Any way to tell if CPU will work?

william-bacon · Mar 12, 2006, 12:13 PM

At a local computer parts store, I found an AMD Athlon XP 1900+ processor in a used bin and the guy sold it to me for 50¢ (think he thought it was some old Pentium 100MHz or something.

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There are no bent pins on the CPU.
I don't have any socket A motherboards conviently lying around, so I can't test it.

Is there any way to tell if the CPU is good or not?

BWX · Mar 12, 2006, 12:35 PM

buy a socket A mobo for 50 cents and try it out?

CDsDontBurn · Mar 12, 2006, 01:46 PM

nice deal

. 50 cents for an xp1900.

see if one of your friends or family members have a socket A MoBo to let you use it for testing purposes really quick. that, or like BWX said, buy a socket A MoBo for 50 cents

william-bacon · Mar 12, 2006, 09:13 PM

I like the way you think.

If you could find a place where Socket A motherboards are under $20 and post a link, I'd be flattered

BTW, I'm only 13, so $50 here and there is a little much for my wallet.

Dark Lord · Mar 12, 2006, 09:47 PM

newegg has several mobo's under 40 bucks. theyve even got a real cheapo thats 27 bucks.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Mar 12, 2006, 10:54 PM

is there any burn marks on it? if so itsdead!

CDsDontBurn · Mar 13, 2006, 03:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Neon_Cowboy

is there any burn marks on it? if so itsdead!

hmm....also forgot to mention to check if the core is chipped in any manner. if it is, then it's also dead. although, you might (very unlikely though) be lucky enough that it's not dead if the core is chipped, or the chip itself is burned.

BWX · Mar 13, 2006, 06:05 AM

If it is dead drill a hole in the corner and make a key-chain out of it.

CDsDontBurn · Mar 13, 2006, 06:08 AM

lol.....seriously! afterall, you only got it for 50 cents

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or break off all the pins, melt them together, and sell off the gold plate you've made

william-bacon · Mar 13, 2006, 06:50 PM

Interesting ideas.....

I'll make a keychain out of it if it doesn't work.