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Acceptable condition for used CPU?

GregK2

GregK2

GregK2

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Bought a used i5 4590t for a low powered fanless ITX build.
The contact pads look damaged to me, or would you consider this acceptable?



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Vince said:
Whats the issue with it, I cant tell if it's the camera or if some of the pads are just a little bit dark? If it works clean it up with a bit of ipa and be done with it, it's not a new cpu so if it works then happy days. I hope you didn't pay a lot I sold a few of these CPU's a while ago for £35/£40.
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I paid a little over the odds for it, there wasn't many for sale and I didn't really know its value.

MaXxBoulton said:
it just thermal paste nothing to cry about. just wipe it off and move on with your life
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Thanks, my tears cleaned it right up good as new.
 
Woodsta888 said:
Your photo isn't the best, but are we looking at the small light grey bits mid left ,o r the whole of the darker area bottom left? Or is the darker area just the way the pic has been taken?
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Sorry yes the picture was poor which may have been misleading. The dark looking area is just shadow. It was just thermal compound I was referencing which I (embarrassingly) didn't actually realise that's all it was. All cleaned up now.
 
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