S3riouscat
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daos (56)
Pentium 4 3.2C processor
S3riouscat was the Buyer on June 3, 2004 AnandTech
I purchased a pentium 4 3.2C processor from daos on May 20, 2004. Item was received on June 1, but the cpu was outside the plastic cover when I opened the box. The pins on multiple sections of the CPU were bent.
I have msged daos regarding this issue and offered to either get some cash back if I were to attempt fixing it, or to ship it back to him for a refund at my cost. He refused, and believes because the plastic covering is rated for 3lbs of force to open, it can not be his fault. He thinks I could have somehow damaged the cpu in multisectors on the day of arrival while somehow leaving the thermal grease from his old vapochill unit untouched.
You can view the pictures here http://www3.telus.net/public/xichen If you have any doubts to this issue you can ask me for msgs logs or more pictures of the cpu.
Response from daoshe could have very well bent the pins by opening the Intel retail hsf packaging incorrectly. thats why they have a \"How To\" on Intels website, because you can open it incorrectly, and it will fall on the ground and possibly bend pins. also, he very well could have tried to insert the chip in the incorrect fashion. not know its a ZIF socket, and applied too much force he bent the pins. there is countless ways it could have happened.
he says that because the diaelectric grease is still intact, this proves that the pins were bent while being shipped, and that he didnt try to put the CPU in his board? i cannot understand that. the diaelectric grease is going to stay on the chip no matter if it goes in his board or not. if the grease didn\'t people would not use it for condensation protection while using phase change cooling. i know one thing though, when i shipped the CPU, it was a perfectly good CPU. i packaged it along with the retail hsf in the plastic container, and locked all four sides making sure that everything was nice and sealed. I also took the extra caution of packaging this retail CPU box in not one, but two boxes with extra bubble wrap since it was going internationaly.
According to Intels website, i believe it takes somewhere in the range of 3lbs of force per side to open that platic container locks. this man claims that when he recieved the CPU, the processor had slipped out of the plastic container, and was in the bottom of the brown box with bent pins. sounds very fishy to me.
i will agree to try and fix the CPU at his cost for shipping, but i refuse to refund any money since the CPU was shipped properly, packaged properly, and worked properly when it left my hands.June 3, 2004
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edmsoujiro (19)
3rd gen 20GB IPOD
Cross-traded on November 8, 2004 Other/Unknown
Traded for a 20GB 3rd gen IPOD. Found the guy on hardforums and luckily he lives in the city. Great guy to deal with.
November 8, 2004
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permanoob (8)
77' bonneville heatercore & shroud
S3riouscat was the Buyer on November 22, 2004 Overclockers.com
Bought a heatercore and shroud combo from permanoon on overclockers.com Great guy to deal with and shipping went smoothly.
November 22, 2004
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ge0rgieee (19)
6 X JMC 120mm fans
S3riouscat was the Buyer on January 21, 2005 Overclockers.com
Good guy to deal with. Pretty fast with shipments.
January 21, 2005
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electrox (70)
An AMD Case and dead cpu.
S3riouscat was the Buyer on October 26, 2004 Overclockers.com
Bought an AMD Logo Case and a dead cpu from ElectroX. Received exactly a week after purchased despitely lack of IN&OUT dollars :P Great guy to do business with.
October 26, 2004
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KnownKiller (70)
Crucial Ballistix 2GB DDR kit.
S3riouscat was the Buyer on February 4, 2007 Overclockers.com
Very good seller. Fast shipping and well packed! Great communication throughout.
February 5, 2007
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meionm (122)
Dangerden D4 pump.
S3riouscat was the Buyer on October 11, 2004 Overclockers.com
Got the pump very quickly considering customs. Excellent seller with good communication.
October 11, 2004
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CrimeDog (146)
evGA 6800 Ltd edition
S3riouscat was the Buyer on December 4, 2004 Overclockers.com
Good seller with fast communication. Item exactly as described.
December 4, 2004
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Mr. Chambers (23)
Creative Muvo TX mp3 player
S3riouscat was the Buyer on November 7, 2004 Overclockers.com
Bought a mp3 player from Mr.Chambers on Sept.9/04. It was returned to him by customs on Nov.08/04. (Probably due to the new regulations) He refunded the purchase. Very nice guy to deals and was helpful. Sorry the deal didn't work out.
November 7, 2004
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SLOGAN69 (13)
Sold P4 3.0C
S3riouscat was the Seller on August 25, 2004 Other/Unknown
Great trader. Good communication and payment was right on time. Wouldn't hesitate to deals with again.
August 25, 2004
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Gnerma (134)
Sold one 1GB Kingston dua lkit to Gnerma
S3riouscat was the Seller on May 10, 2004 Overclockers.com
Great guy, paid via paypal right away, and had excellent communications. Wouldn\'t hesitate to do business with again.
May 10, 2004
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shortyes (22)
WD raptor 74gb
S3riouscat was the Buyer on September 29, 2004 Overclockers.com
Bought a WD 74GB from shortyes on Aug.31. Unfortunately it is lost in the mail. He's been very helpful throughout the process and refunded the payment. Excellent seller with good communications and I wouldn't hesitate to do business with him again.
September 29, 2004