Newegg open box a safe bet for motherboard purchase?

[skipsneeky2]

Currently piecing together a new dream subsystem that will be a late xmas gift to myself,as from my woman as well and actually have a set budget that has little wiggle room and the option of a open box motherboard has crossed my mind.

Has anyone bought a open box before with good feedback?I know sometimes they offer little to no accessories or no io shield but what do you guys think about this particular board?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...21552R&Tpk=x79

Offers all i need at a reasonable price,i was dead set on the extreme6 but its price jumped nearly $30 from the $194 it was earlier this week to $220+shipping and as silly as it sounds,$194 was the most i could afford mobo wise.

Kinda new to the newegg thing,made few purchases but would love if anyone could give me some thought.

 

[red454]

You mean this Extreme 6?

http://www.amazon.com/LGA2011-X79-C...56223624&sr=1-1&keywords=asrock+extreme+6+x79

 

[Gillbot]

I've purchased many open box mobos from newegg, only had one that wouldn't work. They replaced it no problem. The only caution is, assume you are ONLY getting the mobo and NO accessories. They often come with everything but it's not guaranteed to have anything except the mobo itself.

Also, shop around as sometimes their open box deals aren't that great. I've seen some that were a mere $20 less than new.

 

[BD231]

Got this ROG board refurb white box from new egg, not a single problem and got a hell of a deal on it to boot. Came with all cables software ect. Go for it.

 

[IGemini]

Haven't gotten any boards OB, but my last two video cards were. Still going pretty good. One was a Powercolor 5770 going for $100 when they were retailing for $150, still had everything.

 

[Diogenes2]

With LGA 2011 I would be a little more concerned about damaged CPU pins. The CPU is relatively heavy, and if the CPU has been installed and removed the chances of a bent pin are high, IMO.. Good luck convincing Newegg it arrived that way ..

 

[skipsneeky2]

With LGA 2011 I would be a little more concerned about damaged CPU pins. The CPU is relatively heavy, and if the CPU has been installed and removed the chances of a bent pin are high, IMO.. Good luck convincing Newegg it arrived that way ..

During my newegg browsing and reading of comments,,bent pins have been found even on brand new boards and some people have been lucky with a no hassle return.

Never have opened a box and found a doa motherboard in the whole 6 years of my hobby,if this purchase is a first oh well,exchange it and if the second one is a terd,lesson learned won't ever buy open box again.

Considering the 212 evo for the above linked mobo in op,have heard some 2011 mobos work best with the stock cooler,and some work with aftermarket coolers,any ideas guy on the intel X79T0?

 

[Diogenes2]

I don't think there are any stock coolers that are packaged with 2011 CPUs.

I'm using the 212 EVO with 3930K @ 4.4g, and it does just fine..

 

[skipsneeky2]

I don't think there are any stock coolers that are packaged with 2011 CPUs.

I'm using the 212 EVO with 3930K @ 4.4g, and it does just fine..

Yeah after a little more digging,what i heard was based on the higher end boards as i guess they have more then one way of mounting any hsf,majority of the 2011 boards have the mounting holes in the socket area and coolers like the 212 evo simply have screws that go into the holes,then the cooler and the bracket screw into it.

 

[Gillbot]

2011 does not come with a cooler.

Many 1366 coolers will fit on 2011 as the spacing is the same. The mounting height and screws however, are not. Look in to your cooler and be sure it either provides the proper 2011 hardware or you can get it from somewhere. I had one cooler and assumed it would fit but alas, the brackets were too tall and after bolting it down, it didn't even tough the IHS on the CPU so I had to order another one. Further research showed that there is a separate bracket to reduce the height and allow the HS to properly touch the IHS but I didn't order the "2011 kit", I tried to be cheap and just got screws from the hardware store. Tough lesson learned.

 

[HeXen]

Mobo's are the one piece of hardware i really nitpick on, it's extremely complex piece and i personally don't trust open boxes nor what anyone's personal experience happens to be with such. It's one thing i don't go cheap on and always get the latest revision of it.
PSU's are the other hardware that people often go cheap on which can cause weird problems sometimes. Nothing worse than trying to diagnose oddball issues caused by such that often appear to be caused by something else entirely, like a driver or software problem. i wasted a lot of time on dying sata chips, bios chips and cheap PSU's.

 

[skipsneeky2]

The 212 Evo is def the choice i will go with,i tend to do hours and sometimes days of researching and comparing prior to purchasing pc parts so mostly wanting to make sure it works more then wanna cheap out,its the best cooler @$30 or less period atm on newegg and a must have for this build.

Seems for the most part the ones who buy open box have more good experience then bad,the extra $50 for a new one with stuff i don't need just also didn't make sense to me.

Also i gifted my i5 2500 non k+h61+8gb to a family member for xmas as the person seriously needed a upgrade and i wanted a new toy and in doing that,the only stuff i had sitting around to use was a x4 9150e and 6gb ram,so the extra $50 for a new mobo over a used one would put my build from next week into the last week of Jan till the following paycheck.

Well thanks everyone for their input,i value it very much and when the stuff comes in,i will let everyone know how well it went.

 

[skipsneeky2]

Seems the price of X79 boards is something like a rollercoaster,you get your open box boards then you get some sale on another board then the sell is over.

Was sorta dead set on the $160 open box Intel X79TO to match up with a 3930k then its completely gone,in place i found this board for $130 new http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188121


Been hearing mixed reviews on that board and with my max budget of $180 for a board,the $50 savings could easily allow me to go up to 16gb with change to spare.

Just looking for a board to do a simple 4ghz overclock on the 3930k,offer one sata 6 port for my ssd and a couple usb ports.

 

[cl-scott]

I can't speak for any other vendors, but just the other day I someone do an RMA for a NewEgg open box video card. So, it's not like you lose the option to do an RMA, assuming other vendors have a policy more or less the same as Asus.