Is my mobo socket bad?

[tuffgong]

So I bought Gigabyte K8NXP motherboard (Socket 754) and installed a 2800+ CPU with a little too much AS5. I fried the CPU. AMD sent me a new one.

Computer ran fine...then died. I sent the board to Gigabyte and they said it was fine (ya right). I sold the CPU to someone and he said it was DOA. I offered a refund but he went ahead and registered it with AMD and submitted an RMA. THey were out and sent him a 3400! (good for him)

Anyhow, I think my motherboard socket is frying CPU. Is that common? Could some of the AS5 have gotten in there? I think when Gigabyte tested it they probably checked if it would post and that's it.

I have 4 otherPC's running with no problems so I know what I'm doing.

Thanks for the help...late...must sleep...

 

[o1die]

I've gotten thermal paste residue on cpu pins without problems with the board or cpu. Only you know how much as5 residue you had and where it was deposited. I suggest you just get another board and be done with it. It's not worth risking another cpu.

 

[tuffgong]

i think barely any got in there if any at all...thats why im puzzled.

 

[tuffgong]

update - i'm going to use electronic cleaner i think it'll do the trick of cleaning the board.