How safe is a CPU once you've removed it from the motherboard?

[HecFam]

Hey guys,

Just a quick question really.

I have an old PC with a Pentium CPU inside, i wanted to removed it from the heatsink and mobo and make a nice keyring or something.

I just wondered, since i have no cleaning stuff at home,

1)Whats the best DIY way to remove the paste?
2)Once its removed, how safe is it for me to start drilling it?


Any precautions?

Thanks.

 

[Addicted]

Once it's out it'll be fine, smash the **** out of it, won't make a difference tbh.

Won't an old cpu like that have pins though?

 

[HecFam]

No idea until I take a look, probably.

No residual charge or anything spooky?

Im just gonna drill through it, file off the pins perhaps.

 

[JonJ678]

Should be very easy to drill through it. The dust might be bad for you. Paste will come off with alcohol, time cleaner, scraping, water - it wont be difficult.

edit: residual charge? As in, might the processor zap you? No.

 

[HecFam]

Fair enough. Better to be safe, cheers for the responses.

 

[KingBrian]

I think it will be fine to just drill through, as above, a little alcohol should do the trick for the leftover compound

 

[~>Dg<~]

DO NOT HIT WITH A HAMMER IT WILL EXPLODE AND KILL EVERYONE IN ITS PATH !

now sillyness is out way just drill it while its turned on it doesnt matter as it will be earthed anyway

 

[d_brennen]

An old Pentium? Hopefully an LGA775 P4. Any other old Pentium won't make a very good keyring IMO

A Pentium 1 or 2 MCM might, if you were 7ft 6"

 

[LOAM]

Be careful if its a pentium 4, it might still be hot.

 

[HecFam]

oooh, it is a Pentium 4... heatsink is that main problem at the mo, screwed on so tight. Processor may be a bit too bit for a keyring but there are a few other little jingle jangles hanging on the motherboard which may look nice.

 

[sybaris]

I wonder if I still got my 486 DX 33 anywhere. It would make a nice tie pin.

 

[mrspliff]

I wonder if I still got my 486 DX 33 anywhere. It would make a nice tie pin.

I have a slot 1 athlon that you can turn in to a harmonica.

 

[HecFam]

This how mine turned out. Pretty hard to drill through though.

 

[jamesfreddie]

Should have used a chipset they are eaiser to drill through.

 

[Ripshod]

Used to do this with the old lids off the many AMD chips I undressed.

Sold them on e*** for £8 each lol

 

[kitkat9933]

It should be fine once you have filed down any sharp edges.