I've got a fully built PC. I plan on upgrading the CPU, and I am going to sell it. I took off the fan, and cleaned the thermal paste from the CPU.
Can I put the CPU back into the motherboard, then turn on the PC, to see if the CPU works, even without a fan? I just want to ensure that when I cleaned the thermal paste, I didn't accidentally damage the CPU in some way. If the PC doesn't boot with the CPU installed, then I assume the CPU is damaged. If the PC boots, then I should assume that the CPU is fine? Can I just run the PC without a heatsink for about five seconds? Or is that not enough time to determine that the CPU is good, or too much time without a heatsink?
I really don't want to damage a CPU that I'm about to sell, that's for sure. My instinct, though, is that running the CPU without a heatsink, even for a few seconds, is a terrible, terrible idea.
Can I put the CPU back into the motherboard, then turn on the PC, to see if the CPU works, even without a fan? I just want to ensure that when I cleaned the thermal paste, I didn't accidentally damage the CPU in some way. If the PC doesn't boot with the CPU installed, then I assume the CPU is damaged. If the PC boots, then I should assume that the CPU is fine? Can I just run the PC without a heatsink for about five seconds? Or is that not enough time to determine that the CPU is good, or too much time without a heatsink?
I really don't want to damage a CPU that I'm about to sell, that's for sure. My instinct, though, is that running the CPU without a heatsink, even for a few seconds, is a terrible, terrible idea.
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