Uhh hypothetically...

[boatillo]

Say you had a really bad stepping of cpu. One that really was only stable around stock speeds, it works fine, but you just like to overclock.

Would it be so bad to purchase another of the same chip at some retail outlet, and then return your underperforming chip?

Someone has to have done this, speak up!

 

[MotionMan]

Yes, people do it.

No, it is not OK and it is, most likely, illegal.

(And may you burn in hell for speaking of this in public.)

MotionMan

 

[pontifex]

where's my sunglasses and lawnchair?

oh, and uh, hypothetically, expect a ban or at least a locked thread.

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: pontifex
where's my sunglasses and lawnchair?

what, want iced tea to go along with that? too bad, I only have :beer: for ya.

 

[Jeff7]

Enjoy your 15-20% restocking fee.

If you "accidentally" break it and return it, enjoy that wonderful feeling of knowing that you've just defrauded a store, and are responsible for raising their costs, and thus prices.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: pontifex
where's my sunglasses and lawnchair?

what, want iced tea to go along with that? too bad, I only have :beer: for ya.

not much of a beer drinker but that will be fine.

 

[rivan]

Originally posted by: boatillo
Say you had a really bad stepping of cpu. One that really was only stable around stock speeds, it works fine, but you just like to overclock.

Would it be so bad to purchase another of the same chip at some retail outlet, and then return your underperforming chip?

Someone has to have done this, speak up!

Yes, it's bad. You bought a chip rated to do X. It does X. You returning it because it doesn't do X+Y is, at a minimum, not cool, and is 99% of the reason retailers have craptastic return policies.

your underperforming chip?

It's not underperforming, jackass - it performs as advertised.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: boatillo

Someone has to have done this, speak up!

so that you can admit you committed fraud in public forum


the correct way to do this is to sell the chip you don't like on FS/T and buy a new chip

 

[Alistar7]

Originally posted by: boatillo
Say you had a really bad stepping of cpu. One that really was only stable around stock speeds, it works fine, but you just like to overclock.

Would it be so bad to purchase another of the same chip at some retail outlet, and then return your underperforming chip?

Someone has to have done this, speak up!

It would be fraud, and it is illegal. It is up to your own moral compass to decide if this is "bad or not", but the law is clear.

 

[Mr Pickles]

Originally posted by: FoBoT

Originally posted by: boatillo

Someone has to have done this, speak up!

so that you can admit you committed fraud in public forum


the correct way to do this is to sell the chip you don't like on FS/T and buy a new chip

I cannot lie. I have committed fraud.

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: pontifex
where's my sunglasses and lawnchair?

oh, and uh, hypothetically, expect a ban or at least a locked thread.

mini mod in the house!

 

[Jhill]

You said it was stable at stock speeds then said it was an underperforming chip?

 

[Gothgar]

the only legit thing to do is sell it on ebay or on the for sale forums noting it has a bad stepping, and hoping to get close enough to the cost of a new one so you can buy it.

 

[zoiks]

Nopes. Never done it.

 

[ZoNtO]

It's idiots like you that made CompUSA go out of business.

 

[Sqube]

Morally? Depends on your moral compass. You clearly want to do it, so your morality appears to have taken a backseat to your lust for overclocking.

Legally? Wrong. Phail. No, can't has. Not yours.

It's pretty clear: you want to do it, even though you know it's wrong (at least in the eyes of the law). I figure you're going to do it anyway though, so enjoy. Or something.

 

[jupiter57]

Originally posted by: MotionMan
Yes, people do it.

No, it is not OK and it is, most likely, illegal.

(And may you burn in hell for speaking of this in public.)

MotionMan

QFT

And thanks for making the costs go up for us honest people!

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: pontifex
where's my sunglasses and lawnchair?

oh, and uh, hypothetically, expect a ban or at least a locked thread.

mini mod in the house!

woot! woot!

 

[GasX]

This is a classic "if you have to ask" question.

Yes, you can do it.
Yes, many people do it
Yes, you will likely get away with it.

also...

Yes, you are a scumbag
Yes, you are probably violating the law but fsck if I know which one
Yes, you already know you are wrong, so why ask?

 

[JujuFish]

Hypothetically, you're an asshole.

 

[randay]

lol

 

[IceBergSLiM]

go for it. its only illegal if you get caught.