OMG.. i just fried a 1GHZ T-TBIRD!

[Deleted member 4644]

OMG OMG OMG... I just killed a god. Someone help me. I ran my friend's 1GHZ Tbird with a crappy OEM fan... and i forgot the heatsink compound... It stank really bad, there was gooey stuff on the heat sink.. and the RMA # sticker on the CPU is TOTALLY fried. HOLY F*CK. DO any of you think it will still run??? I dont have $600 to replace it.. im going to be FU*Ked... OMG.... 🙁 I ran for about 5 seconds.. then I noticed the smell... they stupid fuvking me.. i ran it for 10 seconds more... there was probly minimal HS contact/transfer... should I try to return it? Or would that be immoral? The HS was that type with a dumb little pad.. and im used to dealing with Celly's so... i forgot the HS compound was 100%% necessary. Please advise.

Segan...fallen from heaven.

 

[Eug]

Clean the gooey stuff off, add some paste, carefully reattach sink, and retest. You'll never know until you try it.

 

[Deleted member 4644]

what do u guys think about as far as lifetime one the CPU even if it runs?

 

[Deleted member 4644]

how hot does paper need to be to "char"

 

[Wulf]

let it cool a bit then do what Eug said 😉. Believe it or not but cpus are actually pretty tough.

 

[Phuz]

I really hope it works out for you, but on the odd situation it doesnt, I like keychains 🙂

 

[DaddyG]

Lordsegan,

When you say 'dumb little pad' did you remove the plastic protective film from the pad ??. Cause if you did, and the HSF is AMD recommended you will be fine returning the cpu.

 

[Remnant2]

yes. So far I've heard that AMD has been very good about returns of heatsink-related issues on their chips.. you might call them (not email).