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Dents in new CPU?
- Thread starter bigmanute
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- Jan 12, 2012
Dents? I see the two small notches in the IHS if that's what you're talking about. Are you questioning if you should return it? If it were me I'd plop it in the socket and if it works not even worry about it.
Exactly.
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- Jan 10, 2012
I have to say it but in intel land the motherboard will not power up with out a cpu.
I see what looks like small two notches on the north end at the edge of the IHS, but that might be from the manufacturing imperfections, it looks like it was coated with those cut marks, but that white squiggly line on the PCB coming from what looks like that notch on the IHS at the bottom of the picture might be of question, it might of been a CPU they used out of the batch for Qcontrol (I thought chips from QC don't get sold), and made it back in the packaging process to get shipped and sold. If it boots and doesn't run hot I wouldn't worry about it. If your that concerned with it you might want to write a letter to Intel and let them know they are sending out damaged chips and they might want o look at their QC procedures.
He posted earlier today asking about if he damaged his mobo and coincidentally you were the one who asked if there was a hole in the PCB on the mobo. That may be why his mobo was DOA...
http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.....
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- Apr 19, 2012
Wonder if this cpu has been de-lidded once maybe???
It is pretty common to replace the thermal interface material under that plate. I have a 3570K that I'm going to do for someone right here......
It is pretty common to replace the thermal interface material under that plate. I have a 3570K that I'm going to do for someone right here......
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Return it...
...it should be new and within sellers return period warranty. So return and quit worrying about it. Nothing anyone can say will ever satisfy you or me.
RGone...
...it should be new and within sellers return period warranty. So return and quit worrying about it. Nothing anyone can say will ever satisfy you or me.
RGone...
OH wow.. missed that! IF that is a hole in the PCB then yeah, its likely DOA. wow.
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Do you always look for minutia with a magnifying glass? Use it and stop worrying. If you are that hung up on it do as RGone said and return it. Don't be surprised if you find a defect on every cpu you buy if you look hard enough.
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this made me lol.... So youre saying my i7s are NOT coming from a mint? WTF.
