I just got all my parts in from newegg to build an i7 860 rig but I didn't purchase the processor from them because my brother in law works for intel and can get them for a very good price. The only problem is that when he went to the site to get one they were out of stock. So now I have all these parts sitting here waiting to be built, with no proc to throw in.
My predicament is that I want to test out what I have so that I know whether or not anything needs to be RMA'd. That clock is ticking. I don't want to be sitting here two weeks from now with stuff that doesn't work and being outside of the newegg return window.
I have a microcenter here, and was thinking about going and picking up an i5 750 to throw in there. It seems like they would accept it as a return if its within 30 days. But I always thought that processors were a different story.
Has anybody returned a processor to Microcenter? Their website says this, "When returning an item to your local Micro Center® Store, we reserve the right to decline a return if it is not in "like new" condition."
I would be careful about opening the box up, and not damaging the processor so that it looks new. I'd clean it afterwards, etc.
I guess in a worst case scenario I could ebay or classifieds sell the processor when I'm done with it, or bend an arm and build another rig. I don't really have use for the i5 though since I can get the i7 big brother for cheap.
My predicament is that I want to test out what I have so that I know whether or not anything needs to be RMA'd. That clock is ticking. I don't want to be sitting here two weeks from now with stuff that doesn't work and being outside of the newegg return window.
I have a microcenter here, and was thinking about going and picking up an i5 750 to throw in there. It seems like they would accept it as a return if its within 30 days. But I always thought that processors were a different story.
Has anybody returned a processor to Microcenter? Their website says this, "When returning an item to your local Micro Center® Store, we reserve the right to decline a return if it is not in "like new" condition."
I would be careful about opening the box up, and not damaging the processor so that it looks new. I'd clean it afterwards, etc.
I guess in a worst case scenario I could ebay or classifieds sell the processor when I'm done with it, or bend an arm and build another rig. I don't really have use for the i5 though since I can get the i7 big brother for cheap.