Agallion Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 wtf, apparently HP is now using fake AMD processors on there machines, so far ive seen a 2900+ and a AMD 64 3300+ funny thing is they both have 256 l2 cache so the rating is foolign customers along with uninformed sales employees bet buy sells them along with outer HP retailers i just noticed this crap in my store and tryng to get my manager to pull them off the floor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byron Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 I've seen this also, I want ot know what chip it actually is. If you have access to them, try to pull the heatsink off and grab the numbers to see what chip they are really putting in their machines. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdy284 Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 what does CPU-Z say about them? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spathalogic Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 Probabally something like "AMD Athlon "Thunderbird" Celeron 64." ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RimX Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 Probabally something like "AMD Athlon "Thunderbird" Celeron 64." ... 389635[/snapback] yea but you forgot the best chip ever...the duron...thats gotta fit in there somewhere too. I'm gonna have to go to besty buy and chech this out myself...sounds like it might be another lawsuit against hp... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agallion Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 windows reads its as 2900+ or 3300+ but it only has 256 of l2 caches so its rating is all F'ed up its clocked at 2.4ghz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
virus Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 Maybe AMD is making cheap chips that there only selling to HP? Possibly? just a guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Silenc3 Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 I dont think AMD would be that dumb, ya never know though. Like someone said above, see if you can get some #'s Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agallion Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 cant take teh HS off or id be fired <_< Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Silenc3 Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 Buy the PC, be an angry customer and sue HP!!! Meh well, see how much info you could get. without removing hsf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanosuke_Sagara Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 just load up CPU-Z on it, and see what it says. those HP heatsinks are nearly impossible to take off. they use coolermastes with no groves in the clamps to remove them with a screwdriver. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agallion Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 just load up CPU-Z on it, and see what it says. those HP heatsinks are nearly impossible to take off. they use coolermastes with no groves in the clamps to remove them with a screwdriver. 389818[/snapback] apprently not hps have been known that their heatsinks will fall off inside the box..this has happend 4 times since semptember(when i started working at best buy) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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