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Does AMD or Intel really take them apart and fix them?
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how do you refurb a cpu?
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maybe intel and AMD wash the pins a little bit 
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Johnny I liked your cartman better...it had better personality
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it might return in the future
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Penguin4x4 said:
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.
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Athlonman said:
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
