For the techies among us

I agree with you; but I think that would depend on local law.

Dwarf said:

CarlTR6 said:

Newegg has covered their butts with this:

Newegg.ca cannot guarantee the compatibility of Combo items. Please contact the manufacturer(s) directly if you have issues or concerns regarding compatibility.

I'm not sure whether or not that would be legally valid. An item purchased must be fit for its purpose and without any defects. So as far as I'm concerned (and I'm not a lawyer or have any legal training), I would have to say that it is not fit for purpose as the processor would not work with that motherboard. If Newegg.ca (or indeed any other vendor) wishes to offer motherboard/processor bundles then it is upto them to ensure that the components that they offer as part of that bundle are indeed compatible with each other. Clearly, in this case they are not.

I've had to contact Trading Standards about something a bit similar to this. If you buy the product after they've told you something like Newegg have said, then it's legal for Newegg. Though that's only in England, it might be different in USA/Canada.

But either way it's not very professional.

This seems to be one of those cases where they try to fob you off with telling you to go direct to the manufacturers (in this case, those of the motherboard and/or processor). However, your contract is with the retailer, whether it be online or in a high street shop, and not the manufacturer(s). Both the manufacturers will say that as long as their relevant product isn't damaged in any way that they can't do anything about the situation.

I would agree, though, that this is a bit of a grey area that does need looking into and clarifying.

stormy13 said:

Everyone gets one of these,

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Sad part about that combo is despite the disclaimer, how many will buy it not knowing that the CPU is totally incompatible with the motherboard?

Thanks for the cookies ... I'll save them for later for my after lunch treat!

As for your comment, you're absolutely right.

mpcrsc562 said:

stormy13 said:

Everyone gets one of these,

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Sad part about that combo is despite the disclaimer, how many will buy it not knowing that the CPU is totally incompatible with the motherboard?

Thanks for the cookies ... I'll save them for later for my after lunch treat!

As for your comment, you're absolutely right.

You're too late!

LOL

Dwarf said:

mpcrsc562 said:

stormy13 said:

Everyone gets one of these,

Attachment 67398



Sad part about that combo is despite the disclaimer, how many will buy it not knowing that the CPU is totally incompatible with the motherboard?

Thanks for the cookies ... I'll save them for later for my after lunch treat!

As for your comment, you're absolutely right.

You're too late!

Nice try... Mine are in my inbox... Ready to be savored after lunch ... with a big glass of milk.

Sorry. I forgot to mention that I'd also drunk the milk!

It could be worse...

It could be an AM3 socket + i5 750 chip + DDR2

Still, poor form on the eggs behalf...