CPU damage

[RavenXXX2]

Any chance the below CPU could still run?

 

[RJC]

Hard to say, depends what else happened to the cpu - try it and see what happens is the only real test.

 

[FloppyPoppy]

Is the damage in question the crack bottom left?

If it is i would hazard at yes as it's not touched any pin connects or anything below IHS mainly looks like blank pcb

 

[Little*Freak]

Did it fry the pin connector on that corner, see opposite side (look right).

If so, if a pin connector is damaged, then it probably won't work properly.

Which CPU is it, exactly?

Might be a schematic out there that can tell us if it's an Earth or Power connector.

 

[RavenXXX2]

I'm looking to buy it on the bay, it's an i3 4160. I'm not too bothered if I get it cheap and it does not work just don't want to screw up my mobo.

 

[Little*Freak]

Honestly, why risk it?

On a serious note, have you tried asking/contacting INTEL directly?

All i get is this home page and then loads of PDF's. - http://ark.intel.com/products/77488/Intel-Core-i3-4160-Processor-3M-Cache-3_60-GHz

Ask them what they think

 

[biuro74]

Chip core is untouched (different CPU, but it's a good example of how it looks de-lidded), so all what might have been destroyed - it's a pin connection (if placed some strange way). It's exactly the same case if pins in CPU socket would be bent = does it screw up motherboard ? No. It should be safe to test CPU, and 99.99% CPU should work (if there's no more damage, of course, which are to be supposed looking at the CPU).

 

[RavenXXX2]

Thanks for that very helpful.

 

[Frozennova]

I was always under to impression the "pin connection" in the corner was an alignment mark and is only in one corner anyway

 

[zola25]

I was always under to impression the "pin connection" in the corner was an alignment mark and is only in one corner anyway

+1

 

[P4Clock]

No matter what anyone says the only way to know is test it. TBF its a silly question its like photing a car and says what wrong with it

 

[flame696]

did you buy it the CPU in the end??

 

[mrbazmondo]

Those PCBs are multi layer with connections routed throughout. You may be lucky as the connections should be moving away from the corner towards the core.