Question about the condition of new retail box chips
for all of you that have received any kind of
'Core' Duo or Quad Intel CPUs with an IHS.
Has anyone received Intel CPUs with a metal IHS
that has any kind of scratching on the IHS that
looks as if it might have been scratched by something
like a square heatsink or water-block?
I just noticed there are scratch marks on the IHS
of the CPU I have that looks like a square heatsink,
water block, or some kind of square metal thing has scraped the IHS.
I don't see any residue of grease on the IHS from
the inspection I've made so far through the package's
window, but I'll have to look at it in better light in the
morning.
The scratches are not that severe that I noticed them
at the store, though they're clearly visible in offset light.
The box looks like it's still sealed with the
'Intel Factory Sealed' tape in two places, and otherwise
I'd have no problem in believing it's new, but I am
worried that maybe it's a returned one they've
repackaged or something.
The last Q6600 I got from ClubIT looked totally perfect
on its IHS with no scratch marks that I recall seeing,
and I know Fry's is known for selling things that've been
returned / opened, but I thought they'd be labeled as
such if that was the case, and it wouldn't have the
Intel seal tape on it unless it was either fake or they had
some way of resealing the returns with supplies they
got from Intel to permit that.
Should I believe it's just quite a few scratch marks
from the Intel assembly line and keep it or exchange
it for one that looks 100% untouched like my other
one did?
Originally Posted by synergy
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