Is it possible for a defective motherboard to damage (fry?) a CPU???

[anonymouschris]

anyone have any opinions? please give your reasons for your answer

 

[digger]

Uh, yes.

 

[astriy]

yep, the motherboard can give out an electrical charge - hence it could do the same effect if you hooked up your cpu to a 12 volt battery.

 

[corkyg]

If the defect causes the wrong core voltage to be applied to the CPU, it can be "fried."