@serverian said: Same stepping as the retail one. Only half price.
You're talking about the e5's I'm guessing....... these people are profiting more than the people selling the legit ones. They got these samples next to nothing. It is illegal to sell the samples.
You can't even tell, as a user, if the CPU is second hand/engineering sample/fake CPU whatsoever, so I would say I won't bother unless the performance is bad?
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@zhuanyi said: You can't even tell, as a user, if the CPU is second hand/engineering sample/fake CPU whatsoever, so I would say I won't bother unless the performance is bad?
Some engineering samples have different cpuinfo
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You're talking about the e5's I'm guessing....... these people are profiting more than the people selling the legit ones. They got these samples next to nothing. It is illegal to sell the samples.
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0 • Disagree Agree ThanksI don't care
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0 • Disagree Agree ThanksYet, they are being sold for many years.
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0 • Disagree Agree ThanksNope.
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0 • Disagree Agree Thankshttp://news.techeye.net/chips/intel-oem-engineers-face-five-years-in-gaol
how did this get here i am not good with computer
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0 • Disagree Agree ThanksYou can't even tell, as a user, if the CPU is second hand/engineering sample/fake CPU whatsoever, so I would say I won't bother unless the performance is bad?
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0 • Disagree Agree ThanksSome engineering samples have different cpuinfo
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0 • Disagree Agree ThanksCan't VPS providers just fake cpuinfo though? (you can do anything with linux :D)
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0 • Disagree Agree ThanksI wouldn't care if it is an engineering sample as long as it can pass all correctness and burnin tests.
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0 • Disagree Agree Thanks@rds100 Same here, as long as it's just as fast and stable as the normal chip I'm fine.
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0 • Disagree Agree ThanksIt leaves the provider open to blackmail if someone in the DC figures out they are using Intel ES chips as legally they are the property of Intel.
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0 • Disagree Agree ThanksIt depends on how high risk they are.
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0 • Disagree Agree ThanksWhere do you get these things?
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0 • Disagree Agree ThanksBlack market
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0 • Disagree Agree Thanksedit: brain fart
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0 • Disagree Agree ThanksYo homey PM me.
Lol, but seriously, do people just sell these on websites and stuff?
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0 • Disagree Agree Thankshttp://www.techspot.com/news/46902-engineers-arrested-for-selling-sample-cpus-on-ebay.html
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If OP does do this I would stay away since he blatantly knows it is illegal to buy them.
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0 • Disagree Agree ThanksI don't care on the machine. But I care which provider is giving me service.
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0 • Disagree Agree ThanksDepends on the country.
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0 • Disagree Agree ThanksYes because if Intel finds out, that server's going down and being dismantled.
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0 • Disagree Agree ThanksCrystal - ugvps
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0 • Disagree Agree ThanksThe price was tempting, but yeah, it's better to stay away from them.
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0 • Disagree Agree ThanksFound out some people sell it on HardForums
Dat price.
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