umm oops? with pic

[peppy]

well here is somthin you guys have probally heard before? ok i got my new 1.33 ghz ayhja week 23 athlon, it is unlocked, and i gently put it on my mo bo, (iwill kk266) put thermal grease on (radio shack), and then the heatsink and fan, a thermoengine, with a delta 38i set it on the processor then try as lightly as i can to put the h/f on and ok it gets on, torn the thing on and i let it run, 20 seconds later it still hasent put anything on my monitor, and it starts to smell (bad),so i immediatly pull the plugh and check things out, to my surprise i think i chipped the sides of it, i was super mad, (ill show a pic in a bit), try a whoile lot of stuff to try and get this thing to run the 1 day later i deemed it broke:( im a kid,14,no money, worked all sumer saving up) for new comp,and now i have to try and return this cpu, to econo pc, where i got it from, and on the back of the invoice it says,no returns shall be excepted on cpu's that show phsical damage! S***, then my mom yealls at me for swearing,so i guess my question is, what should i tell them so i can get a new one,(and then ill get a shim), it also says if a return is made i only get 85% of what i payed, and i have to pays/h there and back at the price of 12.95. i used a creditcard (visa) , so i was wondering if they could help me? please help, for me?

[sfa ok]

I can't tell very well from the pic, but if there is physical damage, if they won't take it back, I'm assuming you want another cpu. Since you're broke (like me), and have no backup cpu, grab a $30 Duron 600 (or around there), and o/c it. They're really good overclockers.

[harderclock]

my t-bird 900 has a way bigger chip on both sides of the core and it still runs are you positive that's your problem do you have the oppertunity to try another processer do so

[dozier768]

hmm im pretty sure i read a post about someone rma'ing a tbird because the core cracked and amd was very accomidating, clean it up realnice before u bring it back and say it didnt even work and you want a new one and tell them you will dispute the charge if they dont replace it, worth a shot

[kat]

this might help all of you new tbird/duron owners .... first and last rule...do not put any pressure on the hs..... only on the clip...D

[kat]

back up...

never install the hs while the MB is in the box ..TAKE IT OUT ;D