I don't work in environment where I get to deal with hardware failures, so pardon my ignorance, but has anyone seen a failed CPU piece which has failed during normal operation? I am under an impression that it is very rare for a CPU itself to fail so that it would need to be replaced.
The only times I've even heard about failing CPUs has been if they've been overclocked or insufficiently cooled(add in overvolting, and you get both :)) or physical damage during mounting/unmounting or otherwise handling hardware. And even then the failure has usually been elsewhere than the CPU itself.
Of course I am not saying it'd be unheard of, but for me frankly, right now it is.
The only times I've even heard about failing CPUs has been if they've been overclocked or insufficiently cooled(add in overvolting, and you get both :)) or physical damage during mounting/unmounting or otherwise handling hardware. And even then the failure has usually been elsewhere than the CPU itself.
Of course I am not saying it'd be unheard of, but for me frankly, right now it is.