If you get the full retail version with the heatsink and fan, then you exercise the warranty. The other units are not warranted for the simple reason the installer/builder can make a mistake in many ways.
Sorry to read about your loss.
Bob
I recently purchased a new AMD 3200 off of Ebay. It only lasted 3 hours. Upon closer examination of the label it appears to have two labels and another set of numbers ( not colored just stamped impressions) Is this a fraud? And who can I contact about this if it is? Thanks RLH

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