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    Knowing a Genuine CPU

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by peeval, Nov 16, 2006.

  1. peeval

    peeval Newbie

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    How will I know if the CPU inside my laptop is Genuine? I have Intel Core Duo T2050. What will it show on the device manager or on System Information? Help!
     
    peeval, Nov 16, 2006
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  2. drumfu

    drumfu super modfu

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    what do you mean by "geniune" ?

    only intel makes intel chips.
     
    drumfu, Nov 16, 2006
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  3. yuio

    yuio NBR Assistive Tec. Tec.

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    there is not 'faking' a cpu

    AMD Makes
    Athlons
    Turions
    Semprons
    Opterons

    Intel Makes
    Core duo
    Pentium M
    Core 2 duo(desktop)
    Core 2 duo(laptop)
    Pentium 4(D)
    celerons
    xeons...
     
    yuio, Nov 16, 2006
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  4. azntiger1000

    azntiger1000 Notebook Deity

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    Yea. If you meant genuine as in if you got the right chip then there are lots of software out there to show what kind of hardware you have in your computer.

    or you can check your bios.
     
    azntiger1000, Nov 16, 2006
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  5. 4cefed4

    4cefed4 Notebook Evangelist

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    I have never heard of counterfeit CPUs, are they out there?
     
    4cefed4, Nov 16, 2006
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    skywalker Business Notebook FTW!!

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    Perhaps, you meant refurbished CPU, didnt you?
     
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  7. peeval

    peeval Newbie

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    WHAT i mean is, I have a Core Duo T2050, then when I checked the System Info or Device manager of my pc, Will it say Intel Core Duo T2050 or just Genuine Intel (R) T2050?


     
    peeval, Nov 16, 2006
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  8. skywalker

    skywalker Business Notebook FTW!!

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    AFAIK....Intel Core Duo T2050..but can go wrong.
     
    skywalker, Nov 16, 2006
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    peeval Newbie

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    AFAIK?!? I dont get it


     
    peeval, Nov 16, 2006
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  10. peeval

    peeval Newbie

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    AFAIK? as far as i know..hehe

    anyway, would it be possible if a celeron m CPU is inside the laptop but on the device manager or system info, it's a different CPU? not the celeron?


     
    peeval, Nov 16, 2006
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    ajfink Notebook Deity

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    Counterfeit chips used to be an issue way back in the day, but not anymore. It simply takes too much to make a CPU these days.
     
    ajfink, Nov 17, 2006
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    Yea, that's basically what I figured. If a company has the resources to produce modern processors, they might as well go legit with what they have..
     
    4cefed4, Nov 17, 2006
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  13. Pitabred

    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Counterfeit CPU's has NEVER been about how hard it is to make a chip. Counterfeit CPU's has primarily been someone buying 1GHz chips, overclocking them to 1.5GHz by changing the multiplier and often overvolting, and then selling them at the price of the more expensive chip, pocketing the difference. It's really only an issue if you buy from a less than reputable dealer, and even then typically only something that's shown up in Asian markets. They're still "genuine" chips, just running out-of-spec, thus having a shorter lifespan, bugs, overheating, etc.
     
    Pitabred, Nov 17, 2006
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  14. ajfink

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    This has happened, indeed.


    But I do remember in the late nineties, I think, some fakes rolling out of China or Taiwan.
     
    ajfink, Nov 17, 2006
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