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OEM CPU's - are they brand new?
- Thread starter gazjam
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They are not so much scratches, I cant feel anything under my fingertip, more like discolourations in the metal where somethings been sitting on it.
Looks mabye like discolouration from Thermal grease too...
First CPU ive bought thats been like this - just wondering if this is normal for a brand new CPU due to packing or whatever.
If its a return its been returned for a reason - I dont want someone elses problems.
I appreciate these things can sometimes happen, its just a pin in the butt if I have to return it.
Looks mabye like discolouration from Thermal grease too...
First CPU ive bought thats been like this - just wondering if this is normal for a brand new CPU due to packing or whatever.
If its a return its been returned for a reason - I dont want someone elses problems.
I appreciate these things can sometimes happen, its just a pin in the butt if I have to return it.
Thanks guys,
The online shop I bought it from have gave me sterling service in the past (its not a million miles away...) and I wouldn't think they would deliberately pull a fast one. **** happens though.
So is it safe to assume that there is actually other reasons (Intel testing etc) for these marks?
I automatically assumed it was a returned chip.
The online shop I bought it from have gave me sterling service in the past (its not a million miles away...) and I wouldn't think they would deliberately pull a fast one. **** happens though.
So is it safe to assume that there is actually other reasons (Intel testing etc) for these marks?
I automatically assumed it was a returned chip.
Just had an email from the online shop and they explained how these marks can occur.
"These are received by ourselves on large blue trays from Intel which have square holders from the tray above that secure the CPU on the tray below for transit, this can explain the marks you see on your chip that may occur if the chip is not perfectly seated on the tray."
Looking againat the marks on the CPU, that makes sense.
Not scratches as such, just "blemishes" almost, what was throwing me the most was the square marks on the heatspreader.
This explains it.
Cool.
"These are received by ourselves on large blue trays from Intel which have square holders from the tray above that secure the CPU on the tray below for transit, this can explain the marks you see on your chip that may occur if the chip is not perfectly seated on the tray."
Looking againat the marks on the CPU, that makes sense.
Not scratches as such, just "blemishes" almost, what was throwing me the most was the square marks on the heatspreader.
This explains it.
Cool.
Well, my Chip happily overclocked to 3.4GHz on Artic 7 Pro cooler - temps at 50 Idle (bit warm but nothing drastic - not a big gamer and will get a Tuniq tower when back in stock).
A message to OcUk - you have a loyal customer base, this issue seems to have / is coming up more than once.
Do you pre-use your OEM chips, say to cherry-pick the best ones for clocking?
Should you be more transparent about this?
Mark them "B Stock" and price accordingly?
Its all about perception, and when you get your delivered CPU only to find its (on initial inspection) already been used...it becomes 2nd hand and NOT brand new.
For me and my situation - my chip clocks fine and thats fine with me. If its going to crap out it will do within the year's guarantee anyway.
Anyone else any thoughts?
I say there should be more transparency with practices like this (assuming thats what sometimes happens....) Marks on my chip COULD be put down to transit marking, but I'm sure there are folks who's mabye cant?
A message to OcUk - you have a loyal customer base, this issue seems to have / is coming up more than once.
Do you pre-use your OEM chips, say to cherry-pick the best ones for clocking?
Should you be more transparent about this?
Mark them "B Stock" and price accordingly?
Its all about perception, and when you get your delivered CPU only to find its (on initial inspection) already been used...it becomes 2nd hand and NOT brand new.
For me and my situation - my chip clocks fine and thats fine with me. If its going to crap out it will do within the year's guarantee anyway.
Anyone else any thoughts?
I say there should be more transparency with practices like this (assuming thats what sometimes happens....) Marks on my chip COULD be put down to transit marking, but I'm sure there are folks who's mabye cant?