i am buying an old i7 2600k , what should i check?

[santy74]

i am buying an old i7 2600k + digilite motherboard + corsiar 8gb ram for 7500inr what should i check for a fault and how sould i check it on software for cpu problems.please help thankyou

 

[RCFProd]

make sure the CPU doesn't have any bent pins. All pins should be straight. Otherwise it might not work when you try to install and run it. Not really familiar with Digilite motherboards, probably not internationally available boards.

 

[R_1]

make sure the CPU doesn't have any bent pins. All pins should be straight. Otherwise it might not work when you try to install and run it. Not really familiar with Digilite motherboards, probably not internationally available boards.

the 2600k has no pins. did you mean make sure the socket has no bent contacts?

 

[santy74]

make sure the CPU doesn't have any bent pins. All pins should be straight. Otherwise it might not work when you try to install and run it. Not really familiar with Digilite motherboards, probably not internationally available boards.

the 2600k has no pins. did you mean make sure the socket has no bent contacts?

no, the person i buying from is going to install everything and show me that it works.. i want to know if there is some issue with the cpu because of which it will gradually die...

 

[RCFProd]

make sure the CPU doesn't have any bent pins. All pins should be straight. Otherwise it might not work when you try to install and run it. Not really familiar with Digilite motherboards, probably not internationally available boards.

the 2600k has no pins. did you mean make sure the socket has no bent contacts?

True, no I thought that the 2600k had pins for some reason. Can contacts bent at all?

 

[R_1]

I have read of people getting cloth caught in the socket and pulling out pins, dropping screws into the socket and mangling them getting the screw. the contacts are fairly robust but they can be damaged almost as easily as a CPU pin given the right circumstances, but they are harder to repair/bend back

 

[lfkfkfkffs]

Go on ebay and look up lga 1155 cpu's and see how many you see, now do the same for motherboards. If anything will die first it will be the motherboard. That is why you always see more cpus being sold than motherboards.

 

[RCFProd]

Go on ebay and look up lga 1155 cpu's and see how many you see, now do the same for motherboards. If anything will die first it will be the motherboard. That is why you always see more cpus being sold than motherboards.

Surely not the reason alone though? CPU's are replaced/sold more than motherboards in the first place. Not that I disagree though, motherboards break faster than CPU's.

 

[lfkfkfkffs]

Most processor sales are from pre built systems like dells, and hps. There is no data showing more processors are sold alone then motherboards. Motherboards are sold more most likely because that is what the typical consumer will need replaced.

 

[RCFProd]

CPU's on motherboards can be upgraded, so not entirely sure them breaking being the only reason for less availability. Both play a role I think, but that's another discussion.

 

[lfkfkfkffs]

99.9% of people aren't going to upgrade their processor because that percentage of people are the regular people who just buy a computer and don't build it or worry about getting an upgrade. Stop thinking about every computer out there being a system builders computer or gaming/workstation computer.
That is just retarded.

 

[santy74]

please people help me solve the problem ....

 

[lfkfkfkffs]

Read through the past posts plenty of info

 

[R_1]

as has been stated look for visible damage on the motherboard particularly around the socket, the pins will look to lay in different directions and should be easy to see the damage if any is there.
https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ftp-sgpartners.net%2Ftdceu%2Fuploads%2Fuploaded%2Fcpusocket.png&f=1
you can see half lay in one direction the rest another
Run a stress test on the system if you can. this thread has information on a bootable intel CPU test.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/362149-28-bootable-intel-processor-diagnostic-tool-found