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azone   07-18-2009 at 04:44:29 AM

Hello, I have a cpu i would like to put in one of my builds that may be bad. Will trying it have a risk of damaging my mobo?

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Bronze Motherboards badge o1die   07-18-2009 at 03:29:28 PM

I doubt it. Unless you try to use the wrong cpu for your board (with a different pin count). Check "cpu support" for your board before installing it. The voltage specs keep changing with each new cpu.

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