Did you get what you thought was a terrific price on the CPU?  That it was in a normal box does not mean that it is a normal CPU.  Dishonest people anywhere on the distribution chain could have put units like yours in regular boxes in order to rip off the unsuspecting.  Most people would not have Sandra to notify them, and when the CPU quits, they'll never know why. You were ripped off.

>----When running SiSoft Sandra Professional Version 2001.5.8.11 in my PC ,
>Mobo MS 6528, HDD 60 GB Maxtor, 256 Mb RAM , the following warning appeared.
>
>Warning W225 - The CPU is not a production (release) version but an ES
>(engineering sample or alpha/beta silicon) and thus not meant for
>distribution or extended usage. Such a CPU may behave differently or contain
>bugs/errata; the information displayed may be inaccurate.
>Fix: If you have bought this CPU, return it for a production version.
>
>
>
>SiSoft Sandra Help File----
>
>I bought it from a trusted source and me myself opened the box, which had no
>special label nor anything that might warn about not beeing a production
>CPU.
>Any comment about those ES CPUs and the way they are distrubuted and
>identified?
>


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