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1.0 out of 5 starsSome Kinda GOO All Around CPU Socket
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2017
Just received the motherboard today. It was packaged nicely, even though, for some reason, the motherboard box itself was not sealed. In fact it appeared to have been opened before, although all contents were inside in relatively organized manner, and motherboard itself zip-tied to the foam base, inside it's anti-static sleeve.
Started putting this new build together, got to the point where I unscrewed and pulled out the CPU cooler placeholder brackets and... wait a minute...
Something new with every build - the AsRock TaiChi has some kind of goo all around the processor socket. I've posted pictures and, as you can tell, it's PRETTY noticeable. It looks like some sort of adhesive...
DEFINITELY doesn't look like it belongs there. The placeholder brackets themselves felt oily, like there was a light kind of film on the surface, as if they had been painted with some oil based industrial paint.
Now, on the off chance this isn't some oil-based, electrically non-conductive substance - and considering I'm putting together a 1500 dollar build and am too poor to gamble with that kinda cash - I decided to halt the process and wait for feedback from AsRock themselves, which REALLY stinks because this was and still IS a time-sensitive build...
For a motherboard that seems almost unanimously 5 stars across the board I have to say I am REALLY disappointed in this. First time in my life a brand new board comes out of the box with some unknown substance slathered across one of its most sensitive areas...
I'll update this review accordingly but as of now AsRock has just made me waste time and money on this. Not happy.
