Does this radiator look used to you?PICS

1138 · Mar 19, 2008

I just bought a new MagiCool XTREME QUAD 480 radiator and I think it has been used.

Does this radiator look used to you?

Hazaro · Mar 19, 2008

voigts · Mar 19, 2008

I'd be after the retailer for an RMA. That rad is obviously used.

cruzinmitsu · Mar 19, 2008

It looks like someone used it and returned it.

They covered up all the scratch marks with a sharpie.

Even if it is used it might not be worth sending it back and waiting for new one.

I say if it works keep it, of course that woudnt stop me from emailing them and letting them know about it.

1138 · Mar 19, 2008

I bought my current radiator, a swiftech MCR220QP-RES, from the same store I bought Magicool quad and the swiftech looked new. I called them and they told me they do not sell used items and to send them some pics. I told them that it looked like some paint chips had black marker to try and cover them up. When I opened up the quad radiator the bubble wrap had water in it, the fins were damaged, & appears to be dust in the fins (from being used).

This really sucks! :bang head

I have all the stuff to add my GPU into my loop, but I don't know if I want to use that radiator on my main pc.

meionm · Mar 19, 2008

Where did you buy your rad?

CGR · Mar 19, 2008

If you do decide to use it, I would definitely do a good flush out on it to make sure there are no contaminates in it.

Knacko · Mar 19, 2008

1138 said:
I bought my current radiator, a swiftech MCR220QP-RES, from the same store I bought Magicool quad and the swiftech looked new. I called them and they told me they do not sell used items and to send them some pics. I told them that it looked like some paint chips had black marker to try and cover them up. When I opened up the quad radiator the bubble wrap had water in it, the fins were damaged, & appears to be dust in the fins (from being used).

It's probably a matter of semantics. A pawn shop will sell 'used' items while a retail store will sell 'returned' items. More effort should be put into looking at returned stock and making sure they aren't sent out like that.

1138 · Mar 19, 2008

What do you guys think, they offered me a $25 discount or return it for another one.

Knacko · Mar 19, 2008

If all the screw holes are fine and it doesn't leak, take the $25. The dings and bent fins won't affect performance (and you could fix them if you really wanted to).

Hazaro · Mar 19, 2008

Knacko said:
If all the screw holes are fine and it doesn't leak, take the $25. The dings and bent fins won't affect performance (and you could fix them if you really wanted to).

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hank123 · Mar 19, 2008

Hazaro said:
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Knacko said:
If all the screw holes are fine and it doesn't leak, take the $25. The dings and bent fins won't affect performance (and you could fix them if you really wanted to).

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and ask for a date with someones sister or mom. LOL.

that would kind of **** me off.

hung · Mar 20, 2008

meionm said:
Where did you buy your rad?

So yeah, what store is this?

oh no'z, sounds like some employee isn't inspecting merchandie very well.

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