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    Injured barton?

    Hello i received a barton today with stepping AQXEA 0329...

    Anyway i was concerned when i looked at the core. Most of the core is kinda covered with a kina pinkish hue however there is a smallish square section where it looks like patches of the pinkish cover are missing.

    Is this normal or does this mean my processor is damaged, its a tray version so the warranty is short. should i send it back and request another i was hoping to put the system together early next week? sorry i can't provide a picture

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    if found that the hue changes with temperature, so colour dont matter.

    if theres any damage it will most likely be right at the edge.

    i think what ur looking at is the same it as on this duron i have here, a 1mm form the bottom right a small square bit with pattern, i dunno what its for but ive seen it on every amd cpu, so no, urs isnt broken

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    Yeh i've seen cores with like a "stain" on them if you know what i mean. Where the core is a different colour in a certain area. Beats me what it is but it happens.

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    thanks folks comments like this and from another thread have convinced me its alright, i've seen pictures of other barton cores which also have the same thing so i can relax. My heart failure will wait for another day

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