Does this core look damaged?

GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
edited December 2003 in Hardware
I'm considering buying this processor, but I can't tell from this photo if the core is damaged. Do the corners look damaged, or is that just because it's a bad photo...

Also, if you can read the stepping on that let me know... it looks to me like a mobile processor stepping or something... ?

Comments

  • SimGuySimGuy Ottawa, Canada
    edited December 2003
    Looks like there is a very small piece missing out of the top left corner of that core.
  • TheLostSwedeTheLostSwede Trondheim, Norway Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    I agree.
  • SimGuySimGuy Ottawa, Canada
    edited December 2003
    Stepping looks like this:

    AIUHB0309MPZW

    But my eyes really suck :)
  • CycloniteCyclonite Tampa, Florida Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    SimGuy had this to say
    Stepping looks like this:

    AIUHB0309MPZW

    But my eyes really suck :)

    Looks the same to me.
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Yup. Thanks for picking that out, SimGuy. Now that you listed it, it looks really clear.

    What do you all think on that corner chip... is this processor worth $30 or not?
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    SimGuy had this to say
    Stepping looks like this:

    AIUHB0309MPZW

    But my eyes really suck :)
    More like ARJHB030xxx2W. Just open it in PS and sharpen it.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited December 2003
    I've had chips that were "chipped" like that work OK, seen others that were TU.

    If you know (or really trust) the seller it might be worth $30. I'd express my concerns up front and ask if you can get a refund before you buy it.
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Eh... it's on eBay, so the "trust" is limited to the feedback rating. I think I'll pass on this one. Thanks for the input, folks!
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    I personally wouldn't get it. The chip may cause higher temps or it may just be fubar'ed. If you have the $30 to spare than go for it.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    I'd buy it.

    /me shrugs
  • leishi85leishi85 Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    SimGuy had this to say
    Stepping looks like this:

    AIUHB0309MPZW

    But my eyes really suck :)

    agreed, but it loosk more like 0304 to me.
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    ;)
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    It's 0309
  • GJUKGJUK
    edited December 2003
    thats gotta be dead :)
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    I've had worse chips on my core.
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    I've had worse ...I'd hit it! ...better yet offer $20 if that's possible and see what they say!
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Too late now - it sold on eBay for waaaaay more than I woulda paid... I got an AIUHB XP2100+ for $39 shipped instead.
  • ClutchClutch North Carolina New
    edited December 2003
    I have heard of cpus mising a pin and still work. I would have probably bought it if I needed a spare cpu.
  • a2jfreaka2jfreak Houston, TX Member
    edited December 2003
    Looks like A squigly squigly HB 030 . . .
    Black Hawk had this to say
    ;)
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