Question Could my processor be broken just because it hasn't been used for long time ?

[alexveliky]

I have been building my pc part by part for pretty long time and my first component bought was cpu. I bought it approximately 1 year ago and plugged it into my MoBo yesterday for first time but it seem like it's not working could the problem really be the that I haven't used it for so long ? No pins are bend and the cpu looks pretty fine but pc doesn't seem to get to POST. The CPU I'm using is AMD Athlon X4 870K and MoBo is Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM S1

 

[j121]

have you checked under the cpu and in cpu socket if any bent or damaged pins? then you will know for sure it is the cpu or motherboard socket.

 

[jsmithepa]

Attempt to boot into BIOS with minimum. PSU+Mobo+CPU with integrated video port if available. Clear CMOS first.

 

[InvalidError]

I know that buying it piece by piece isn't the best idea but at first I didn't know it will take so long to put all the parts together.

Doing this only makes sense if you get a deal so good that you can't afford to wait. (Though in this case, you may have just discovered that the reason you got such a good deal was because the CPU is actually dead.)

Since the FM2 and AM3 sockets were dead-ends even two years ago with first-gen Ryzen's release, picking an X4 a year ago was a weird thing to do. Hope you got your parts for very VERY cheap since you could have put together a much better system using a Ryzen 2200G, a B450 motherboard and 16GB of DDR4-3000 for about $300.

 

[drea.drechsler]

I have been building my pc part by part for pretty long time and my first component bought was cpu. I bought it approximately 1 year ago and plugged it into my MoBo yesterday for first time but it seem like it's not working could the problem really be the that I haven't used it for so long ? No pins are bend and the cpu looks pretty fine but pc doesn't seem to get to POST. The CPU I'm using is AMD Athlon X4 870K and MoBo is Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM S1

I think I'm asking a question no-one has asked yet: how was the CPU packaged? was it in a clamshell package designed to hold CPU's? or just kinda loose in a plastic baggy maybe taped with a couple pieces of foam around it. That's really important to know cause it could have sustained a (lethal) ESD shock if not properly packaged.

 

[stinkycreature1]

Does it say no hdmi signal? If so, your motherboard may not be compatible with the cpu. I could be wrong - I had this same problem until I realized that it was the cpu that was not compatible with. Check the box and motherboard just in case and if it doesn't work - then probably it is the mobo.