Buying Secondhand Advice

Bornnslippy · 24 Jul 2014 at 22:30

Hi im picking up a Motherboard with a Cpu and some memory

I have asked the guy if i can see it working and he has said he has pulled it from his system but he will connect it up and show me it boot to Bios

Would that be ok or is there more checks i can do?

Thxs

RJC · 24 Jul 2014 at 22:35

You could take mem test on on bootable memory stick and this will check the memory and show amount installed.

Check through the BIOS for temps ect and see if you can check the socket if its a Intel cpu for bent pins.

Bornnslippy · 24 Jul 2014 at 22:51

Thanks

Check through the BIOS for temps ect and see if you can check the socket if its a Intel cpu for bent pins How do i do that ??? The board is a Asus P5K Premium

Thxs

100%scottish · 24 Jul 2014 at 23:31

remove the heatsink and fan (assuming one is installed) and then remove the chip. There will be a lever to lift which will free the cpu to be lifted out. Check all pins are straight