My bro just screwed up his CPU....

neovan

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he has, i mean had, an AMD 1.4 ... the 15 day warranty just ran out about 7 days ago ... is there anything he could do? I feel bad for him (at least, not that bad to buy him a new one). Please help! ANY suggestions will help!

ps...ANY is in boldface!!!

EDIT: I think he fried it...didn't put the fan on correctly
 

brxndxn

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really... after having it for 15+7 days, why does he need to mess with it?
 

ricerx

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what did he do, or what happened? you can replace the cpu. they're fairly cheap these days. I paid 180 for an 800 tbird when they first came out and now they're only about $50. You can get a new 1.4 for about $100 these days. You don't have to get the 1.4 if you're on a budget.
 

neovan

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he didn't get to test it until a couple days ago...that's why it took him so long to test...he is going to get a new one but just wondering if there is anything else he could do besides replacing it.
 

ricerx

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there's not much else he can do other than replace it, if the cpu is fried.
 

rudder

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buy an AMD system from best buy, swap cpus and return. Hah that would not be ethical though!
 

neovan

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<< buy an AMD system from best buy, swap cpus and return. Hah that would not be ethical though! >>


very good...errrr....i mean bad boy, bad, bad boy.