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forquare1
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Continue reading here. I'm half surprised eBay hasn't said something before...The number of machines claiming to have very unrealistic CPU configurations is immense.
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Amnesia10
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Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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I can see that. He mentions dual core so why not use dual 2.8 Ghz rather than claim 5.6 Ghz. Plus aren't there 3.06 GHz dual core processors out there now which would no longer make it the fastest.
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adidan
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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I'm surprised they've been able to get away with this for so long. You don't have 5.6Ghz of power you have 2x2.8Ghz. It's like trying to make out 2 Nissan Micras have the power of a Porsche.
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veato
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Location: Nottingham
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John_Vella
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Location: Manchester.
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Since my PC has 2 processors, both of which are dual core and run at 2.4GHz, could I advertise it as a 9.6GHz PC?   _________________John Vella BSc (Hons), PGCE - Still the official forum prankster and crude remarker  Sorry  I'll behave now. Promise 
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big_D
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:25 pm
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Location: Bramsche
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My laptop is 12.6Ghz! 
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trigen_killer
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:37 pm
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Location: North Wales UK
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As I have a Core i7 920, does that mean I've got 10.68GHz, or with Hyperthreading- 21.36GHz? _________________My lowest spec operational system- AT desktop case, 200W AT PSU, Jetway TX98B Socket 7, Intel Pentium 75Mhz, 2x16MB EDO RAM, 270MB Quantum Maverick HDD, ATI Rage II+ graphics, Soundblaster 16 CT2230, MS-DOS/Win 3.11 My Flickr
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forquare1
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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soddit112
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:12 pm
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Location: Mute City
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so at my CPUs highest overclock, it ran at 8.2GHz? sweeet!!!
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paulzolo
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:27 pm
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8 processors, 3GHz a piece. Woot! I have a 24GHz Mac! As it’s 2x4 core processors, I refer to it as a V8 
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
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Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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+1 Every time I see that on eBay I report it. Nothing ever happens.
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Linux_User
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Tue May 05, 2009 3:29 pm
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That eagle-eyed shopper was me!
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veato
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Location: Nottingham
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Got a letter from the ASA today. In a nutshell it says they upheld the complaint and "MegaPC" removed all listings and have agreed to stop adding the cores together. The ASA went on to say the reasoning i.e. cores shouldnt be added together to give an overall speed. _________________Twitter Blogflickr
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JohnSheridan
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:10 pm
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EBay won't police their own site so about time someone stepped in and did it for them.
We (the company I work for) have previously complained to eBay about sellers selling stolen goods and they have done nothing.
If I had my way I would shut them down as it seems a mecca for criminals.
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