Exhange Worthy?

hojoprime

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Feb 21, 2005
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I recently received an Intel 865PERL motherboard, shipped from an online vendor. When I opened the motherboard box I discovered that it was packed in it upside down - the northbridge heatsink was supporting all of the weight during shipping (there were heatsink fin indentations in the bottom of the box). Nothing is loose on the board, but I haven't installed it yet to test it. Then again, considering how sophisticated motherboards are, I'm wondering how long it could take to see symptoms of a problem anyway. Should I exhange it or is it no big deal? Has anyone else ever received a mobo packed like this? TIA.