Here's another from Amazon:https://www.overclock.net/forum/5-intel-cpus/1721758-new-9980xe-00-error-code-turns-out-fake-cpu.htmlHis had a thin transparent sticker on the CPU with the info printed on it.
BrainD wrote:Any plans for a vrm waterblock? without cpuI was finally able to get my VRM up to 54C with a 7980XE @ 4.7, doing a variety of benchmarks. Never have turned the VRM fans on yet.
Ohpus wrote:I'm having problems finding it anywhere that doesn't have a refurbished board or charging double or tripple the price.That's why I just went ahead and got the Omega. B&H had a (supposedly) new one in stock a while back, $649. I just decid...
LiveOrDie wrote:It sounds like your BIOS chip is bricked the only way to recover it is by flashing it in a programmer, funny thing is this issue happened a lot when using the bios copy option to flash one chips bios to another.I think he got it unbri...