Duron or TBird??

[jprebb]

Fellas, I bought a 800 mhz TBird CPU online and I have a question....I'm looking at the top of the CPU and it says 800 Duron. Would I be correct to assume that this isn't a TBird? This is my first AMD system and I want to be sure my ducks are in a row before I start yelling at anyone. Thanks.

JP

 

[dhlucke]

hmmm...my 800 mhz duron actually said duron at the top. I think you got screwed.

here's a nice picture...
http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/01q1/010108/duron850-03.html

 

[Guest]

well lets see... Athlon.... Thunderbird.... Duron... Amd makes all of these.... if you ordered a TBird, and the chip says duron... you probably have a duron... just a hunch


-AMD's are not for the faint of heart... Intels? those are for newbies 😱)-

 

[Guest]

No question, it should say Athlon on it. Send it back.

 

[Ncogneto]

yes sir send it back you got screwed. Are you sure that the add was for a t-bird? How much did you pay? Where did you get it from?

A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing!

 

[jprebb]

I ordered it from UpgradePlanet.Com in Virginia and paid $98 plus shipping ($6.40). Looks like they got for around $30 bucks. As you might imagine, I will be speaking to them today and post the outcome. Thanks guys.

JP

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by jprebb on 02/12/01 07:54 AM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[Ncogneto]

OH no thats not good I have a t-bird coming from them as well............please let me know what you find out.

A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing!

 

[jprebb]

I spoke to them today and they were real cool about it. They said they were shipping me the TBird out today and that I should ship the Duron back to them. But I think I will hang on to the Duron until I get the TBird in my hands, just in case. I'm supposed to have it tomorrow or the next, so I will let you know what happens.

JP