What is refurbished cpu, is it worth it?

[ekadarmawan]

Hi guys. I was on ebay looking for cpu, and I saw many people sell a rufurbished cpu.

Iam wondering, what is refurbished cpu?

what makes it different from the original? is it bad?

and how can we indentify if its the refurbished one or not?

best regard

[BryceJonathan]

A refurbished item is an item that was previously not working/broken and then is repaired and sold at a cheaper price. They typically have a much shorter life span and do not come with any warranty. Which is why they are cheaper. Its really up to the person whether it is worth buying or not I have bought refurbished items in the past and they worked great but I have also had a lot of problems with other items.

[NelizMastr]

There is no such thing as a refurbished CPU. Refurbishing would suggest the product has undergone testing and replacement of vital components to ensure proper operation, which you can't do with a CPU. It's just a trick. A CPU either works or it doesn't. 

[Theguywhobea]

They are selling as refurbished because it sounds better than used.

[ekadarmawan]

thank you for your reply.

so basically, when we get the cpu with 3 years warranty, can I be sure if thats not the refurbished one?

and one more question, in the back side of cpu typically theres a label like malay, or vietnam etc, what is that mean?

[ekadarmawan]

12 minutes ago, Theguywhobea said:

They are selling as refurbished because it sounds better than used.

 

35 minutes ago, BryceJonathan said:

A refurbished item is an item that was previously not working/broken and then is repaired and sold at a cheaper price. They typically have a much shorter life span and do not come with any warranty. Which is why they are cheaper. Its really up to the person whether it is worth buying or not I have bought refurbished items in the past and they worked great but I have also had a lot of problems with other items.

 

34 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

There is no such thing as a refurbished CPU. Refurbishing would suggest the product has undergone testing and replacement of vital components to ensure proper operation, which you can't do with a CPU. It's just a trick. A CPU either works or it doesn't. 

thank you for your reply.

so basically, when we get the cpu with 3 years warranty, can I be sure if thats not the refurbished one?

and one more question, in the back side of cpu typically theres a label like malay, or vietnam etc, what is that mean?

[NelizMastr]

Just now, ekadarmawan said:

and one more question, in the back side of cpu typically theres a label like malay, or vietnam etc, what is that mean?

That's where the CPU was diffused.

[DocSwag]

34 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

There is no such thing as a refurbished CPU. Refurbishing would suggest the product has undergone testing and replacement of vital components to ensure proper operation, which you can't do with a CPU. It's just a trick. A CPU either works or it doesn't. 

Technically it's possible. Bent pins, broken pins, bad caps, etc.

[Indus Monk]

@NelizMastr is right.

 

The only reason I can see why anyone would want to refurbish a CPU is if the CPU had bent pins.

 

EDIT: @DocSwag 

[NelizMastr]

Just now, DocSwag said:

Technically it's possible. Bent pins, broken pins, bad caps, etc.

Good point. But that's barely possible to do properly and ultimately not worth it imo.

[ekadarmawan]

5 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

That's where the CPU was diffused.

alright, I thought so, thank you very much

[ekadarmawan]

6 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

Technically it's possible. Bent pins, broken pins, bad caps, etc.

 

7 minutes ago, AmbarChakrabarti said:

@NelizMastr is right.

 

The only reason I can see why anyone would want to refurbish a CPU is if the CPU had bent pins.

 

EDIT: @DocSwag 

when the cpu comes with 3 years of warranty, can I be sure if thats not the refurbished one?

[Verrm]

56 minutes ago, ekadarmawan said:

 

when the cpu comes with 3 years of warranty, can I be sure if thats not the refurbished one?

Sure, no one sells refurbished items with 3 year warranty. Make sure it is a manufacturer's warranty though - not the seller's warranty.

The CPUs should not be refurbished from anything else then bent pins. Bent pins are really easy to fix, but some people are very afraid of doing this and thus return their items. Ask seller what was the issue with the CPU and how it was fixed.

[ekadarmawan]

4 minutes ago, Verrm said:

Sure, no one sells refurbished items with 3 year warranty. Make sure it is a manufacturer's warranty though - not the seller's warranty.

The CPUs should not be refurbished from anything else then bent pins. Bent pins are really easy to fix, but some people are very afraid of doing this and thus return their items. Ask seller what was the issue with the CPU and how it was fixed.

thank you very much for the reply, this is really good answer