Posted April 9, 2014 A good portion of the raw materials used to make today's modern electronics are bought from poor and poverty stricken countries where war and genocide are often complexly intertwined with the obtainal of the said materials. Apparently, earlier this year, Intel pledged to end their involvement in the purchasing of the conflict minerals used to make their products, and said they will only be buying from suppliers which have been verified as conflict-free. Go Intel! http://m.voanews.com/a/intel-leads-with-conflict-free-chips/1889036.html CPU Intel i7-4770k Motherboard MSI Z87-G45 RAM 8GB Corsair Vengeance Newegg Red Edition GPU ASUS GTX 770 DirectCUII Case Cooler Master HAF XB Storage OCZ Agility 4 128GB, Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB WD1002FAEX PSU Antec 650w Display(s) Dell s2209wb Cooling Noctua NH-D14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 9, 2014 "Verified" as "conflict free". It is kind of horrible that this is a thing but either way I applaud Intel for this. "If you do not take your failures seriously you will continue to fail" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 9, 2014 For the price Intel charges for CPU's I should damn hope so. Not something that they should show off, If anything they should be ashamed for using conflict minerals in the first place. Intel I9-9900k (5Ghz) | Asus ROG Maximus XI Formula | Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR4-4133mhz | ASUS ROG Strix 2080Ti | EVGA Supernova G2 1050w 80+Gold | Samsung 950 Pro M.2 (512GB) + (1TB) | Full EK custom water loop |IN-WIN S-Frame (No. 263/500) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 9, 2014 It's bad they have to announce this, since it's such a problem. Either way, good job Intel. Main rig on profile VAULT - File Server Spoiler Intel Core i5 11400 w/ Shadow Rock LP, 2x16GB SP GAMING 3200MHz CL16, ASUS PRIME Z590-A, 2x LSI 9211-8i, Fractal Define 7, 256GB Team MP33, 3x 6TB WD Red Pro (9TB partition for general storage + 2TB partition for dumping ground), 4x 8TB WD White Label/Red (Plex) (all 3 arrays in their respective Windows Parity storage spaces), Corsair RM750x, Windows 11 Education Sleeper HP Pavilion A6137C Spoiler Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.4GHz, 4x8GB G.SKILL Ares 1800MHz CL10, ASUS Z170M-E D3, 128GB Team MP33, 1TB Seagate Barracuda, 320GB Samsung Spinpoint (for video capture), MSI GTX 970 100ME, EVGA 650G1, Windows 10 Pro OptiPlex 7040M Spoiler Intel Core i7 6700, 2x16GB Mushkin Redline (stuck at 2133MHz CL13), 240GB Corsair MP510, 130w Dell power brick, Windows 10 Pro Mac Mini (Late 2020) Spoiler Apple M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB, macOS Sonoma Consoles: Softmodded 1.4 Xbox w/ 500GB HDD, Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Falcon, XB1X w/2TB MX500, Xbox Series X, PS1 1001, PS2 Slim 70000 w/ FreeMcBoot, PS4 Pro 7015B 1TB (retired), PS5 Digital, Nintendo Switch OLED, Nintendo Wii RVL-001 (black) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 9, 2014 lol i read it as "inter processors are now mineral free" and was like "What the f*ck?! how did that do that lol?" Gaming HTPC: R5 5600X - Cryorig C7 - Asus ROG B350-i - EVGA RTX2060KO - 16gb G.Skill Ripjaws V 3333mhz - Corsair SF450 - 500gb 960 EVO - LianLi TU100B Desktop PC: R9 3900X - Peerless Assassin 120 SE - Asus Prime X570 Pro - Powercolor 7900XT - 32gb LPX 3200mhz - Corsair SF750 Platinum - 1TB WD SN850X - CoolerMaster NR200 White - Gigabyte M27Q-SA - Corsair K70 Rapidfire - Logitech MX518 Legendary - HyperXCloud Alpha wireless Boss-NAS [Build Log]: R5 2400G - Noctua NH-D14 - Asus Prime X370-Pro - 16gb G.Skill Aegis 3000mhz - Seasonic Focus Platinum 550W - Fractal Design R5 - 250gb 970 Evo (OS) - 2x500gb 860 Evo (Raid0) - 6x4TB WD Red (RaidZ2) Synology-NAS: DS920+ 2x4TB Ironwolf - 1x18TB Seagate Exos X20 Audio Gear: Hifiman HE-400i - Kennerton Magister - Beyerdynamic DT880 250Ohm - AKG K7XX - Fostex TH-X00 - O2 Amp/DAC Combo - Klipsch RP280F - Klipsch RP160M - Klipsch RP440C - Yamaha RX-V479 Reviews and Stuff: GTX 780 DCU2 // 8600GTS // Hifiman HE-400i // Kennerton Magister Folding all the Proteins! // Boincerino Useful Links: Do you need an AMP/DAC? // Recommended Audio Gear // PSU Tier List Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 9, 2014 lol i read it as "inter processors are now mineral free" and was like "What the f*ck?! how did that do that lol?" They now run on hopes and dreams with a direct stream to your wallet Intel I9-9900k (5Ghz) | Asus ROG Maximus XI Formula | Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR4-4133mhz | ASUS ROG Strix 2080Ti | EVGA Supernova G2 1050w 80+Gold | Samsung 950 Pro M.2 (512GB) + (1TB) | Full EK custom water loop |IN-WIN S-Frame (No. 263/500) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 9, 2014 This is such a hypocritical statement. I still haven't forgotten about the fabs that Intel built on occupied Palestinian territories and still uses to manufacture CPUs and SSDs.http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/56930-i-stumbled-upon-this-should-we-care-highly-controversial/ The only way Intel has risen to the top is through repeated profiteering and taking part in war-crimes --> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2002/07/prweb42255.