Beware of Directron.com

[That Other Guy]

Last September I ordered an Athlon Thunderbird from Directron.com. I
ordered from them because they had a special price on a 1.33 GHz
processor and I wanted one to replace my 900 MHz Duron. The price was
$35. When it arrived and I saw that they had charged me $46 I figured
I had learned my lesson and that it wasn't worth it to hassle over
$11.

I finally got around to installing it and it turns out to be only 1000
MHz! Those motherfuckers.

 

[R Sole]

so that's 6 months from buying to fitting......you can only blame 1 person
for the problem.

 

[Paul]

Last September I ordered an Athlon Thunderbird from Directron.com. I
ordered from them because they had a special price on a 1.33 GHz
processor and I wanted one to replace my 900 MHz Duron. The price was
$35. When it arrived and I saw that they had charged me $46 I figured
I had learned my lesson and that it wasn't worth it to hassle over
$11.

I finally got around to installing it and it turns out to be only 1000
MHz! Those motherfuckers.

There are several parts. 1000/100, 1333/133, 1000/133
Have you checked that the FSB is set correctly ?

Examine the OPN part number on the part. Compare it to
PDF page 81 of this document. 1333 should be in the
part number:

http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/23792.pdf

Paul

 

[Rob Stow]

so that's 6 months from buying to fitting......you can only blame 1 person
for the problem.

There's a 1.3 GHz Duron that runs at 13 x 100 MHz, and
there is a 1.33 GHz Duron that runs at 10 x 133 MHz.

Seems probable to me that you have the multiplier set
correctly by the processor, but you are getting only
10 x 100 MHz. You probably need to shift a jumper on your
motherboard to bump the FSB up to 133 MHz.

 

[Michael Cecil]

There's a 1.3 GHz Duron that runs at 13 x 100 MHz, and
there is a 1.33 GHz Duron that runs at 10 x 133 MHz.

Seems probable to me that you have the multiplier set
correctly by the processor, but you are getting only
10 x 100 MHz. You probably need to shift a jumper on your
motherboard to bump the FSB up to 133 MHz.

Damn them! Why didn't Directron adjust his jumper? Damn them to hell!

/heston

 

[Rob Stow]

Damn them! Why didn't Directron adjust his jumper? Damn them to hell!

/heston

Priceless :-D

 

[RedBack]

Priceless :-D

And maybe the $11diference is the cost of shipping...

RedBack

 

[Brad]

if you don`t know what your doing or what your buying , stop complaining....
they are a suppliers of parts , not mind readers....

Brad....

Damn them! Why didn't Directron adjust his jumper? Damn them to hell!

/

 

[rstlne]

Last September I ordered an Athlon Thunderbird from Directron.com. I
ordered from them because they had a special price on a 1.33 GHz
processor and I wanted one to replace my 900 MHz Duron. The price was
$35. When it arrived and I saw that they had charged me $46 I figured
I had learned my lesson and that it wasn't worth it to hassle over
$11.

I finally got around to installing it and it turns out to be only 1000
MHz! Those motherfuckers.

Sounds to me that you need to learn to read a little better

Sounds to me like it's a 133 fsb instead of a 100fsb too (or something of
the ilk)

 

[Wes Newell]

Last September I ordered an Athlon Thunderbird from Directron.com. I
ordered from them because they had a special price on a 1.33 GHz
processor and I wanted one to replace my 900 MHz Duron. The price was
$35. When it arrived and I saw that they had charged me $46 I figured
I had learned my lesson and that it wasn't worth it to hassle over
$11.

I finally got around to installing it and it turns out to be only 1000
MHz! Those motherfuckers.

You probably got a C chip. Set the FSB to 133 ibstead of 100 and you'l
have your 1.33GHz.

 

[Leythos]

There's a 1.3 GHz Duron that runs at 13 x 100 MHz, and
there is a 1.33 GHz Duron that runs at 10 x 133 MHz.

