Killed a CPU due to negligence, everything else should be OK right?

[Viper GTS]

Never killed a CPU before so this is all new to me. I was working late at night & got careless, caught a stray wire between the core of an Athlon XP & the HS. No burn marks or anything fun like that but it hasn't posted since.

I'm assuming everything is still A-OK for this new Barton I have here to put in its place? Assuming I can keep the wire out of there...

Viper GTS

 

[Markfw]

overheated probably due to the wire. Should have no problems with the new core

 

[AkumaX]

R.I.P.

if it's only the cpu yeah... as long as the jolt didn't affect any of the other components

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: AkumaX
R.I.P.

It was a POS Thorton core anyway. I killed it shortly after I discovered that, I think secretly I wanted it to die so I'd have an excuse to replace it.

The Barton is up & running great though.

🙂

Viper GTS

 

[Shimmishim]

did you crush the core? did the processor die due to heat? what killed it?

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: Shimmishim
did you crush the core? did the processor die due to heat? what killed it?

No clue. There's no visible damage.

No crushed/chipped core, no burn marks.

Viper GTS

 

[Shimmishim]

but it just doesn't work huh? weird...

 

[Bona Fide]

Maybe it's in a coma. Another jolt of electricity should do the trick. 😉

 

[Acanthus]

The rest of your hardware should be fine.

And yeah, if the heatsink wasnt the touching the core in any area, you can bake it in under 5 seconds easy.

 

[angryswede]

so if a CPU has no cooling at all it ll kill itself in under 5 seconds. can it really increase in temperature that fast?

 

[spaceghost21]

Originally posted by: angryswede
so if a CPU has no cooling at all it ll kill itself in under 5 seconds. can it really increase in temperature that fast?

yes

 

[AkumaX]

i <3 bartons

 

[Gamingphreek]

Originally posted by: angryswede
so if a CPU has no cooling at all it ll kill itself in under 5 seconds. can it really increase in temperature that fast?

5 secs is a little exaggerated. I can keep the HS off and put my finger on it to make sure it is working properly. I did it for 15seconds before i yanked the cord.

Now i wouldnt' recommend it because it isn't good, but 5 secs wont kill it.

-Kevin

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: Gamingphreek

Originally posted by: angryswede
so if a CPU has no cooling at all it ll kill itself in under 5 seconds. can it really increase in temperature that fast?

5 secs is a little exaggerated. I can keep the HS off and put my finger on it to make sure it is working properly. I did it for 15seconds before i yanked the cord.

Now i wouldnt' recommend it because it isn't good, but 5 secs wont kill it.

-Kevin

This is false, 5 seconds is actually prudent, i personally killed a CPU in under 3.

If there is no thermal throttling (Pentium 4) it will die very very fast.

 

[Hacp]

Maybe if you keep the computer in a freezer, it might survive more than 15 seconds without a heatsink. 🙂

 

[Gamingphreek]

Originally posted by: Acanthus

Originally posted by: Gamingphreek

Originally posted by: angryswede
so if a CPU has no cooling at all it ll kill itself in under 5 seconds. can it really increase in temperature that fast?

5 secs is a little exaggerated. I can keep the HS off and put my finger on it to make sure it is working properly. I did it for 15seconds before i yanked the cord.

Now i wouldnt' recommend it because it isn't good, but 5 secs wont kill it.

-Kevin

This is false, 5 seconds is actually prudent, i personally killed a CPU in under 3.

If there is no thermal throttling (Pentium 4) it will die very very fast.

Granted i was testing on a 35Watt mobile barton.

I never have, and a good thing too i guess 😉, tested with a Prescott.

-Kevin