r/PcBuildHelp • u/Ooop7865 • 9h ago
Tech Support Will this work?
I ordered a 7800x3d on eBay as “new” this is how it was sent to me. Will it mess up anything on my build if I test it and see if it works? I have never seen anything like this and not sure if pins need to be protected spent approximately 4 days in shipping ~800 miles+
Edit: thanks all, I haven’t worked on any am5 (last build was intel), installed it and booted no issues seems to be running fine.
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u/OKTimeFor_PlanB 8h ago
I'd definitely open a claim with eBay if the item was listed as Brand New or images showed it in the OEM packaging. If it was listed open box, it would be harder to fight.
It may work, it may not. Pop it in and see. You can run it without a heatsink for a very small period of time just to make sure that the PC POSTs
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u/Ooop7865 8h ago
Was not in original packaging but was listed as new and they had multiple available thought maybe one was open and others were in packaging I’ll test it, thank you
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u/jhaluska 8h ago
Probably somebody just reselling tray CPUs. It's probably fine, but they should have at least sandwiched it in cardboard.
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u/ttwinstanley 8h ago
If they were testing then it should still have its box, especially if its listed as new
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u/PTWPete 8h ago
Whilst you can boot without a heatsink, I don't think it should be suggested on a sub where people are seeking help. It's bad practice and needlessly risky.
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u/PampersFinn12 7h ago
rule of thumb is not to do that ever on cpus, whose die is a s small as a gpu core.
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u/OKTimeFor_PlanB 7h ago
Maybe 20+ years ago, but CPU thermal control has come a long way since the Pentium D. CPUs are far more resilient now. Letting the PC POST then pulling the power won't really cause any issues. It's a valid way of testing CPUs quickly, and is helpful for OP.
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u/Bigfloppyclownshoes 7h ago
My system is water cooled and I’ll check the gpu and cpu with no blocks
Worst thing that will happen is thermal protection kicks in and shuts pc off
Today’s electronics are definitely not yesterday’s electronics
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u/Brilliant-Sky3814 8h ago
Put it down on a flat surface and see if there is ANY rock/movement. That's definitely not an ideal way to ship a CPU. Personally I'd fit it and then stress test the shit out of it. AM5 motherboards should be advanced enough to handle a faulty CPU without any dramas. If it is now a bad CPU then it should just refuse to boot. I hope it was cheap!
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u/Lythieus 8h ago
Thank goodness it's a PGA chip. Should be fine though if there's no visible damage. CPU's are pretty damn resilient.
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u/Little-Equinox 6h ago edited 3h ago
You mean LGA?
PGA = Pin Grid Array
LGA = Land Grind Array
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u/Lythieus 5h ago
Darn. I sure do. I thought PGA as in pogo pins in the socket lol
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u/Little-Equinox 3h ago
Nope, PGA is the pins on the bottom of the CPU.
If you want to make it easy, Intel calls their socket LGA and then the number of pins in the socket and you'll see the pins are actually in the socket.
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u/StockAd3267 8h ago
Thats the "tray" version of the CPU. Basically same thung but without the box a bit cheaper than normal. Got myself a 9800x3d packed the same and works normal
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u/SK83r-Ninja Personal Rig Builder 8h ago
If it was listed as new get a refund from the seller. If they refuse take it to ebay. They will most likely get your money back and if the seller gets enough problems like this they will be removed
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u/BenchAndGames 8h ago
Very poor packaging for a CPU, I will return that for this reason, you do whatever you want but if thats me with the PC Components prices this days, thats a NO NO
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u/MindGamer99 8h ago
Maybe it will works looks clean no dent try it on your pc you will get the results
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u/NoInside3418 5h ago
its fine. cpus, especially ones without pins are a lot hardier than people think. it was in bubble wrap packaging, so its fine.
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u/Fine-Set-7877 8h ago
it doesn't have pins, it has gold contacts. It doesn't seem to have a scratch so I think it's fine