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Have I fried my CPU..
I bought a second hand lapped Q6600 quadcore from ebay (trusted source) for my first PC build
__________________when i got the case, stuck the motherboard in, put in the cpu, psu, and all the rest and turned it on for a max of 20 seconds Then i realised to my horror that I hadnt put the fking heatsink/fan on.. i touched the cpu and it was bloody hot. I'm still waiting on a couple of parts before I can run the PC and see if its okay.. but do all of you reckon ive just wasted a processor? I'm pretty wrecked about it to be honest incase I have.. In my favour, I am running an Abit IN9-32MAX which has a feature on it that stops cpu power if it gets too hot - so maybe that saved me.. hopefully :O. Also I hear the latest processors from intel shutdown before they get irrevocably screwed through heat. I put the heatsink on and ran the PC again after it had cooled - and the Abit has a little LCD counter on it showing codes if the POST fails - and it showed that the POST ran successfully with no errors... hopefully I'm saved.. I need to wait for the graphics card to come before I can see the full extent of my stupidity 
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You are probably ok, but for future reference assemble everything on the mobo outside of the case (except for video card). Then install ---You might want to do a CMOS reset just to be sure your BIOS settings are ok.
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CPU shuts itself down due to overheating. You're fine but don't do it a few dozen more times.
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Will do... it really freaked me out when I realised, cause I can't afford another CPU if this is cooked..
__________________I looked at it and thought "SHIIIIIIIIIIITTTTT!" I'm terrified cause I saw another forum where someone said "how long would a CPU last if it had no heatsink?" and the general opinion was "5 seconds" ..i wait in angst :P Also, my motherboard has a bios reset switch, will that work whilst its off? just flick it to the on position then back to off whilst theres no power in the case?
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i doubt that you fried it by running it for a few secs without the HSF. Dont worry youll be fine man.
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you should be fine most modern processors have like an emergancy cut off switch where if it gets to a preprogramed temp (usualy between 78-110C) it will shut down
Edit:the motherboard should have this cut off switch thing too and the temp will be considerably lower than the processor one too:Edit
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You might have shortened the life of the chip, good luck.
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lets just hope for the best eh... whilst it was running the side was off the case so it had a lot of ventilation.. but i spose that means nothing when it can only dissipate through like what.. 2cm squared centimetres surface area..
__________________il dig up this thread when I've got my graphics card and tested it, let u know if its cremated itself!
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