newegg refurbs, are they good still?

[bignateyk]

I ordered an antec tru380 powersupply yesterday for $39 refurbed, which I am not too worried about. I am more worried about ordering a refurbed processor. How likely am I to get one that doesnt work, or fails or something? Are the refurbed processors in good shape?

 

[Batman5177]

personally i would never get a refurbed cpu. what would newegg do to recondition the cpu?
a cpu isnt something u can "fix" with touch-up paint.

on the other hand, someone may have returned the cpu because it did not meet their
overclocking goal, but still stable at default speeds.

 

[Texun]

Can't say how the cpu's are, but remember that refurbs are not necessarily refurbished or repaired items (near absolutely impossible with a processor) but that they are open boxes or returned because they didn't fit, didn't work as expected. For refurb cpu's I would think it probably didn't OC well enough to satisfy the buyer or it wouldn't work with his board. Just my thoughts. I bought a refurb ASUS board several months ago and it was clean, no marks, bent pins or scratches. It's been perfect so far.

 

[McCarthy]

Not like they refurb anything. Really should be called returns, but then people would click the link thinking that's where they go to return something, so they call it refurbs instead to prevent confusing people. See, simple.

 

[bignateyk]

Originally posted by: texun
Can't say how the cpu's are, but remember that refurbs are not necessarily refurbished or repaired items (near absolutely impossible with a processor) but that they are open boxes or returned because they didn't fit, didn't work as expected. For refurb cpu's I would think it probably didn't OC well enough to satisfy the buyer or it wouldn't work with his board. Just my thoughts. I bought a refurb ASUS board several months ago and it was clean, no marks, bent pins or scratches. It's been perfect so far.

Yeah that is what I was thinking, because if something was actually wrong with the cpu, chances are it wouldnt boot, and they wouldnt be selling it.

 

[Texun]

Originally posted by: bignateyk

Originally posted by: texun
Can't say how the cpu's are, but remember that refurbs are not necessarily refurbished or repaired items (near absolutely impossible with a processor) but that they are open boxes or returned because they didn't fit, didn't work as expected. For refurb cpu's I would think it probably didn't OC well enough to satisfy the buyer or it wouldn't work with his board. Just my thoughts. I bought a refurb ASUS board several months ago and it was clean, no marks, bent pins or scratches. It's been perfect so far.

Yeah that is what I was thinking, because if something was actually wrong with the cpu, chances are it wouldnt boot, and they wouldnt be selling it.

Somewhere I thought I saw Newegg mentiond but I looked again and didn't see it.

When buying a refurb I would make sure it could be returned if it didn't work. Newegg and several others will offer a very limited warranty but I wouldn't say the same for many others. I would suggest you check resellerratings.com and get some kind of feel for the company if you are unsure of their track record. Good luck with whatever you get.

 

[SKORPI0]

Bought a refurb 2100+ TBred "B" AIUHB 0302 for $69 from newegg almost 2 weeks ago. OC'd to 2283 MHz (13.5 mult x169 FSB) @ 1.70 VCore. Getting CPU Temp 35 C (idle) and MB Temp 25 C. Trying for 2.4 GHz, but looks like I'll need PC3200 DDR. As always your YMMV.

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Asus A7N8X Deluxe Rev1.04 - 1002.A Bios
2100+ Tbred "B" AIUHB 0302 OC to 2283 MHz (169.1x13.5) w/ 1.700 VCore - Still trying for 2.4 GHz
2 PNY 256mB PC2700 (Samsung chips)
Alpha PAL 8045 HS - CPU - 35C (idle) , MB - 25C <<< monitored w/ Asus PC Probe v2.19.05
Delta FFB0812SHE 80 mm fan (noisy!!!!) - 4900 rpm, 68 cfm , 48.5 dbA
Chenming Server Chassis AX-01SLD w/ 420W PSU and 4 fans.
WD 60GB - Master w/ Win XP SP1
Maxtor 100GB - Slave
Lite-On LTR-48125W
Artec DHI-G40 16X DVD-Rom
3 1/2" floppy drive
BFG Tech GF4 Ti4200 128mB (4x AGP) OC to 315/560 -
DELL UltraSharp 1800FP 18-inch Flat Panel LCD Monitor.

 

[spanky]

my refurb experience has been pretty good.

 

[StayPuff]

Does anyone know when (during the day) NewEgg posts their refurbs? I usually check in the morning (EST) and they're normally sold out by then.

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[StayPuff]

Edit: Double post