Does a burnt or fried processor show visual evidence? ( 2 Views )

1. My computer wouldnt post. I narrowed it down to the motherboard or the CPU. Just to be sure, I RMA'd the motherboard. I probably wont see it for another week or so, but Im still worried that it might actually be the CPU. I dont have another computer to put the CPU into to test. The PSU is fine as far as I know.
   Anyways, I just want to know if its possible to see if a CPU is burnt. Thanks
   
   2.8 P4
   asus p4p800e deluxe
   1024mb ram
   
   
   (meryem, Azerbaijan)


2. If the CPU fails, it may or may not show physical evidence of its damage. ESD damage is not visible, for example; damage caused by poor cooling usually is.
   
   
   (ömer, Venezuela)

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