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new processor... rough patch?

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Korporativ

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Just got my 2500 barton in the mail and on the top of the cpu there seems to be a 'rough' patch, a break in the purple-ish finish. It looks to be almost perfectly square, upon further inspection(with a jewler's glass) it looks almost corroded. Is this standard? Should i try applying thermal paste and hoping for the best? Or should I just RMA it back to newegg?
 
That's perfectly normal. I don't know what it is, but I've handled enough CPUs to tell you that it's fine!
 
Originally posted by: Korporativ
Just got my 2500 barton in the mail and on the top of the cpu there seems to be a 'rough' patch, a break in the purple-ish finish. It looks to be almost perfectly square, upon further inspection(with a jewler's glass) it looks almost corroded. Is this standard? Should i try applying thermal paste and hoping for the best? Or should I just RMA it back to newegg?
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it's perfectly normal...

it's supposed to be the on-die thermal diode right?

or osmething like that.. i'm not sure.. but it's normal argh...
 
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