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Looking to sell my mobo/RAM/Processor as a bundle to someone i know.

I first have removed the cooler, and the corresponding power socket.

However id like to check if it still works (that i havent caught/banged anything on the mobo)

Although not advised...would it be possible to turn my pc on for 2-3 minutes without a cooler? ( just to see if it still functions as it should)

Would literally be for a quick boot then turn it off and dismantle ready for shipping.
 
Not a troll thread loool, i knew turning the system on without a cooler wasnt an amazing idea, i was just wondering if it would actually damage anything.

I'll take your advice and send it of as it is then, cheers!
 
Gee, people. It's not AthlonXP age. Intels (if it's an Intel, obvioulsly):
* do have thermal solutions,
* motherboards do have thermal solutions,
* are pretty cool, not warm.

Of course nobody advices hours of working, but 2-3 minutes testing. Booting to BIOS should be completely safe, but nobody can guarantee how long would it work as motherboard when CPU overheated disables whole PC. It would be better idea to set up in BIOS: lower speed & lower voltage BEFORE taking out the cooler and test it this way further.

If you are not brave enough, put any old radiator with some thermal grease on CPU, if you've got one (presuming motherboard is located horizontally, not vertically).

If you've got overclocked BIOS - it's definately bad idea then.

If you've got Bulldozer = it's not recommended as well :)
 
Would not boot it into windows, should be safe if just getting it through POST. However this is CPU dependant as some CPU's run mega hot, while others can actually function under normal usage without any cooling at all.

However with the mixed answers I would still not risk it, I do it but thats me.
 
biuro74 said:
Gee, people. It's not AthlonXP age. Intels (if it's an Intel, obvioulsly):
* do have thermal solutions,
* motherboards do have thermal solutions,
* are pretty cool, not warm.

Of course nobody advices hours of working, but 2-3 minutes testing. Booting to BIOS should be completely safe, but nobody can guarantee how long would it work as motherboard when CPU overheated disables whole PC. It would be better idea to set up in BIOS: lower speed & lower voltage BEFORE taking out the cooler and test it this way further.

If you are not brave enough, put any old radiator with some thermal grease on CPU, if you've got one (presuming motherboard is located horizontally, not vertically).

If you've got overclocked BIOS - it's definately bad idea then.

If you've got Bulldozer = it's not recommended as well :)
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:confused:

Why don't you record you doing this with your own CPU just to show us exactly what you mean?

Then I can laugh when your CPU goes pop before it even gets to POST.

OP: There aren't mixed answers, there's no chance of the CPU surviving unless you've smothered it in thermal paste completely.
 
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YarwoodUK said:
OP: There aren't mixed answers, there's no chance of the CPU surviving unless you've smothered it in thermal paste completely.
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To be fair whilst not in the same league as running without a Heatsink. Several times over the years, I have rested a generic heatsink/fan (no thermal paste, and not clipped in) on top of Core2Duos/771 Xeons/Athlon 64s, just to Check if they will post. All worked absolutely ok and with no further issues.
 
I am sure even the experts have made a new build before and forget one crucial thing, to plug in the CPU fan :p

Don't see a million dead CPU's every time that happens lol, it's one of the many mistakes a novice builder makes, along side the front panel, SATA Cables etc etc :D :D :D
 
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