Sigh... Unfortunately the store (MWAVE in Lidcombe) did NOT allow me to return the i7-3770K and exchange it for an i7-3770. You may recall I discovered (the hard way) that the faster 3770K model DOES NOT support VT-D even though the cheaper one does.
I can sort of understand this and would have been happy to pay a re-stocking fee but what bugs me about this situation is that the description of these units on the vendors site said nothing about VT-D. There was no way to tell the difference and in fact the specs on their site were identical.
Exhibit A
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-19010245-Intel_Core_i7_3770_Quad_Core_3rd_Gen_Processor_-_Socket_LGA1155_-_3_4GHz_(Turbo_
And exhibit B
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-19010244-Intel_Core_i7_3770K_Unlocked_Quad_Core_3rd_Gen_Processor_-_Socket_LGA1155_-_3_5G
Ok I should have checked on the Intel site but this seems harsh.
Oh well I was just starting to like this place. Time for a new computer store.
Tom
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