While spec'ing out prices...

[ssurgul]

...for my new AMD system (the Sandy Bridge mobo's are delayed at least two months to correct the SATA chipset problems and my computer is dying now) I found a very odd item.

http://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.phtml?N=4294966995

How exactly does one 'refurbish' a processor? I'm genuinely curious. I guess maybe if the pins are bent or such that might be the case. Or if the metal cap was loose or whatnot. But the processor is normally just a single piece of silicone. You replace that, and you replace the whole processor......... So bizarre.

Comments

[chukspace.livejournal.com]

Refurbished sometimes just means "used". It usually means "It was used, but we tested it to make sure it still works."