how do i know if i fried my chip?

[Superpabs13]

I am not sure.....there does not appear to be any cosmetic damage, but my hsf has a funny mark/smell where the core of the cpu applied w/ asII was. I am unable to test the chip b/c the mobo i had was faulty and wouldnt post. Plz help!@

 

[MrBond]

A mark on the CPU core that won't rub off is almost certainly a sign of a bad chip. Both fried tbirds I've seen were like this

 

[wasnlos]

there's nothing unusual about the marks, the babies get hot

anyway try your CPU on another PC to make sure

 

[MonstaThrilla]

Did you see a yellow oil/ooze on the core/sink when you pulled off the hsf? That was the sign of my Bird's death...