The 8pack premium you paid appears to have bought you a large dose of OcUK Fanboy vitriol.Not at all. I was not riled up by any of it.
I suppose it's hard to read emotions through forums.
The CV rollout was only brought up by me being accused of being a traffic wardenEnjoy your weekend
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7700k 4.8Ghz bundle packaging, is this normal?
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Soldato
Go read the thread again. I have not purchased this. I would not pay anyone to overclock a CPU for me.
Fanboy of what exactly? Too many dicks jumping on this already loaded bandwagon
Fanboy of what exactly? Too many dicks jumping on this already loaded bandwagon
Soldato
I agree. Of course it would help if people actually read the whole thread and understood it before commenting.
Soldato
I have sold a few CPUs and bits on that famous auction site and they were either shipped in those hard plastic cases in another box,the original packaging in another box or in a small anti-static bag between two pieces of foam in a reinforced box with extra padding. The main thing is for the CPU not to be free to move about since lots of couriers are very time limited and will not be treating the packages that well. It only takes one of the little surface mounted bits on the CPU to be damaged for it to potentially not work,plus a hard jolt could actually damage the edge of the PCB(probably more cosmetic though).
Plus,remember a fair number of AMD CPUs have pins on the CPU,so that means you need to even more careful since they are **** easy to damage if the CPU is not immobilised properly. The AMD Ryzen chips are not LGA,so I assume the OcUK pre-overclocked bundles for AMD CPUs,will be somewhat better packaged.
Plus,remember a fair number of AMD CPUs have pins on the CPU,so that means you need to even more careful since they are **** easy to damage if the CPU is not immobilised properly. The AMD Ryzen chips are not LGA,so I assume the OcUK pre-overclocked bundles for AMD CPUs,will be somewhat better packaged.
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About the only proper thing i see wrong here is the cpu packaging as the cpu should not be able to have "free" movement around the box (that should not just be shrugged off as it could get damaged that way).
Cpu radiator's are a toss of a coin if they are in good condition or not, it usally is only the fins that get a couple of dents though so if there is scratches on the paint work and tons of bent fins then i would return and ask for another.
The fan "issue" is pretty simple either leave the stickers on or spend time and effort removing them, yes after a couple/few months the sticker can degrade and start to catch wind causing the system to get louder but that is usally rare and not really worth the effort unless you are a silent pc fanatic.
Cpu radiator's are a toss of a coin if they are in good condition or not, it usally is only the fins that get a couple of dents though so if there is scratches on the paint work and tons of bent fins then i would return and ask for another.
The fan "issue" is pretty simple either leave the stickers on or spend time and effort removing them, yes after a couple/few months the sticker can degrade and start to catch wind causing the system to get louder but that is usally rare and not really worth the effort unless you are a silent pc fanatic.
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It does not matter if its working or not or if it had 10 years warranty
Its totally unacceptable paying that amount of money and receiving in such poor condition / packaging
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As stated before in this thread, i would also never send a product packaged like that to be sold on MM so why would you accept it like that from a company? The rad dents wouldn't really bother with, i have never received a rad from anywhere without dents in it and i have owned a lot of rads.
Soldato
Just shows a lack of care.
Maybe OcUK dont care about customers paying £750? Of course they must, but this makes it look like they don't. Working/not working is not the issue, why would someone get a red letter day feeling when they receive it packed like that?
Bear in mind, the rainforest would never send anything packaged like that.
Maybe OcUK dont care about customers paying £750? Of course they must, but this makes it look like they don't. Working/not working is not the issue, why would someone get a red letter day feeling when they receive it packed like that?
Bear in mind, the rainforest would never send anything packaged like that.
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Soldato
I've bought and sold a lot on members market and I wouldn't dream of packaging an item like that. Nor would I expect that from anyone else.
I'd be pretty annoyed myself.
Even bent radiator fins would annoy me but I'd let that slide. I bought some watercooling kit on members market and it was like new. For a new purchase from a retailer I think I'd be expecting the same.
I'd be pretty annoyed myself.
Even bent radiator fins would annoy me but I'd let that slide. I bought some watercooling kit on members market and it was like new. For a new purchase from a retailer I think I'd be expecting the same.
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CPUs may not be very sensitive to damage from static but if I were sending a CPU in the post I'd put it in an anti-static clamshell for physical/static protection, then secure that in the box with paper or foam to stop it rattling around. I'd expect complaints if I just stuck it in a box, loosely secured by foam.
CPUs may not be very sensitive to damage from static but if I were sending a CPU in the post I'd put it in an anti-static clamshell for physical/static protection, then secure that in the box with paper or foam to stop it rattling around. I'd expect complaints if I just stuck it in a box, loosely secured by foam.
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My Mum hated that dont do it again!"