Damaged CPU? (Photos inside)

[theeloguy]

Hello,
Got a used CPU that seems defective, so far it cant run Small FFT Prime95 for more than 2-3 hours.
Some soldering seems broken/burnt:
http://imgur.com/ULkOnPO,pPVXklY,hSCjqZg,osc417e#0

Im stil testing it, any advice is welcome.

Thanks.

 

[Homeles]

Yeah, one of the capacitors looks busted.

 

[OCGuy]

Seems defective? Did you buy it brand new? Were you running Prime95 to test an overclock, which could mean it wasn't originally defective?

 

[PottedMeat]

Yeah, one of the capacitors looks busted.

yeah one side is crushed?

if you can't return it, try desoldering the broken capacitor and try running it

 

[KILLER_K]

It is used. I would imagine he bought it from another user. Did it have the damage when you got it? Or did you damage it? It is pretty easy to figure out who to blame. Looks like you might just need to buy a new cpu though.

 

[Batmeat]

That capacitor on the right looks burnt. Also the cpu itself looks warped to me.

 

[KingFatty]

I believe the problem is the CPU is too blurry, probably caused by phase shifting between universes and giving anomalous results...

 

[sequoia464]

I believe the problem is the CPU is too blurry, probably caused by phase shifting between universes and giving anomalous results...

Glad it wasn't just me seeing this, I was getting ready to change out my contacts to the next magnification level.

 

[theeloguy]

Hello again, thanks for the answers. I can send it back, not going to repair it. I stil want to do some more Prime testings though. A capacitor/resistor should be damaged, you can work without a capacitor, but it will be unstable/dangerous forever.

Added some more photos: http://imgur.com/Vyx8Bcm,HVfnZ5K,xON...WdsA,LXU9G96#0

 

[KingFatty]

So I can see 2 areas of concern, where one of the big components is affected and also one of the small components (kind of opposite end of the chip to the big one).

But I swear the big component doesn't look like damage, it looks like repair? Perhaps the small one has been repaired too?

The point is that if it's just damage, the seller could argue it was your fault. But if it's a botched and obvious poor repair attempt just to resell a damaged chip, you have a much better argument to say it came that way with that sloppy repair job.

But is returning/exchanging the chip still an option? If you got it on Ebay, I think you will get the chip for free if you just point out that the item description does not match the item, because the item is visibly damaged/non-functional.

 

[KILLER_K]

You have to actually return the item to the buyer to get a refund. Or anyone could just claim something and get a free item. Make them sign for it when you send it back. that way all doubt is removed so you can get a refund or another cpu if you wish.


Where did you get it from and did you contact them? I'm curious to what they said about it.

So I can see 2 areas of concern, where one of the big components is affected and also one of the small components (kind of opposite end of the chip to the big one).

But I swear the big component doesn't look like damage, it looks like repair? Perhaps the small one has been repaired too?

The point is that if it's just damage, the seller could argue it was your fault. But if it's a botched and obvious poor repair attempt just to resell a damaged chip, you have a much better argument to say it came that way with that sloppy repair job.

But is returning/exchanging the chip still an option? If you got it on Ebay, I think you will get the chip for free if you just point out that the item description does not match the item, because the item is visibly damaged/non-functional.

 

[Rakehellion]

 

[theeloguy]

It could be repaired. I just want a stable working CPU, im pretty sure i will be able to get a replacement.

I think they are not touching, the CPU is working but will become unstable when stressed.