Quote Originally Posted by devsk View Post
You did not answer the other part of my question. Will Intel RMA it if it failed in next 3 years? If it was OEM, it would be covered by the same warranty.
Some are 30-90 day, some a year, depends on who you buy from.
Quote Originally Posted by Praz View Post
Francois

Prohibiting an ES chip from competition could be made part of the NDA agreement. This would not change the current state of affairs but going forward any new CPU released would be covered. Intel would then be able to legally demand that any site or organization remove said scores from public view.

From a corporate point of view this seems to be the best course of action. The general tone of this thread indicates that users will continue to use these chips in competition. Also most seem willing to make future purchases even though doing so is illegal.
Well said.
I'm as guilty of wanting the best I can find, the most current technology,etc as anyone else.
That is normal and in my gut I don't think Intel gives a hoot about one guy getting one chip. It's people making a living from selling these in huge quantities.
You see some guy with a pic of a box of 100+ current cpu's that you know he got out of China for $10.00 each and selling for $500.00 each and that burns my ass.