I know, I know, your probably thinking yes its supposed to be crimped, or some scratches/slight bends are ok, but please, hear me out.
I got the back plate installed, was about to remove the fan and begin installing the heat sink, and saw the side of it, I panicked thinking I damaged it when I grabbed it. I pressed against a different corner and no major bending, whew not made of tinfoil. Still it's looking not so great... I'm fairly sure it will work, but I'm concerned about airflow. I figure since its just a corner it will still work and there isn't a need to replace it, but dang, fins so bent they are actually touching each other. There is a slight crease in the box at roughly that height so I'm guessing it was dropped or thrown in the warehouse, no way they would ship it like that.
http://imgur.com/7G70Kzv
http://imgur.com/BaLG4U6
http://imgur.com/y4qDl9V
http://imgur.com/zsAA2d8
I digress, can I get community input on run with it or try to rma?
I got the back plate installed, was about to remove the fan and begin installing the heat sink, and saw the side of it, I panicked thinking I damaged it when I grabbed it. I pressed against a different corner and no major bending, whew not made of tinfoil. Still it's looking not so great... I'm fairly sure it will work, but I'm concerned about airflow. I figure since its just a corner it will still work and there isn't a need to replace it, but dang, fins so bent they are actually touching each other. There is a slight crease in the box at roughly that height so I'm guessing it was dropped or thrown in the warehouse, no way they would ship it like that.
http://imgur.com/7G70Kzv
http://imgur.com/BaLG4U6
http://imgur.com/y4qDl9V
http://imgur.com/zsAA2d8
I digress, can I get community input on run with it or try to rma?
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