- Aug 23, 2006
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Well I finally decided to take the plunge and build my first system.
Most key parts have been ordered and should be arriving sometime next week.
The first part I 'ordered' was the CPU, I bought it on eBay.
I noticed a fellow was selling quite a few of these P-M CPU's. Most of them said they were a 'pulled CPU' from another system.
The one I bought said 'NEW'. Not 'like new', or 'pull' or anything like that.
Well the CPU arrived today in a bubble-wrap envelope.
Inside the bubble-wrap was the CPU. The CPU was sandwiched between two small pieces of black foam and the foam was shrink-wrapped sealed inside a pink plastic wrap.
A note had been hand-written on top of the black foam indicating the CPU model number.
So my question is this. Can a CPU packaged in this way be new?
If so, how can I tell one way or the other?
By all appearances from the way it was wrapped, it didn't look new.
I won't be able to tell if it even works for a couple of weeks until the rest of my parts arrive.
Thanks!
Ric
Most key parts have been ordered and should be arriving sometime next week.
The first part I 'ordered' was the CPU, I bought it on eBay.
I noticed a fellow was selling quite a few of these P-M CPU's. Most of them said they were a 'pulled CPU' from another system.
The one I bought said 'NEW'. Not 'like new', or 'pull' or anything like that.
Well the CPU arrived today in a bubble-wrap envelope.
Inside the bubble-wrap was the CPU. The CPU was sandwiched between two small pieces of black foam and the foam was shrink-wrapped sealed inside a pink plastic wrap.
A note had been hand-written on top of the black foam indicating the CPU model number.
So my question is this. Can a CPU packaged in this way be new?
If so, how can I tell one way or the other?
By all appearances from the way it was wrapped, it didn't look new.
I won't be able to tell if it even works for a couple of weeks until the rest of my parts arrive.
Thanks!
Ric