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Re: OT: Recent Intel CPUs require an updated motherboard?

From Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com>
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-10
Subject Re: OT: Recent Intel CPUs require an updated motherboard?
Date 2020-09-20 07:23 -0700
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On 9/19/2020 9:53 PM, Char Jackson wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Sep 2020 00:13:55 -0400, Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> wrote:
> 
>>John Doe wrote:
>>> I returned that "Gigabyte B460 HD3" due to the strangeness of their 
>>> website drivers. Also, the PCIe x1 slot was slightly out of alignment. 
>>> Bad signs IMO.
>>> 
>>> Jumped into a new motherboard "MSI MPG Z490M" (at almost twice the 
>>> price). Supposed to be new, from Amazon, but there are signs of it being 
>>> used. Whatever, they let me return the other one free, quick, and easy 
>>> with full credit before they even got it, so as long as this one 
>>> works...
>>> 
>>> The CR2032 battery is only 3.04 V. Should be higher? It was a bit greasy 
>>> too. Next time, don't take their battery when you return it, okay? 
>>> (kidding)
>>> 
>>> Once again. Getting into Windows with EVERYTHING (apparently) working 
>>> properly is unbelievably easy, after doing a Macrium Reflect restore of 
>>> the old system backup.
>>
>>I wonder if there's such a thing as a "square deal" from Amazon ?
> 
> Assuming I know what you mean by a square deal, I've been placing a few
> orders a week from Amazon for a number of years now. No problems so far but
> I hope you didn't just jinx it.



You place more orders than I do, but I also place a fair number: a few 
almost every month. I've also never had a problem.


Just out of curiosity, I just went to Amazon.com to see how many I had 
placed this year. It was 35, almost one a week.

-- 
Ken

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Re: OT: Recent Intel CPUs require an updated motherboard? John Doe <always.look@message.header> - 2020-09-12 07:51 +0000
  Re: OT: Recent Intel CPUs require an updated motherboard? John Doe <always.look@message.header> - 2020-09-20 03:42 +0000
    Re: OT: Recent Intel CPUs require an updated motherboard? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2020-09-20 00:13 -0400
      Re: OT: Recent Intel CPUs require an updated motherboard? Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2020-09-19 23:53 -0500
        Re: OT: Recent Intel CPUs require an updated motherboard? Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2020-09-20 07:23 -0700
          Re: OT: Recent Intel CPUs require an updated motherboard? Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> - 2020-09-20 10:56 -0500
            Re: OT: Recent Intel CPUs require an updated motherboard? Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2020-09-20 09:25 -0700
              Re: OT: Recent Intel CPUs require an updated motherboard? Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> - 2020-09-20 11:40 -0500
            Re: OT: Recent Intel CPUs require an updated motherboard? "John Michael" <tonymayo43@gmail.com> - 2020-09-20 17:12 +0000
              Re: OT: Recent Intel CPUs require an updated motherboard? Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> - 2020-09-20 13:42 -0500
                Re: OT: Recent Intel CPUs require an updated motherboard? 123456789 <12345@12345.com> - 2020-09-20 12:26 -0700
  Re: OT: Recent Intel CPUs require an updated motherboard? John Doe <always.look@message.header> - 2020-09-21 04:51 +0000
    Re: OT: Recent Intel CPUs require an updated motherboard? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2020-09-21 01:43 -0400

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