Is MY CPU SCRATCHED???

JoseyMG

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Hello there gents, i recently bought a CPU off of ebay which the seller claimed it was used, like new. However when i got it i noticed it had some scuffs on it, where the pins are.. they dont seem to be anything serious.. the one on the pin on top looks exaggerated because of my phones flash, its BARELY noticeable to the naked eye and the other scuff mark is near the bottom..

Do you guys think this is going to affect it in any way? I cant put my build together until christmas because i still dont have some of the other parts.

http://gyazo.com/d246a4e48be6bdab21ada11540f96f19
Heres a better picture
http://gyazo.com/2a22556bf2fc84dd7f6840ced4f21927

Its the one near the pin that im worried about :c
 
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That should not impact the CPU, it is most likely caused when removing it from whatever previous motherboard it was used with. I am 99% sure that it should still function properly.

xroe

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That should not impact the CPU, it is most likely caused when removing it from whatever previous motherboard it was used with. I am 99% sure that it should still function properly.
 
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Tyk3

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If all the pins are fine then you do not have to worry about anything, CPU will work fine. Looking from the images, those scratches might have resulted from installing and fitting some aftermarket heat sink, which might have put some extra pressure on CPU.

Also any scratch on the Green Area of any PCB board doesn't do any harm, the green area is basically an insulator drawing board to print electric circuits on, if the actual circuit (made of slightly raised Copper / Green Color clearly visible and separate from rest of board) has no breaks defects everything will work good.

Just check if the pins closest to the scratches are not bent or damaged in any way.
 

JoseyMG

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Thanks for the quick replies :)
 

theawolwarrior

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Enjoy and prefect your build :D