:)

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[ViRGE]

Besides the fact that it's basically illegal to own the former?

ES chips come in varying qualities. They can be anything from a very early sample from a stepping that still has bugs, to a late sample that's essentially identical to a retail chip. Sometimes they overclock better than average due to the fact that they're essentially binned, but even that isn't consistent. They're more valuable as collector's items than anything else.

 

[john3850]

Here we go again.
There is no warranty because intel owns it.
If the priece was right its not a bad idea throuh most retail chips should run as good or better from what I read.

 

[Gillbot]

Besides the fact that it's basically illegal to own the former?

ES chips come in varying qualities. They can be anything from a very early sample from a stepping that still has bugs, to a late sample that's essentially identical to a retail chip. Sometimes they overclock better than average due to the fact that they're essentially binned, but even that isn't consistent. They're more valuable as collector's items than anything else.

This, otherwise they are basically stolen property.

 

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interesting wasn't aware of that. I thought they are mostly samples given out to review sites or PC shops.

 

[Gillbot]

interesting wasn't aware of that. I thought they are mostly samples given out to review sites or PC shops.

They are loaned.
http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/cs-030747.htm

Intel Engineering Sample Processors ("Intel ES Processors"), also known as Intel Qualification Sample Processors, are pre-production processors loaned to Intel's Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), Original Device Manufacturers (ODMs), and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to be used in the product design cycle prior to product launch.

These processors often include additional features that production processors do not include for customer pre-production evaluation and test purposes. The following conditions apply to Intel ES Processors:

Intel ES Processors are the sole property of Intel
Intel ES Processors are Intel Confidential
Intel ES Processors are provided by Intel under nondisclosure and/or special loan agreement terms with restrictions on the recipient's handling and use
Intel ES Processors are not for sale or re-sale
Intel ES Processors may not have passed commercial regulatory requirements
ES Processors are not covered under Intel warranty and are generally not supported by Intel

 

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ah heck.

 

[ShintaiDK]

ah heck.

Indeed. You are in the posession of stolen goods.

 

[Sheep221]

There is probability that a working ES from last stage of development is turned to retail, but you don't know if it is the one you have. As others pointed out, it's mostly for collection purposes rather than useful, and it's probably not technically better than retail. But if you have it already you can test it or so, but don't post too much on the net about it, you don't want Intel to raid your office and violently take the ES from you.

 

[UNhooked]

Grrr let this thread die.

 

[Centauri]

*bump*

 

[Soundmanred]

I'll give you $450. PM me.