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General => Common Topic Symposium => Topic started by: Hersh on October 3, 2004 04:13 am CDT

Title: Is my processor is "special"?
Post by: Hersh on October 3, 2004 04:13 am CDT

I wanted another computer to host an ftp from since I had most of the parts. Well, when I took my old AMD 2700+ Barton out of its little bag; I noticed a blemish? on the top of it. I don't think I've seen it on any other processor, so maybe one of you have seen it or knows what it is.

Its a grayed design I geuss in a square. (Theres no text in it that I can make out with a magnifing glass.)
It isn's solid, there are several areas in it where I can see the metal through it.

I'd think it was just some accident, except for the square shape.

(http://http://img16.exs.cx/img16/1300/Picture1085.jpg)

(And no, It doesnt scratch off.)
 

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Post by: Particle on October 3, 2004 07:34 am CDT

It's normal.  It's kinda like the UPS scatter code you see on packages.  If I am not mistaken, it looks laser etched (that color is a pretty good giveaway), so that would be why it doesn't scratch off.  It's on every AMD processor.

(http://http://www.houseofrage.com/amd3chip.JPG)

(http://http://www.ixbt.com/cpu/intel/pentium4-24/xp2100-core.jpg)

(http://http://img.hexus.net/morgan/Morgan_core_1.gif)

(http://http://www.hothardware.com/reviews/images/amd_2200_tbred/core_front.jpg)

And yes, it's on all of mine too.  No worries!  This area isn't the actual core.  The core is under it--if there were a problem with it, you wouldn't see it (unless it was a heat-related melting problem).

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Post by: Sinister on October 3, 2004 02:02 pm CDT

I remember reading somewhere that the folks who make the chips put little images on them....kinda like a "so and so was here" type thing.  Kinda like little thugs with their spray cans in the ghetto.

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Post by: Hersh on October 3, 2004 05:06 pm CDT

Hmmm, never noticed that before, thanks.

Particle what kind of memory is on the OC'd 2600+ in your sig?

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Post by: Particle on October 3, 2004 05:59 pm CDT

2 x 512MB GeIL PC3500 UDL (6-3-3-2 @ 216MHz rated)
1 x 512MB SimpleTech PC3200 (crappy rated, but I needed quantity)