how do you refurb a cpu?

[Athlonman]

Does AMD or Intel really take them apart and fix them?

[Penguin4x4]

Please fix sig, :):):)

http://forum.oc-forums.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=115345

TIA:)

[Johnny Knoxville]

maybe intel and AMD wash the pins a little bit :D

[ManOfKnight]

Johnny I liked your cartman better...it had better personality

[Johnny Knoxville]

it might return in the future :cool:

[Yodums]

Originally posted by Penguin4x4
Please fix sig, :):):)

http://forum.oc-forums.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=115345

TIA:)

Dude! Your sig is 15.75 points and that's on a 1024x768 resolution and it's supposed to be calculated at a 800x600 resolution! http://forum.oc-forums.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=58341 ;)

PS the penguin mabobber in your sig thread got deleted assuming it got too old in GC thus being deleted.

[Yodums]

Originally posted by Athlonman
Does AMD or Intel really take them apart and fix them?

Refurbish has many definitions. It could be something like Joe go buys a CPU and he notices it has a bent pin, Intel bends it back and the CPU still works and it's a refurb.

I don't know whether it's even possible to take it apart since like things are done mechanically and stuff.

[KLowD9x]

Most refurbd. stuff is like a whole computer system. The only thing they do there, is run the recovery disk and pay someone to clean the whole machine with windex.

[garwain]

Refurb is quite a vague term. I bought a refurb DVD drive that was defective and some circuits were re-soldered. The drive isn't all that great, but I got it for next to nothing.

My refurb printer was used as a demo in the store, so after it had sat on the display shelf for a few months, collecting dust and having every kid push the buttons, they sold the printer for about 1/3 of it's retail price. Let's see, by spending an extra $15 to have it cleaned, and 5 minutes to pop the faceplate off the pannel and free up the stuck buttons... I think that was worth the $400 I saved (it's a combo unit)

Being refurb can mean anything from having cosmetic damage (ie scrached, or a speck of paint, or something) to being almost completely rebuilt. Probably working parts that are salvaged from damaged machines would be considered refurb as well.