Chances of CPU being DOA?

dansgas1000

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Hi guys I live in the UK but a couple of months ago I bought a CPU from the USA which was bought in Microcenter, I brought it back in hand luggage and has been sitting on my desk since, but I am worried if it's DOA when i come to build it. What the the chances? Thanks! It's a i7-4770
 

dansgas1000

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It was carefully brought back from the USA and the case it not fall or anything, it was obviously wheeled around though so I think it should be fine, thanks! If it IS DOA what can I do about it?
 

cmi86

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Chances are much better you mucked something up elsewhere when installing. It is honestly quite hard to kill a CPU and I have never had a DOA in 15 years of building systems, over 500 systems.