CPU is DOA?

[sep]

Guys, please help me. I bought a cpu from someone on the forums. It was an oem x2 4200+. Before I bought it I asked if he would warranty it to not be DOA. He agreed. So I sold my CPU and bought his. I got a good cooler (Artic Freezer 64 Pro) to make sure this thing runs cold. I've never had any luck with OC'ing so I had no intentions of doing that. Just wanted a newer cpu for BF2, since the memory is now 2gb. The day before a lan party I get the cpu and heatsink in the mail. I thought, man this is awesome. Smack it together and fire it up. I install the AMD x2 patch. I jump online and start playing ET with my buddies. System reboots in the middle of the game no more than 20 min in. I thought...ekk..it must be getting hot in here. Check temps, under 32 on load. Validate CMOS is setup correctly, set to default, etc. System did it again. I went to sleep and got up for the party. No more than 20min in...nope same thing, reboot. Finally I pull the cpu, put it back in and update video drivers, set bios manually and it last for about 1.5 hrs playing bf2 then it reboots and never comes back.

I pull the cpu and put it in a friends rig running a 3800+ X2, nothing. I put his in my rig and it fires up.

I think DOA means it works stable for at least 24 hrs or something like that. This thing hasn't work from the second I installed it. Please let me know what you think?

Thanks,
-JC

 

[buzzsaw13]

If it didn't work from the second you installed it, I would consider it DOA and the seller owes you a refund since he would cover if it was DOA.

 

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:disgust:

 

[Shimmishim]

DOA = dead on arrival

as you stated "it worked when I got it."

therefore it wasn't DOA. it only 'died' after you used it with your games and what not.

 

[sep]

Originally posted by: Shimmishimtherefore it wasn't DOA. it only 'died' after you used it with your games and what not.

So I shouldn't of done anything on my computer....

but my friends 3800+ X2 runs just fine in my computer while I play my...um...games! Shimmishim don't you have something to do in the Off Topic's to reply too so you have more posts under you belt.

 

[Shimmishim]

Originally posted by: sep

Originally posted by: Shimmishimtherefore it wasn't DOA. it only 'died' after you used it with your games and what not.

So I shouldn't of done anything on my computer....

but my friends 3800+ X2 runs just fine in my computer while I play my...um...games! Shimmishim don't you have something to do in the Off Topic's to reply too so you have more posts under you belt.

huh?

you posted a question/statement and i was responding back.

its hard to say why it stopped working but it did.

i would see if there's any warranty left on that cpu (oem carry 30 days to 1 year depending on vendor) and try to get an RMA if it is dead.

 

[DrMrLordX]

This isn't the appropriate forum to ask questions like this, I don't think.

Whether or not the chip qualifies as "DOA" is questionable, though at this point, anyone (including myself and the moderators) considering either side of the story has to wonder who's being honest and who isn't. Who the heck buys an OEM CPU and then goes and gets an Artic Freezer 64 Pro if they only want to run it at stock settings? That makes very little sense. On the flip side, who calls a CPU "non-DOA" when it can't run BF2 for more than 20 minutes without erratically rebooting?

The entire situation is fishy from all angles.

 

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Shimmishim - Your second post I understand. And your right, It's your opinion. Please forgive me for my ingnorant behavior. I was very pissed last night.

DrMrLordX - Who better to ask then those of you that know your shuff about processors. I had to buy a cooler. Looking at most of them I only found maybe 3 that said X2 Cooler. The cheaper of the bunch was $15 + shipping. I reviewed it on Frosty Tech and they all didn't do that well. The artic was rated very high, looks cool and was only $28 shipped from ZipZoomFly. I do have a modified case so showing off the CPU cooler is a plus.

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: DrMrLordX
Who the heck buys an OEM CPU and then goes and gets an Artic Freezer 64 Pro if they only want to run it at stock settings?

Uh, someone who wants a quiet system?

 

[n7]

Is your bios updated to work with dual cores?

 

[DrMrLordX]

Originally posted by: Zap

Uh, someone who wants a quiet system?

I woulda gotten a Scythe Ninja for that, myself.