I only ever had to return one intel CPU for bent pins, package was
obviously damaged and they handled it ok.
have not had the pleasure of MB bent pins,, other then one self
inflicted and I just ate it. :'(
At 09:49 AM 9/18/2014, Greg Sevart Poked the stick with:
But at least Intel cut their returns for bent pins to zero! As far as I can
tell, that's the only justification for it, as technically it is more
challenging and certainly more fragile.
Incredibly stupid.
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From: Hardware [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of FORC5
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2014 9:38 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [H] New mobo woes & no Newegg love
never did like the transition to pins on the MB
fp
At 04:44 AM 9/18/2014, Joshua MacCraw Poked the stick with:
>Hello strangers, Man I wish to be even 1/2 as active here as my 20's...
>
>That said I have a aggravating experience to share:
>
>So I order an Asus z97-a for my eldest's new box only to discover 2 RAM
>slots are dead. End result is I have like 8 bent pins on the CPU
>socket. Not mashed, squashed or otherwise an effect of "down" but more
>like bent 180deg backwards like spon face down & then bent backwards.
>Now I, like the rest of us, have bent my share of CPU pins but sure as
>shit this was a genuine factory defect given the pattern & method.
>Newegg takes it back on RMA only to return it back to me days later
>unrepaired.as "customer damage"
>
>Good news is it seems Google Trusted Stores was a worthwhile freebie
>checkbox. I tick it all the time after Newegg orders submit because GTS
>is sending full refund on a MC gift card! Oh and I got to keep the
>damaged mobo which otherwise works fine...
>
Date: Thursday, September 18th, 2014
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