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Newegg "Open Box" motherboards...

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I'm looking for a temporary replacement socket 939 motherboard while I have to send
my current one back to ASUS. I'm don't want to spend too much for one so I was looking at the open box ones. What are people's experiences using them? Did they turn out to be more headache than anything else? I know they don't come w/ anything, I'm not worried about that, I just don't want to waste time getting a board that may die fast.

Thanks.
 
I have bought 3-4 of their open box specials in the last year and they have always worked fine (better than I can say for some new motherboards I have received). The biggest complaint is that they sometimes have all the extras and sometimes they are just the bare board and you never know until the box arrives which way it is going to be. I think they ship out whatever the previous owner included when it was returned, so it is completely luck of the draw.
 
Originally posted by: Denithor
I have bought 3-4 of their open box specials in the last year and they have always worked fine (better than I can say for some new motherboards I have received). The biggest complaint is that they sometimes have all the extras and sometimes they are just the bare board and you never know until the box arrives which way it is going to be. I think they ship out whatever the previous owner included when it was returned, so it is completely luck of the draw.
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I agree,

For the most part, I have been lucky with open box items from newegg.

As for "worth it", it depends on the price and board. Think of it as buying a used board with a 15 day return policy 😉
 
As far as open box go - remember you get what you pay for. I took a dive 2 weeks ago on an M2N-SLI Deluxe. Bare board only. 🙁

Also note, most of these boards will be returns because they didn't overclock or were not stable. Don't expect to OC with an open box item. If I run stable at stock, I'm happy. The nice thing, it will still have a manufacturer warranty.
 
I've purchased quite a few refurbs over the years (as in probably 20-30). 'Scuse me, "open box." A couple of them have been pretty much brand new in retail box. A couple were DOA or had issues forcing an RMA. Most worked fine, but were bare boards (no I/O shield). I've taken to making my own out of aluminium flashing.

Note that Newegg likes to play "games" with these things. For instance, used to be that everything was $1 shipping, then free shipping, then normal shipping charge. Sometimes some are free, others aren't. Also, terms of sale differ on occasion. For instance, used to be "normal" terms for 15 days, but last I checked (couple months ago) they only offered "refund" as an RMA option, meaning you would incur the 15% restocking. Used to be that you can RMA for repair and they'll either send you another refurb or just refund whole price.
 
Just curious, but who tests the boards that are returned? Or are they returned to Newegg just to be put back on the shelf and not tested?
 
Newegg claims they are in whatever condition the manufacturer returns it to them in. In reality, who knows?
 
I've bought three. All were board only. One, A P5P800 had a fried PS2 mouse port. It overclocked quite well. I just used a USB mouse with it. The second was a Asrock 939DualSATA2. The Vcore fluctuated so much that it was unstable at stock speeds. I RMAed that one. And last a Biostar Tforce6100-939. It did have manuals and the retail box--nothing else. It's still working fine.
 
I won't buy anything high cost from newegg open box anymore.. It's not worth the hassle. Motherboards are typically what I still buy "open box" though. If I see a decent motherboard to use for a repair / backup for $30-$35 I figure it's worth the risk because at worst I'm out $35.

You won't see my buying anything like a ASUS Striker that way though 🙂

Getting a temporary/backup board seems like a good use of the "Open Box" method ... if it's cheap go for it.
 
I've had reasonably good luck on open box newegg boards. Don't expect them to OC at all and don't expect to get all the accessories and you won't be disappointed.
 
Originally posted by: aka1nas
Don't expect them to OC at all and don't expect to get all the accessories and you won't be disappointed.
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I agree with your second statement (no accessories) but disagree with your first one. If the board works properly, it should work just like a new one meaning it should overclock as well as a brand new board.
 
I bought a video card "open box" from NewEgg once, never again. It artifacted at stock clocks. So I was out shipping to send it back to them.
 
I bought a Newegg "refurb" mobo a while back ( Soltec NF 2 for $30 delivered) and it's still running fine with never an issue. Came with all the parts/extras. I could tell the box had been opened and half-assed re-packed, but the original stickers were still on cpu socket, AGP slot etc.

One gamble that paid off for me :Q
 
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