Intel acknowledges that at least one version of the processor Core i7-920 was forged, may be appearing in the U.S. market. Company says it is urgently determine how much data the authors chip floating market.

A site specializing in hardware is HardOCP, for one member of the forum was to buy a processor on the web page author purchase computer components online Newegg. Instead of a processor's genuine, this member has been identified is a microprocessor author comes with a heatsink like y change real product.

Author processors will be sold separately or boxed includes manual, but only the white pages nhach, no content inside. In addition, labeling outside the box misspelled items, such items as 'sochet' instead of 'socket', and many other spelling is incorrect, the instruction content inside is not clear as the genuine.

Currently, there is still no concrete proof of chips sold on Newegg authors how. However, when HardOCP report this problem, Newegg has the timely transfer of a genuine process for customers affected. Newegg has not made any comments.

In a statement recently, Intel has recognized the existence of counterfeit chips and they are conducting investigations. Intel has announced that identify potential connection to the counterfeit packages on i7-920 chip in the market and trying to determine is how many or where the sale is the author of this chip. The company also recommends the chip to detect fraud, buyers should contact to place a purchase or something new to replace thanks to the authorities to intervene if the place to buy replacement chips actually declined.