Possible 9600k damaged (slightly worn PCB corner)

Claus · 30 Dec 2018 at 23:12

Hello everyone,

Regretfully during a build last week, a young sibling managed to knock my brand new 9600k off low stool. The CPU departed from the plastic casing in free-fall and slid a few inches across a tiled floor. Thankfully, no serious damage was dealt to the CPU - I have it up and running in my system currently. It has ran P95 and intel burn test with maximum temps of 66 degrees while under full load. I did notice one VERY small scratch on what I believe is the motherboard PCB. I have been playing blackout, world of Warcraft and Arma today with no visible issues. Regretfully, I do not have the knowledge or expertise to state if the longevity of the CPU has been shortened. I tend to hold onto my CPUs for a while, with my last 2 i5s being a 2500k/4690k respectively - I just hope the CPU us not going to throw in the towel a year down the line. I will include some pictures of the CPU and the slightly damaged corner. I have included a few images, with one magnified area of damage.

https://imgur.com/a/tlWo7Fh
https://imgur.com/a/WVjNTg5
https://imgur.com/jOC5hCl

Claus · 30 Dec 2018 at 23:15

Will having a slight bit of PCB wear be dangerous to the wider system?
Could the damage shorten the CPU's life-span?
From what I have read so far: If it is working, it should not have any long-term issues. I am in university at the moment, so it took me a while to get the money together to upgrade, I really dont want the CPU to kick the bucket in 6 months as I use this PC 8+ hours a day to write essays etc.

Delta3D · 30 Dec 2018 at 23:15

I'd imagine that'll be fine. As long as it's running okay now and after that stress test then it seems like there's no issues.

Wouldn't expect that to die any sooner than normal.

Jokester · 30 Dec 2018 at 23:18

I would doubt it would cause an issue.

Claus · 30 Dec 2018 at 23:18

I ran 2 P95 instances and intel burn test. Idle temps are low, often getting down to 25 degrees with the absolute maximum temps being mid 60s when being tortured by P95.

Disco_P · 31 Dec 2018 at 00:51

Nothing will ever come of that

Claus · 31 Dec 2018 at 02:17

Disco_P said:
Nothing will ever come of that

Wdym?

ANDARIAL · 31 Dec 2018 at 12:51

Its fine
don`t worry.There would be no `electronics` that far into a corner and it looks to be just the surface worn away
Might be a problem if you had to get warranty on it mind(any excuse to refuse is the standard practice with most companies

)

PiKe · 31 Dec 2018 at 12:54

Just superficial, it won't affect the performance or longevity of the CPU.

MagicBoy · 31 Dec 2018 at 12:57

It'll be fine. Nowhere near anything vital, just a superficial knock. It's solid state, not mechanical.

You wouldn't throw an SSD away for a scratch on the metal casing, would you?

NMBlack · 1 Jan 2019 at 15:48

As long as none of the pins were knocked off, it'll be fine.

MagicBoy · 1 Jan 2019 at 16:03

What pins?

LuckyBenski · 1 Jan 2019 at 18:08

MagicBoy said:
What pins?

Oh **** all 1,151 were knocked off! :eek:

NMBlack · 1 Jan 2019 at 21:52

LuckyBenski said:
Oh **** all 1,151 were knocked off!

All that's left to do is drill a little hole in the corner (preferably in the scratch) and use it as a key fob......

mmj_uk · 2 Jan 2019 at 15:06

The green is just a soldermask, the only way you can really damage a PCB from a functionality standpoint is if a trace is damaged. There won't be any traces that close to the edge.