Originally posted by: engelsg
well, i actually bought the cpu used...the guy says he never messed around with the IHS, but I dont know if I believe him. Thats why Im kinda scared to send it in for an RMA - they might see that force was used to pry it off...anyways, its working great now, so im just not gonna mess with it.
Your CPU wouldn't happen to be a S939 FX-55 would it? You didn't happen to buy that CPU off someone here at Anandtech or maybe Ebay right?
I read some posts along similar lines not too long ago. Some people here probably remember an unscrupulous FX-55 seller who removed his IHS, then re-installed it for sale. In one of his/her original threads the seller said that the IHS had been removed and re-installed and then later tried to conceal this fact when the buyer discovered this.
Don't remember how it worked-out but I hope it works out for you. Not to bum you out and crap on your RMA chances, but good luck getting an RMA from AMD. (1) AMD may require you to provide proof of original purchase (warranty applies only to original purchaser), (2) Removing the IHS voids the warranty, regardless of who removed it.
Note: MDE said "If you didn't tamper with it then send it in and tell the truth. They may even upgrade the CPU for your trouble". Hope springs eternal...
Although, if you have problems in the future (i.e. your chip dies) being up front RIGHT AWAY with AMD couldn't hurt, since your chip is dead anyway. In your original post you when you asked for advice you failed to mention the fact that your bought the CPU used and that you suspected (actually
closer to knew) that the IHS had been removed. This reduces your credibility to zero. Keep that in mind.