Anyway to know if my motherboard is brand new or used?

[no_h8_m8]

Call me crazy but i'm speculating that the guy who assembled my PC at the shop (cause i dont know how to do it myself) switched my brand new motherboard with an identical one that is already used and older. He dint assemble my rig in front of me, so i wouldn't know if he used the brand new parts i gave him or swapped them. So is there anyway to know? or am i just being insane? fml

 

[middlemarkal]

if a mobo works new or older no problem for me
except to check the serial number no way to know

 

[i7Baby]

The warranty should still be valid. Did the invoice itemise all the parts down to the serial number?

 

[no_h8_m8]

The warranty should still be valid. Did the invoice itemise all the parts down to the serial number?

can the serial number be found on the board itself?

 

[i7Baby]

usually on a sticker.

 

[jsmithepa]

For practical purposes motherboards don't really wear out, so if slightly used no big deal. Now if you asked for an ASUS and he's giving you a no-name, OK, or you asked for 6 sata ports and the now board only has 4, OK. Other than that...

 

[no_h8_m8]

For practical purposes motherboards don't really wear out, so if slightly used no big deal. Now if you asked for an ASUS and he's giving you a no-name, OK, or you asked for 6 sata ports and the now board only has 4, OK. Other than that...

other than that?

 

[jsmithepa]

other than that?

Other than those specific conditions cited or similar, you have no recourse.


Tell you a funny thing, I just bought a REFURB Mobo on purpose. It's $15 cheaper but that's not why I did it. Mobos that are over a year old may not have the Haswell 2014 refresh BIOS on them. Oftentimes this BIOS cannot be updated unless you have to have an older CPU to boot from, THEN update the BIOS, THEN switch to the new CPU. Folks usually don't have a bunch of CPUs sitting around for this. Am hoping this REFURB Mobo comes with the new BIOS. Slightly used hardware means they double-tested it! That's how I look at it.

 

[jsmithepa]

Update: Ta-da! the refurb Mobo does have an updated BIOS, saves me some headache. Oldie but goodie.