Engineering Samples Bad?

[spike101x]

It's much cheaper to buy Intel engineering sample CPUs than regular ones from china. So what should I know about engineering samples before buying them? Are they bad? No warranty? What does this mean for me?

 

[randomizer]

1) It's illegal for an ES to be sold.

2) They could be bad because they undergo alot of testing. They should work, but don't expect a fantastic overclock (you could get lucky though).

3) There is no warranty. They are and always remain the property of Intel, so you can't claim anything.

4) Some people have returned them to Intel and received a retail chip for free in return. However, there is no guarantee that they will do this for you.

 

[jimmysmitty]

1) It's illegal for an ES to be sold.

2) They could be bad because they undergo alot of testing. They should work, but don't expect a fantastic overclock (you could get lucky though).

3) There is no warranty. They are and always remain the property of Intel, so you can't claim anything.

4) Some people have returned them to Intel and received a retail chip for free in return. However, there is no guarantee that they will do this for you.

This.

One guy here got a ES QX6700, returned it to Intel and they gave him a QX6850 before they were out. But as said no guarantee.

 

[jitpublisher]

If anyone told you they had engineering samples for sale, I would suspect they are really trying to pawn off a remarked processor.

 

[randomizer]

That's the other thing, you need to make sure the "retailer" is reputable... enough (they're not really reputable if they sell ESs)

 

[spike101x]

If anyone told you they had engineering samples for sale, I would suspect they are really trying to pawn off a remarked processor.

Good info guys! What exactly is a remarked processor? Are you sure it's illegal for people in china to sell them? I'll try to contact intel what should I tell them too see if I can get a real one?