Author Topic: I got ripped off...advise pleez (Read 1594 times)

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #15 on:** May 19, 2005, 06:29:51 PM »

I had an Abit cheap **** MB and AMD chip and I could never get the damn Motherboard to detect the chip as the right speed either. Abit is junk, you might as well have gone with ECS. As bad as people claim they are I have set up a bunch of cheapy systems for friends with their Motherboards and everyone works great. Including my main work system a AMD 64 3400plus...

capt. apathy · « **Reply #16 on:** May 19, 2005, 06:36:24 PM »

am I oversimplifying this or couldn't you just pop off the heat-sink and see what's written on the processor?

AKS\/\/ulfe · « **Reply #17 on:** May 19, 2005, 06:40:54 PM »

Well, yes you can... but then you have to reapply the heat sink compound.
-SW

Chairboy · « **Reply #18 on:** May 19, 2005, 06:50:12 PM »

The probability that Occams Razor is in play is approaching unity.

Flyboy · « **Reply #19 on:** May 19, 2005, 06:57:17 PM »

i think it was lazs who said " headshots, practice headshots"

Raider179 · « **Reply #20 on:** May 19, 2005, 07:09:34 PM »

Sounds to me like the only gripe you got was a motherboard that wasnt completely compatible with your chip.

Chairboy · « **Reply #21 on:** May 19, 2005, 07:14:52 PM »

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Originally posted by Raider179
Sounds to me like the only gripe you got was a motherboard that wasnt completely compatible with your chip.

You misspelled 'configured for'.

Airhead · « **Reply #22 on:** May 19, 2005, 07:50:04 PM »

You can't let this dude rip you off home boy- he is disrespectin you and if you let him get away with it then everybody in the Hood will be disrespectin you.

You gotta kill the sucker. Otherwise you're a chump.

rpm · « **Reply #23 on:** May 19, 2005, 07:59:59 PM »

Just stand outside his shop and tell every person entering the store your story. You may not get your money back, but you will cost him enough business that he won't make any money off of ripping you off.

boxboy28 · « **Reply #24 on:** May 19, 2005, 08:17:35 PM »

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Originally posted by Chairboy
Boxbox, you're exposing a deficiency in your computer knowledge. I'd advise you to quit while you're ahead, but we'll have to settle for 'quit before you fall further behind'.

StarOfAfrica, search Usenet, there are plenty of people who's CPU Z reading changes when they adjust the FSB. Nothing magical about it.

LOL chair! i know a bit more than i can adiquitly explain! there in lies the problem! (yes im typing and spelling impared)

Im an AMD guy (no not a fan boi) i like AMD and prefer AMD. ive built several systems based on AMD and when doing my searches (at that time) the only chip worthits money was the 2500 for th OC'ing ablility!

Mine runs at 2.3G and the FSB is at 200. ( i could go higher but im happy)

Either Loser got a crappy chip from the get go or they guy ripped him off. Only way we'll ever know is if he give us the full chip (CPU) code to tell what model (the CPU) really is!

but ill let the guy stuck in the chair Keep talking!

BTW Chair not nice to run your mouth at some one trying to help another guy out! a guy i met and know!(the con 2003)

AKS\/\/ulfe · « **Reply #25 on:** May 19, 2005, 08:26:36 PM »

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Originally posted by boxboy28
Either Loser got a crappy chip from the get go or they guy ripped him off.

Or neither, as I had explained the flavors of the 2600+ and the inadequacies of particular BIOS revisions.
-SW

Nashwan · « **Reply #26 on:** May 19, 2005, 09:00:47 PM »

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CPU-Z should still detect what the chip is, regardless of the motherboard.

It doesn't, it reports what the BIOS is telling it.

I've got an Asus A8NX, I had an old Athlon 2400 that the board recognised. That cpu started playing up, I got a new 2800, the BIOS recognised it as a 2000 iirc, CPU-Z did the same.

Only after downloading the latest BIOS update did the board recognise the CPU correctly (at which point CPU-Z did as well)

Chairboy · « **Reply #27 on:** May 19, 2005, 09:27:37 PM »

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Originally posted by boxboy28
BTW Chair not nice to run your mouth at some one trying to help another guy out! a guy i met and know!(the con 2003)

1. Bad advice is worse then no help.
2. You having met him in person doesn't improve your comprehension of the problem.

How many people need to share their personal experience with FSB modified CPU speeds before you stop 'helping' with bad info?

LePaul · « **Reply #28 on:** May 19, 2005, 09:59:30 PM »

Heh...I love it when a genuine question turns into a "I know more than yooooou" flamefest.

I may be the geek building the R2-D2 but I cant hold a candle to some of ya

Munkii · « **Reply #29 on:** May 19, 2005, 09:59:33 PM »

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Originally posted by Chairboy How many people need to share their personal experience with FSB modified CPU speeds before you stop 'helping' with bad info?

Oo oo me me! When I built my old 3000+ system a couple of years ago it wouldn't recognize as a 3000+ until I had to switch my jumper cables. After I switched it to 166 multiplier.. BAM! It worked.