How much hardware did I break when the cpu came off with my cpu fan?

[Infohawk]

So I was taking off my OEM AMD fan/heatsink. I ripped it out. It took the chip with it. I then had to pry the chip from the heatsink. Some of the prongs on the chip were bent. I tried to bend them back to a straight position. I put the chip back in then used the motherboard lockign mechanism. Now when I turn the computer on the power comes on but nothing get sent to the screen.

Did I break the cpu, the motherboard, or both? Any risk of anything else being broken?

If I broke the CPU, what is the best bang for my buck for a 939 socket?

How are you supposed to get the fan off the chip when there is thermal paste gluing the two together and the heatsink is blocking the cpu latch/lock? Thanks.

So apparently straightening the edges and shoving the cpu back into the mobo in such a way that it 'clicked' fixed everything

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

When I remove a HSF on a system, I gently twist it off instead of pulling on it. As a last ditch effort, the retention plate can usually be removed from the back of the MB releasing the whole unit. I hereby sentence you to a month without computers for letting impatience trash your rig.

 

[Infohawk]

Shouldn't a working motherboard display bios information even if it doesn't have a chip in it?

 

[Bobthelost]

No, you won't get to POST without a CPU (working). You should get error beeps.

 

[Infohawk]

No beeps. But I did come to learn that it was the GPU Fan making a lot of noise...

 

[FP]

I usually run something like SuperPI or Prime95 for 20 mins before I try to take a HSF off. It will get the chip nice and hot and soften up the paste.