this same perimeter was perfectly smooth with a straight edge. It was the opinion of the tech guy that in all probability Buy.Com was unaware of the problem. He also told me that the re marking of chips has become a real problem for the industry. The bottom line is just because you buy an Intel processor in a sealed box examine the chip closely with someone who will recognize a bogus chip before you install it.
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