Seems probable to me that you have the multiplier set
correctly by the processor, but you are getting only
10 x 100 MHz. You probably need to shift a jumper on your
motherboard to bump the FSB up to 133 MHz.

Sounds like he's a perfect candidate for a all-in-one Intel motherboard
that auto-senses the settings for a Intel CPU. Sounds like the AMD ones
are too complicated for him

 

[That Other Guy]

There's a 1.3 GHz Duron that runs at 13 x 100 MHz, and
there is a 1.33 GHz Duron that runs at 10 x 133 MHz.

Seems probable to me that you have the multiplier set
correctly by the processor, but you are getting only
10 x 100 MHz. You probably need to shift a jumper on your
motherboard to bump the FSB up to 133 MHz.

As I recall when I first set the computer up with the Duron I had the
FSB set at 133 MHz. But I will check it to be sure. It sure sounds
like it might be that.

 

[That Other Guy]

Damn them! Why didn't Directron adjust his jumper? Damn them to hell!

I was pissed first of all that they lied and overcharged me. I guess
that's OK in your world.

 

[That Other Guy]

And maybe the $11diference is the cost of shipping...

Nope. $6.81 for shipping. I know how to read a ****ing invoice.

 

[That Other Guy]

if you don`t know what your doing or what your buying , stop complaining....
they are a suppliers of parts , not mind readers....

And liars and cheats....

 

[Pepperoni]

Nope. $6.81 for shipping. I know how to read a ****ing invoice.

1.00 USD United States Dollars = 1.32944 AUD Australia Dollars

1.00 USD United States Dollars = 1.33252 CAD Canada Dollars

1.00 USD United States Dollars = 0.540902 GBP United Kingdom Pounds

http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi

46/35=1.3142857142

Hard to tell if you are Aussie or Canucky, but most Canadians are familiar
with "foreign exchange". I therefore deduce that you are Australian.

You got your money's worth on the shipping charge, Mate.

Pepperoni

 

[kony]

I was pissed first of all that they lied and overcharged me. I guess
that's OK in your world.

So they made a mistake? Big deal... in a perfect world they wouldn't have
made a mistake, but in THIS WORLD they did. You have two reasonable
options:

1) Contact them and get the difference credited back to your CC or
whatever applies to your payment method.

2) Fukkit and drive on. No further time spent on it.

 

[That Other Guy]

1.00 USD United States Dollars = 1.32944 AUD Australia Dollars

1.00 USD United States Dollars = 1.33252 CAD Canada Dollars

1.00 USD United States Dollars = 0.540902 GBP United Kingdom Pounds

http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi

46/35=1.3142857142

Hard to tell if you are Aussie or Canucky, but most Canadians are familiar
with "foreign exchange". I therefore deduce that you are Australian.

Of course there are other possibilities aside from Canadian or Aussie.
I am in the US, as is the company I ordered from. I sometimes forget
there are people from other places participating.

 

[That Other Guy]

So they made a mistake? Big deal... in a perfect world they wouldn't have
made a mistake, but in THIS WORLD they did. You have two reasonable
options:

1) Contact them and get the difference credited back to your CC or
whatever applies to your payment method.

2) Fukkit and drive on. No further time spent on it.

Good advice. I choose option 2.

 

[J. Codling]

[...snip...]
| Of course there are other possibilities aside from
Canadian or Aussie.
| I am in the US, as is the company I ordered from. I
sometimes forget
| there are people from other places participating.

Now there is the average American mind at work.

"We are the only (important) ones that use the (GLOBAL)
Internet." yuk yuk

Also, try and find the problem before blaming (flaming) a
company for something that has nothing to do with them.
Especially after you admit that you bought it, saw the wrong
charge and didn't do anything about it (that makes it your
fault) and let it sit for 6 months before testing. (your
fault again) Then when it doesn't work the way you "think"
it should, go on a flaming war, swearing up a storm.

Shoot first and ask questions later?
--
ttyl,

CiRcUiT -=- J. Codling -=- www.jcodling.com

*This message represents the official opinions of the voices
in my head*