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dreadrok · 03-04-10, 07:55 PM

So I decided to get things rolling and document my progress through my first ever build, not to mention my new rig since my one from like 2002 just died and it was going to be more of a hassle to get her working again for shoddy performance.

soo... some stuff from the egg came in today... maybe half of what i ordered..
ill post those pics later but first i want to show you guys this.

dreadrok · 03-04-10, 07:59 PM

more pics

dreadrok · 03-04-10, 08:01 PM

more.. i got an RMA.. and now have to wait like 10 more days..

mzs_biteme · 03-04-10, 08:33 PM

OK, I'm confused...
So what exactly happened here?

Gwiggles · 03-04-10, 08:35 PM

Lololol, Your sense of humor amuses me. I'm sorry about the RMA, though. That always sucks...

Amtrak · 03-04-10, 08:42 PM

Amazing. So Newegg sent you some fake 920? More info please!

Bobnova · 03-04-10, 08:44 PM

That's wild, wonder what happened there?

Sucks you have to wait, i hate waiting, especially in situations like that.

Well done on the documentary though, it amused me greatly

-_{MoW}_-Assasi · 03-04-10, 08:54 PM

somebody from newegg must be stealing company stock

Gwiggles · 03-04-10, 08:59 PM

I didn't even realize this when I was first looking at this. So someone bought a 920, and then made a replica of the box (with typos), put a fake processor and fan in it, and then returned it to Newegg??

That's terrible!

Sjaak · 03-05-10, 01:08 AM

Wow

nix · 03-05-10, 01:58 AM

I received the exact same thing today.

Krusty · 03-05-10, 11:40 AM

Hey Who'd have thunk my bosses would have found a random thread on a forum I'm a member of.

We had 5 of these over here at my work yesterday. Guess I should've come over here to see if anyone else had it first thing.

I promise I'll do that next time

Brolloks · 03-05-10, 11:43 AM

This is just absurd...where is the Newegg rep on this forums !!!

Krusty · 03-05-10, 11:44 AM

Also, I posted some pics on another forum where a member of newegg customer support has an account at. He sent me a PM regarding this. I referred him to this thread for you.

Brolloks · 03-05-10, 11:46 AM

I just PM'd the newegg support rep about this, this is unreall !!

Newegg Support · 03-05-10, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreadrok

So I decided to get things rolling and document my progress through my first ever build, not to mention my new rig since my one from like 2002 just died and it was going to be more of a hassle to get her working again for shoddy performance.

Dear dreadrok,

Thank you for taking the time to post your concerns regarding your recent purchase. I would like to investigate this issue further and can promise Newegg will work toward your satisfaction in this matter.

Please contact me at 800-390-1119 ext 25092 or Joshua.L.Key@newegg.com so this can be investigated and I can assist you accordingly

baris_ · 03-05-10, 11:56 AM

Don't know what to say lol never heard of something like this. Love the humour ^^

ghost_recon88 · 03-05-10, 12:08 PM

Wow, there's more than one fake out there? Makes me wonder if somehow newegg got a whole batch of them

Krusty · 03-05-10, 12:10 PM

if i were to guess, I'd say this stuff was switched by the case at the very least.

The amount of effort taken to fake the packaging, heatsink, and CPU is far too great to just do a couple switcheroo's. This is probably someone in a warehouse or shipping facility swapping things out a case at a time.

dreadrok · 03-05-10, 12:12 PM

good luck nix & Krusty sorry to hear your going through the same crazyness I am.

Thanks Brolloks, I appreciate your help. Ill call now and see whats up.

ghost_recon88 · 03-05-10, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Krusty

if i were to guess, I'd say this stuff was switched by the case at the very least.

The amount of effort taken to fake the packaging, heatsink, and CPU is far too great to just do a couple switcheroo's. This is probably someone in a warehouse or shipping facility swapping things out a case at a time.

Man that's pretty gutsy to say the least

deathman20 · 03-05-10, 12:21 PM

Ouch that sucks. At first I though you where really going overboard with documentation til I saw the fan... well what would of been the fan.

Hope it get resolved quickly. I hate waiting for a new build.

Krusty · 03-05-10, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreadrok

good luck nix & Krusty sorry to hear your going through the same crazyness I am.

Thanks Brolloks, I appreciate your help. Ill call now and see whats up.

I don't need to deal with it

. I work in IT at a rather large company. I got to find the cpus. Someone else gets to deal with getting them returned. I just hope we get to keep the heatsinks so I can keep them at my desk as little trophies.

dreadrok · 03-05-10, 12:27 PM

the documentation tries to encompass the feelings i had while opening the box. I went from pure excitement waiting to see the cpu, too feeling nervous when it rattled weird in the box, to uneasy reading the shoddy text, to somethings is up when i lifted the sticker, to WTF when i saw the fan!!! at that point i thought I ordered something crazy. reasearched some stuff, checked the label and did some searches, looked at the cpu.... and finally felt defeat.
I had to throw some comedy in my documentation or I would just be feeding the feelings of frustration, anger, and that awful feeling of having to wait for something you thought you allready had and were so excited to finally get your new PC going....

