Will broken cpu effect other parts of computer?

iDunnoiDunno Dallas, Tejas
edited March 2004 in Hardware
Hello,
I have a 2000+ athlon sitting at my desk and i am going to give it to my friend so that he can put it in his computer.
But the other friend that i got this cpu from, he pulled the cpu with the cpu socket off the mother board. so the cpu got stuck on the socket because he didnt know about the lever. I think he just ripped it out by pulling on the fan.

So now i have the processor and there is i say a 10 micro meter chip at the corner of the core.

My question if i put the cpu in the motherboard and the cpu does not work, will this affect the motherboard or any other components in any way as in fry or burn the components?

Thanks

Comments

  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited March 2004
    It's not likely to hurt anything.
  • madmatmadmat
    edited March 2004
    I've seen cores with small (read that less that 1/32nds of an inch) chips on the corners (yes, more than one, all four in one case) that worked just fine so you might well be lucky.
  • Al_CapownAl_Capown Indiana
    edited March 2004
    I'm gonna bet it works.
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    Only I problem I could see is that there would be a slight chance if increased temp.
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    can we see a pic of the chip?
  • botheredbothered Manchester UK
    edited March 2004
    How do you see a 10 micron flaw?
  • DragstkDragstk Syracuse, N.Y.
    edited March 2004
    bothered wrote:
    How do you see a 10 micron flaw?

    Really BIG glasses ;D
  • Mt_GoatMt_Goat Head Cheezy Knob Pflugerville (north of Austin) Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    I'm willing to bet it works also. If it doesn't it's no big deal and won't hurt anything. The only thing the chip in the core will likely do is create a "hotspot" in that area as it won't be making contact with the HSF. So good cooling will be important to the life of that CPU a little more so than an undamaged one.
  • iDunnoiDunno Dallas, Tejas
    edited March 2004
    My digital camera will not take the picture.... can i put it on the scanner?
  • madmatmadmat
    edited March 2004
    :eek2: If you do don't close the lid
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