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 9, 2014 umm. I really dont care where someone gets something as long as I get want I want. that may sound insensitive but I am much more for a market than "green, peace, lovin" type situations. I have my reasons but I dont want to start a war in this tread. CM Storm Switch Tester MOD (In-Progress) - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/409147-cm-storm-switch-tester-macro-mod/ Ammo Can Speaker 02 (Completed) - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/283826-ammo-can-speakers-02/ A/B Switch V 0.5 (Completed) - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/362417-ab-switch-v0 Build 01 - The Life of a Prodigy - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/13103-build-01-the-life-of-a-prodigy/ Build 02 - Silent Server 3000 - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/116670-build-02-silent-server-3000/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 9, 2014 For the price Intel charges for CPU's I should damn hope so. Not something that they should show off, If anything they should be ashamed for using conflict minerals in the first place. If you knew the cost of R&D, manufacturing facilities and the cost of manufacturing itself (it takes over 1 month to make a modern chip!) you would find the margins to be almost reasonable. Spoiler CPU:Intel Xeon X5660 @ 4.2 GHz RAM:6x2 GB 1600MHz DDR3 MB:Asus P6T Deluxe GPU:Asus GTX 660 TI OC Cooler:Akasa Nero 3 SSD:OCZ Vertex 3 120 GB HDD:2x640 GB WD Black Fans:2xCorsair AF 120 PSU:Seasonic 450 W 80+ Case:Thermaltake Xaser VI MX OS:Windows 10 Speakers:Altec Lansing MX5021 Keyboard:Razer Blackwidow 2013 Mouse:Logitech MX Master Monitor:Dell U2412M Headphones: Logitech G430 Big thanks to Damikiller37 for making me an awesome Intel 4004 out of trixels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 9, 2014 They now run on hopes and dreams with a direct stream to your wallet Gaming HTPC: R5 5600X - Cryorig C7 - Asus ROG B350-i - EVGA RTX2060KO - 16gb G.Skill Ripjaws V 3333mhz - Corsair SF450 - 500gb 960 EVO - LianLi TU100B Desktop PC: R9 3900X - Peerless Assassin 120 SE - Asus Prime X570 Pro - Powercolor 7900XT - 32gb LPX 3200mhz - Corsair SF750 Platinum - 1TB WD SN850X - CoolerMaster NR200 White - Gigabyte M27Q-SA - Corsair K70 Rapidfire - Logitech MX518 Legendary - HyperXCloud Alpha wireless Boss-NAS [Build Log]: R5 2400G - Noctua NH-D14 - Asus Prime X370-Pro - 16gb G.Skill Aegis 3000mhz - Seasonic Focus Platinum 550W - Fractal Design R5 - 250gb 970 Evo (OS) - 2x500gb 860 Evo (Raid0) - 6x4TB WD Red (RaidZ2) Synology-NAS: DS920+ 2x4TB Ironwolf - 1x18TB Seagate Exos X20 Audio Gear: Hifiman HE-400i - Kennerton Magister - Beyerdynamic DT880 250Ohm - AKG K7XX - Fostex TH-X00 - O2 Amp/DAC Combo - Klipsch RP280F - Klipsch RP160M - Klipsch RP440C - Yamaha RX-V479 Reviews and Stuff: GTX 780 DCU2 // 8600GTS // Hifiman HE-400i // Kennerton Magister Folding all the Proteins! // Boincerino Useful Links: Do you need an AMP/DAC? // Recommended Audio Gear // PSU Tier List Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 9, 2014 Im fairly sure my ivy is full of conflict minerals... ====>The car thread<====>Dark Souls thread<====>Placeholder<==== "Life is like a raging river, Its gonna get rough downstream. And people's gonna piss in it" "Who discovered we could get milk from cows, and what did he THINK he was doing at the time?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 9, 2014 Author Im fairly sure my ivy is full of conflict minerals... "Ivory Bridge" CPU Intel i7-4770k Motherboard MSI Z87-G45 RAM 8GB Corsair Vengeance Newegg Red Edition GPU ASUS GTX 770 DirectCUII Case Cooler Master HAF XB Storage OCZ Agility 4 128GB, Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB WD1002FAEX PSU Antec 650w Display(s) Dell s2209wb Cooling Noctua NH-D14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 9, 2014 For the price Intel charges for CPU's I should damn hope so. Not something that they should show off, If anything they should be ashamed for using conflict minerals in the first place. that because it take an absurd amount of research to know if they are truly conflict free, watch blood diamonds and that gives you an idea of how such things are manage this is one of the greatest thing that has happened to me recently, and it happened on this forum, those involved have my eternal gratitude http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/198850-update-alex-got-his-moto-g2-lets-get-a-moto-g-for-alexgoeshigh-unofficial/ :') i use to have the second best link in the world here, but it died ;_; its a 404 now but it will always be here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 10, 2014 Next Apple will be offering suicide free iPhones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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