King107s · 03-05-10, 12:41 PM

Holly crap! I'm sure there are many other fakes out there because if they went to the trouble of creating that box then they probably made serveral. BTW, that little cut out in the retail box should show the cpu inside not the fan.

dreadrok · 03-05-10, 12:43 PM

haha send me one if you do krusty.. i returned mine. That would be great

Krusty · 03-05-10, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by King107s

Holly crap! I'm sure there are many other fakes out there because if they went to the trouble of creating that box then they probably made serveral. BTW, that little cut out in the retail box should show the cpu inside not the fan.

The box has 2 cuts. One on the top shows the fan and heatsink. One on the side shows the heatspreader of the cpu. Both of those were faked sufficiently enough to make it not very noticeable when looking at it through the cutouts.

retrogreq · 03-05-10, 01:12 PM

holy crap! this is crazy! anyone seen one of these fakes from a different reseller?

Amtrak · 03-05-10, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deathman20

Ouch that sucks. At first I though you where really going overboard with documentation til I saw the fan... well what would of been the fan.

Exactly what I thought initially. I kept asking myself, "Now why does this guy care about seeing the stock fan through the box cutout?"

Then I scrolled down.

ghost_recon88 · 03-05-10, 02:25 PM

Your thread has made it on to AnandTech.

03-04-10, 07:55 PM	#1
dreadrok Registered Join Date: Feb 2010	Reported fake Intel CPU sold at Newegg (first build ever - i7 920) So I decided to get things rolling and document my progress through my first ever build, not to mention my new rig since my one from like 2002 just died and it was going to be more of a hassle to get her working again for shoddy performance. soo... some stuff from the egg came in today... maybe half of what i ordered.. ill post those pics later but first i want to show you guys this. Attached Images

03-04-10, 07:59 PM	#2
dreadrok Registered Join Date: Feb 2010	more pics Attached Images

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dreadrok Registered Join Date: Feb 2010	more.. i got an RMA.. and now have to wait like 10 more days.. Attached Images

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Gwiggles Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Portland, Oregon	I didn't even realize this when I was first looking at this. So someone bought a 920, and then made a replica of the box (with typos), put a fake processor and fan in it, and then returned it to Newegg?? That's terrible! __________________ -=-Gaming Rig-=- WORK IN PROGRESS: Project Banchetto Bench My Heat Ware

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nix New Member Join Date: Oct 2004	I received the exact same thing today.

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Krusty Insane Overclocking Clown Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Orange County	Hey Who'd have thunk my bosses would have found a random thread on a forum I'm a member of. We had 5 of these over here at my work yesterday. Guess I should've come over here to see if anyone else had it first thing. I promise I'll do that next time __________________ There are 10 types of people in this world: Those who understand binary and those who don't.

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Krusty Insane Overclocking Clown Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Orange County	Also, I posted some pics on another forum where a member of newegg customer support has an account at. He sent me a PM regarding this. I referred him to this thread for you. __________________ There are 10 types of people in this world: Those who understand binary and those who don't.

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Brolloks Intel CPU and Mobo Lead Senior Benching Team Leader Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Houston, TX	I just PM'd the newegg support rep about this, this is unreall !! __________________ Should I get a Quad- or Dual-Core? - How about joining us in the Benching Lounge for some secrets Heatware

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Krusty Insane Overclocking Clown Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Orange County	if i were to guess, I'd say this stuff was switched by the case at the very least. The amount of effort taken to fake the packaging, heatsink, and CPU is far too great to just do a couple switcheroo's. This is probably someone in a warehouse or shipping facility swapping things out a case at a time. __________________ There are 10 types of people in this world: Those who understand binary and those who don't.

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dreadrok Registered Join Date: Feb 2010	good luck nix & Krusty sorry to hear your going through the same crazyness I am. Thanks Brolloks, I appreciate your help. Ill call now and see whats up.

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dreadrok Registered Join Date: Feb 2010	the documentation tries to encompass the feelings i had while opening the box. I went from pure excitement waiting to see the cpu, too feeling nervous when it rattled weird in the box, to uneasy reading the shoddy text, to somethings is up when i lifted the sticker, to WTF when i saw the fan!!! at that point i thought I ordered something crazy. reasearched some stuff, checked the label and did some searches, looked at the cpu.... and finally felt defeat. I had to throw some comedy in my documentation or I would just be feeding the feelings of frustration, anger, and that awful feeling of having to wait for something you thought you allready had and were so excited to finally get your new PC going....

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King107s Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Florida	Holly crap! I'm sure there are many other fakes out there because if they went to the trouble of creating that box then they probably made serveral. BTW, that little cut out in the retail box should show the cpu inside not the fan. __________________ OS Vista 64 Home Prem CPU Intel Q9550 E0@ 3.83GHz 1.35V (water cooled) 24/7 MB Gigabyte GA-X48-DS5 LGA 775 Intel X48 @1800 MHz RAM Corsair XMS2 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 PC6400 @ 900MHz 5-5-5-15 2.1V VC 2X CF Sapphire Vapor-X 4890 1GB 870/1050 SSD 100GB OCZ Vertex 2 HDD 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 SATAII 32MB PSU Corsair CMPSU-850TX 850W 70A Single Rail Cooling BI GTX120, 113CFM 10.92mm H2O Delta PWM, DD12V-D4, DD-TDX, DD 5 1/4" Bay Reservoir, 1/2" Tygon, Redline water wetter MY HEATWARE

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dreadrok Registered Join Date: Feb 2010	haha send me one if you do krusty.. i returned mine. That would be great

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