Open Box

[mrmylanman]

Hey all,

I was having some issues with my Biostar motherboard and I am thinking about just getting rid of it. It gets a little difficult to try and troubleshoot when the computer keeps locking up (no matter what OS I use) and half the time it won't even let me in the BIOS.

So, in the interest of saving money I was thinking about getting an open box motherboard. What all is missing from the motherboard? Also, what does Newegg ship the open box motherboards in? I'm a little concerned about defective parts and stuff, but open box does let me get a real good deal on some stuff out there...

Has anyone done this before? Thanks for any insight in this

 

[BinarySynapse]

I've bought two open box items from newegg in the past, one of which was a motherboard. It came with everything in the box that the retail package came with. However, a lot of people have gotten just the board and nothing else. The consensus is that the better the deal, the less stuff it comes with.

 

[EvilAlchemist]

I purchased 2 x Intel Boards (Made by Intel) about a month ago that were open box from Newegg..

Both came in a plain white box with no accessories & no I/O shield.

Both were in perfect working order and were a great deal for me.
They were about 55% off normal retail price.

If you *must* have an I/O shield with your open box, check on Ebay or with the manufacture to see if you can buy one from them.