Newegg ships counterfeit Intel Core i7 processors

[DryIce]

If it really was D&H's fault I agree that they got what they deserve. Even if it was an accident, somebody somewhere was not doing their job.

 

[InsaneVr6]

Stuff happens. I always order parts from Newegg and they never let me down. Just because one of their distributors screwed up doesn't mean that Newegg should be bashed for it.

They were also only demo boxes, it's not like Newegg forged a product just to make profit, because that would be stupid.

 

[EduardsN]

And there is always someone wondering why the new cpu they purchased is not working.. lol

 

[drasho]

I wonder how many person that werent so good with pc that try to installed those =P
I used to buy on newegg and still will... this was probably just bad luck and newegg is making sure the customre are getting a real processor so atleast they do a follow up

 

[kohtachi]

I don't know whats going on with qc at newegg. i still buy from them but last time i bought hd drive from them, a batch of 10 hard drive. They were all bad and i needed to rma them with seagate.

 

[seefizzle]

In other news approximately 300 nerds completely lost their minds and went on rampages today. Local libraries and internet lounges were overwhelmed. No one was injured.

 

[Deso]

Hahahahahahahahahahah I have helped build a few friends computers and if I'd get to his place then open the cpu box and see that.... omfg I would laugh so hard, I'd get a heart attack, THIS IS EPIC !!!!

 

[jjbeard926]

I've had nothing but great experiences from Newegg, with them even going far above and beyond what was required or expected of them when a product wasn't 'right'. I don't think there's any way that they had any knowledge of this before hand and I'm confident that they will make good for their customers affected by this mix-up. However, it is very possible that Newegg was duped by a supplier and this is most likely what has happened here.

I'll continue to shop at Newegg.

 

[levar]

hahaha that sucks both for the buyers and newegg btw if you'll haven't checked out the rest of the pictures over @ HardOCP you need to see this pic http://bit.ly/c7nrQP lol anyways I agree with em' "I am not buying that story." at all lol and to prove it "Newegg is moving forward telling its customers that counterfeit processors were "demo versions." Intel says that is not true." via http://bit.ly/bwR5Qm Go to tigerdirect still gonna buy from newegg anyways tbh ^^

 

[Guest]

Does not surprise me. You need to make sure you are dealing with a real IT company or this couls happen to you. So what if you get the 50 real units to replace the fake ones in the order? Your roll-out is not late, all because you wanted to save a point or 2 on an order.

Know who you are dealing with. Don't go with a box-pusher, go with a long-term partner. Would you drop them in a heartbeat over a couple points on an order? If the answer is yes, re-evaluate your partnership. Maybe it's not a partnership at all.

 

[Guest]

This can't happen if you buy from a distributer who gets the product from a manufacturer. Looks like someone at a factory somewhere pulled an all-nighter and stole 300 CPU's. Bet they weren't HP computers.

 

[captaincranky]

This can't happen if you buy from a distributer who gets the product from a manufacturer. Looks like someone at a factory somewhere pulled an all-nighter and stole 300 CPU's. Bet they weren't HP computers.

Well first, how many degrees of separation do you think there are between Newegg and Intel? Are you saying that you believe that D & H then buys from yet another intermediary...? I suppose it's possible, ridiculous, very highly unlikely, but possible

And for the other genius that says they "bought them from China, of course they did, they're mostly made in China.

Now for WTF earthly reason, would anybody need 300 "demo" processors?

Even if they were "demos", the box would likely be spelled correctly, and there would be a >>>DISCLAIMER <<< on the box, saying something like< "this is not a real CPU, if you would like to purchase this product, please see a sales associate.

I think both Newegg and D & H need to perform more thorough background checks on their staff. For me it's a given that neither one of these companies would risk committing commercial suicide over something as stupid as this.

If it is proved that a company of Newegg's size is forced to buy CPUs through a distributor such as D & H, then Newegg should probably sue both Intel and D & H. That would be Intel for stifling competition, and D & H for providing the counterfeit merchandise. Then Intel should sue D & H for trademark infringement.


And a good time would be had by one and all...!

Oh yeah, if you're forcing other distributors to by through a middleman, that's tantamount to price fixing. Wheee....another cause of action!

 

[jhmc2009]

I think there should be some free processors sent out for this whole messup! It still don't change me from buying from newegg.

 

[Vicenarian]

But will it play Crysis?

Seriously though, what would be faster, a fake intel or a fake AMD chip?

 

[selphiroth]

To my disbelief, i can't imagine that newegg shipped counterfeit. They need to have more controls of what they have shipped...

 

[Renegeek]

even if these box's were some type of display box, or sample box from intel, maybe intel should make big lables stateing "DISPLAY ONLY" or something... but if they were real, then some one needs to find out who has access to the security tape to seal the boxes up. to make it look real... maybe intel should try a different method of sealing the boxes, to make them tamper prof.

 

[Kibaruk]

Ouch, makes you wonder who screwed up on the orders

 

[tonylukac]

Who the hell ever heard of D&H anyway? It will probably make no difference whether this occurred or not.

 

[CodePhoeniX]

it was not D&H; newegg released an official statement (why they did that on facebook is beyond me)
link

http://www.facebook.com/notes/neweg...-intel-core-i7-920-cpu-situation/400548248571

 

[Matthew DeCarlo]

Thanks for the update CodePhoeniX.

 

[CMH]

Looks like someone either stole 300 or so processors and made fake boxes to replace the missing ones or a person could have wanted to hurt either companies reputation and put these in there to make somebody look bad.

Fully agreed.


And to all those people who said that all these processors were made in China..... check your CPUs. You'd be surprised....

 

[mrtraver]

Like most other posters, this won't affect my purchasing stuff from newegg. However, D&H give the appearance of trying to hide something when they send cease & desist orders rather than just following newegg's example and saying "oops, we screwed up, but we will help make it right with you." It is amazing to me that anyone these days thinks anything that has ever gone online can ever be completely removed. It's the classic Streisand Effect - all it does is call MORE unwanted attention to the even.

 

[supyo]

I'm amazed nobody at Newegg caught this. Do they have any quality control staff?

 

[yorro]

I wonder if human intention could have caused this, I mean they could have replaced a genuine i7 with a counterfeit so no one would have notice the quantity changing.

Newegg handled this issue in a professional manner as if the counterfeits were just defective products.

 

[captaincranky]

I wonder if human intention could have caused this, I mean they could have replaced a genuine i7 with a counterfeit so no one would have notice the quantity changing.

What does this even mean...?

Some disgruntled employee (at whichever of the three businesses involved) probably had the fakes made, then stole the 300 original CPUs. If you sold them for half price ($100.00), that would come to $30,000.00.