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Dave0w said:
I allways video/photo the motherboard unbox in inspection, i thought i was just a paranoid foul, nice to know am not the only one
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Once you have had to go through an RMA with no proof.. you understand :P

I also work in a datacenter, so we unbox 40 at a time for inspection.
 
Update / response from OP perhaps?

If that grey gunk is infact thernal paste then I'm voting for installation of the CPU cooler with the CPU still safely in it's box.
 
I don't see the gunk? am i blind? :(

also i don't really understand the problem, can someone break it down for my simple mind >

all i gathered is that OP has wasted a vast amount of cash
 
There appears to be some small grey patches on the right-hand side of the array. Could be a play of light but it looks like thermal paste.

OP claims that this damage was caused by a very tight / incorrectly set CPU retaining bracket - causing the CPU to be squashed onto the pins of the LGA. What many posters have said is that this failure cannot produce that type of damage - and it looks much more like something was dropped on to the LGA or fingers were applied!
 
pcAnywhere said:
There appears to be some small grey patches on the right-hand side of the array. Could be a play of light but it looks like thermal paste.

OP claims that this damage was caused by a very tight / incorrectly set CPU retaining bracket - causing the CPU to be squashed onto the pins of the LGA. What many posters have said is that this failure cannot produce that type of damage - and it looks much more like something was dropped on to the LGA or fingers were applied!
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thanking you
 
pcAnywhere said:
There appears to be some small grey patches on the right-hand side of the array. Could be a play of light but it looks like thermal paste.

OP claims that this damage was caused by a very tight / incorrectly set CPU retaining bracket - causing the CPU to be squashed onto the pins of the LGA. What many posters have said is that this failure cannot produce that type of damage - and it looks much more like something was dropped on to the LGA or fingers were applied!
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It's not even a "failure" it's a feature. All of the newer LGA sockets take a bit of pressure to get the chip in place: You're pushing against over 1000 spring loaded pins.
 
Curio said:
I missed that one - can you remember what it was called so I can search? :)

Anyway, sorry for the OP's misfortune....maybe he is blameless, you never know. On the other hand, OCUK is not the place to try and pull a cover-up :p
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Love to see this thread too. Is it still on the forum??
 
Same picture twice.

No wonder you damaged your socket.

and now I cant see anything through the poor focus.
 
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Helo said:
hold left control and move mouse wheel to zoom in and out to focus
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Or even filter and resize image

socket.jpg
socket2.jpg
 
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