Like I said, "What's it going to hurt".VanFanel89 said:Any agent with half a brain would deny his RMA.
Worse case scenario: He's out shipping costs and processor still doesn't work correctly.
Best case scenario: He's getting a new processor and typing up the "Kiss My Ass" response to all of you who doubted him.
Either way, I would try it. I've done worse things and gotten a replacement out of the deal...
For example: Purchased a Geforce 3 TI500 a couple years back which had a damaged BGA (VGA core) from previous user trying to remove the heatsink. I then purchased a "lot" of bad cards off EBAY which happened to be Geforce 3 TI 500's. Since I used to be in rework and repair for 7-8 years, I used our machinery to create a thermal profile for removal of the damaged BGA. Removed "good" BGA from one of the bad cards and reballed and refowed new solder balls underneath. Replaced good BGA onto original card and replaced GPU fan with a $5.00 special from local computer store. After this I filled out an RMA form with Visiontek (who has lifetime warranties) and fudged in where I actually bought the card. 2 weeks later I had a brand new card unopened in a retail box.
What's funny is whe I replaced the BGA, a couple of the contacts shorted. (This was verified through an X-Ray machine we have) Since I only cared about the physical characteristics of the card rather than the functionality of it, I sent back anyways. Being involved with our intrnal RMA group, I know once something like that is sent back it is more cost effective to simply replace it rather than have a staff of technicians trying to figure out if it was operator error or not. Basically what happened is Visiontek got my card, tested it, found it didn't work and trashed it. It's all about the cost of the issue at hand, and if you are in the industry, you should know how much upper management watches their costs...
Just an FYI and thought I would share my story... and like I said before, what's it going to hurt to try....