How many bad processors have you guys encountered?

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heyman421

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I've been shopping around, and am planning on getting a qx6600 when they drop in price in Q2, but i had a question about how many of you guys have accidentally killed chips while installing them?

I took my HP m1090n in because i had a bad motherboard, and they techs at compusa killed my processor while transferring it to the new board.

I had to wait a week or so until they got a new processor to put in, and that one was DOA.

So 3 weeks later, and two processors later, i got my computer back.

This got me thinking about just how hard it may be to install a processor correctly onto a motherboard.

Is it pretty common for processors to show up DOA, or be killed while installing them into the motherboard/installing the heatsink? Or are these guys just bad at their jobs? Hahahaha.

I love compusa and all, but it's making me kind of paranoid to buy a $600 processor if they're really that easy to damage, or if they show up broken a lot, since newegg isn't exactly known for their return policies on most of their products.

If i take it to a professional to get installed, do most professionals have a nearly 100% success rate at installing processors, or is it really a high-risk procedure?

Is there a store i could buy the mobo and processor from, and have it preinstalled, and shipped to me seated, with the heatsink attached? Because i know for a fact it's nearly impossible to kill a chip once it's instaleld correctly, so long as you don't mess with the heatsink, but it dissipates static to the mobo, and then through the case, so it's a lot less risky at that point.

I just don't want to toss a small fortune into a processor, and have a nightmare where i go through 2 or 3 chips trying to get one to take, and seat correctly.

So is messing them up rare, or a normal occurance?
 
I've installed 3 processor w/o any problems. The thing to keep in mind is to take your time, not force anything, and be careful. With that in mind it shouldnt be too much of a problem to do.
 
Ive installed about 20 cpu's, Never had any problems, didn't use static gloves or anything, just take your time, be carefull and it will all go fine!:)
 
I've installed more processors than I can even remember. Never used any antistatic crap either. No problems with new processors. If there ever was a problem with a system, it could always be traced back to something else. If it was in fact the processor, someone typically forgot the heatsync or something ;)
 
alright guys, thanks alot

i actually found a socket 775 install video on youtube, and it looks pretty do-able.

does the cpu usually come with the thermal grease? or are there brands that are better than others if you have to get it yourself?
 
heyman421 said:
alright guys, thanks alot

i actually found a socket 775 install video on youtube, and it looks pretty do-able.

does the cpu usually come with the thermal grease? or are there brands that are better than others if you have to get it yourself?
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Can you post a link to that instal please for me?:)
 
I installed 1 and had no problems.

I watched another video on installation and they have thermal pads now instead of paste? Do those work just as well.
 
ever since i started building computers ive never broken a single proc.
ive even lapped one with pins, and one without pins. :D that would be my 939 X2 3800+ which is now someone elses, and my current core 2 duo for the LGA 775....
of course, ive also cooled them wrongly, and they've all been fine.
 
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