FOLLOWUP on the PIII 1.0 Ghz Groupbuy - Problems, Satisfaction, Comments, Etc.!

[junthin]

Well, this is going to be the thread for the all the people who got in on the groupbuy that I worked out. Please post all of your problems, your satisfaction, comments, issues, and whatnots here. Thanks!

 

[junthin]

I hope everyone is happy with their new ghz.

 

[deds]

Awesome packaging by the way my friend probably the best i've seen yet.bump for a good packer.

 

[cdternie]

a second bump for amazingly careful packaging

 

[Speedo68]

BUMP!!!

Got my chip this morning. Tests fine. Prime95 Max Temp of 42C with FOP38... Running this chip in Asus CUC2 w/ 512MB PC800 RAMBUS...
Will be overclocking on Sunday. Will post results to this post...

Thanks for everything & good work, junthin

Speedo68

 

[Peabody]

Still patiently waiting for mine to arrive. Thanks for keeping us advised on status. Makes it easier to wait.

Received mine Friday,2-23-01. Hope to test this week-end.
Great packing job.

 

[pnyc]

Im still waiting for mine as well. I should be getting it tomorrow ,...I hope ,..hehe. I can't wait to get my hands on it.

 

[cdternie]

So I have my new 1gig chip (fc, like everyone else) and my frickin Asus p3v4x (great board, but slot 1) so I have to wait for my SLOCKET to get here now! how aggrivating... but i do feel better knowing that I have such power waiting for me

 

[junthin]

Peabody and pnyc: Sorry about the wait, but you should have the tracking number so it should let you know when it gets there. LMK when you get it and test it, thanks!

Thank you deds and cdternie for the compliments! I wanted to make sure that these expensive chips got where they needed to go without getting broken!

Well, I hope everyone else is doing well.

Btw, pics of the chips will be posted soon!

 

[rhinohide]

I got mine today! Thursday. (curse the slow USPS around here!)

They work great and were packaged with such care I just had to sit back and stare in awe for a while!!!! :Q

Thanks for giving me consecutive serial numbers too!
They work GREAT on the ASUS CUSL2 with an ALPHA PAL 6035 providing the cool.
Temps are 33C at idle, 41C at 100% load for 20 minutes (using Quake3) while running other applications in Win2K Pro . I can leave Q3 running in a window (which pegs the cpu at 100%) and run any other application I want without hardly noticing a slowdown. :Q

 

[Schmo]

Still waiting on mine too. I am hoping for a delivery today. USPS still says that it is enroute to its deliver. Over XMas, one package that I was waiting for from them took over 2 weeks with Priority Mail. I know that is a rare case but I sure hope that doesn't happen again. 3 days from TX to GA should be plenty.

 

[jehh]

Got my CPU really fast, works great, boots right up with no problems.

Great packing, well protected, this is a seller you can trust to do right!

Jason

 

[Schmo]

Woohoo...

From USPS tracking:
Your item arrived at SUWANEE GA 30024 at 5:04 am on February 23 and is scheduled for delivery.

Hopefully I will be able to tell you how it works tonight.

 

[Morpheux]

Got my chip today. You are right, best packaging I've ever seen.

Getting ready to install and run Prime95. See you shortly.

 

[pnyc]

I just got the CPU an hour ago, the packaging was great and the processor was well protected. Tested it with Intel Processor Frequency ID Utility and WcpuID and it all looks good. I also ran some tests with Sandra and the performance checks out as well. Im running Prime95 right now and the system is perfectly stable.

Thanks again for a hot deal and a great chip.

 

[cdternie]

All those skeptical people who posted on the original thread are probably kicking themselves about now luckily I didn't miss out on the cheapest p3 1gig I've ever seen!

 

[junthin]

Schmo: Sorry to hear about your problems with USPS. Unfortunately, I have no control over that.

Glad everyone is liking their chips and the packaging. I hope you didn't mind the extra day wait since I had to go buy packaging for it. Better than wrapping it up in newspaper, eh?

cdternie: Hehe, thanks for the constant support!

So if you guys are all happy with everything, mind giving me a little Heatware loving? Thanks!

 

[tenchi]

Just got my chip today. It was supposed to get here yesterday, but it was snowing so I saw the postman drove by and didn't bother stop and drop off the package at my door 8( Checked online tracking and it says they attempted to deliver the item and left a note....yeah sure, I was standing by the door and saw him drove by 8(
But anyway, I got the chip, and installed fine. The temperature stays around 34-40 degrees C with Globalwin FOP32. It sometimes goes up to 42 when running finally reality and some cpu stability test program. I can't wait to get my Radeon AIW back from my friend and try to capture stuff in 480x480 Mpeg2 8)

Thanks for the great deal Junthin, will go leave a positive heatware feedback later when I figured out how.

 

[Schmo]

Junthin,

Please don't think I was complaining about you, cuz I wasn't! You have been great through this whole process! The USPS did attempt to deliver it today but I wasn't there. I will pick it up tomorrow morning and let you know how it works out!

 

[junthin]

tenchi: Glad to hear you got your chip. If you need help on Heatware, PM and I'll give you a walkthrough.

Schmo: Nope, didn't think you were complaining at all. I know how it is with USPS. Their service has gotten a bit worse since the new years (and the new rate hike), but they still beat UPS HANDS DOWN! LMK when you get it and how things run, thanks!

And for everyone else, *whew*, so glad no chips arrived damaged so for! <knock on wood, crosses fingers>

Let me know how everyone else is doing. Time2Kill, did you get your problem fixed?

 

[andrey]

I received two chips today, both work without any problems. Thanks Junthin!

 

[andrey]

Oh, btw, here is the picture of how brand new PIII look like in the trays:
Pentium III in the tray of 10

 

[JmsAndrsn]

Jonathon,
I picked the chip up at the PO on Saturday morning. Everything is running fine. I accidentally booted up at 155 FSB(that's where the previous CPU was set). The chip actually posted but would not go into Windows. It appears to be running pretty well at 150 FSB though with 1.95V(would actually lock up after a few minutes with 1.9V Will test it later on for stability. I'm off to leave heatware for you now.

Thanks

 

[cdternie]

JmsAndrsn, what motherboard are you using? Just curious how high I may be able to get mine...

thanks!

 

[JmsAndrsn]

This is using a BE6-II v2. Not quite stable at 150 FSB using Iwill Slocket II. Runs pretty well but the system will lockup shortly after starting Prime95. I think it might be pretty close to being stable because usually I get BSOD's or illegal operation errors if CPU is not stable...system just freezes up in this case. Will try it on a CUSL2 and see if it runs more stable.