Droped My i7 on the floor :/

[bojangles]

Originally Posted by gingerbee

dead. hope it works most will not work after like a meter fall good luck on you. there was a member here a few months ago who dropped he's e8400 form a table it was dead as a door nail. there not really meant to take that kinda g-force

Originally Posted by gingerbee

I can't see any damage so it ain't broken WHAT it's a micro processor the only way to tell is to test it does not matter what it looks like ( unless you have a clean room handy that and some very power micro scopes ) g-force is a chips enemy remember it not the fall that kills you it's the sudden stop ( good lick from the sounds of it you need. how did all the that stuff brake? )

Changing your mind are we?

[jay51]

Originally Posted by bojangles

Changing your mind are we?

im sure his 2nd post he was being sarcastic . didn't change his mind,..i could be wrong tho

[Gellidius]

after i got my pc up last spring, the only thing that was broke was me...

[Eldonko]

It's probably fine

[gingerbee]

Originally Posted by jay51

im sure his 2nd post he was being sarcastic . didn't change his mind,..i could be wrong tho

Bingo. there all guessing saying if it looks ok it should work . the looks of a chip don't mean anything it's how hard the stop was from the fall.
the only way to find out will be to test it end of story
( the reason i said dead is because if i drop a cpu on the floor off of my table or from table height i don't really expect it to work afterward's. so when i try it out if it works then great if it doesn't then i am not that pissed cause it my fault ) good luck on your build

[headsh0t]

I'm looking forward to seeing the results :)

[biff]

I'll bet it's OK though I suppose depending on how it landed it's possible he might have cracked the die. Only one way to find out....

[icarus2]

Would really like to see the if the CPU is still working. I would be amazed if it did, but at the same time, the chips are packed so it might still be functional.

[zoob]

Most likely no problems.

At any rate, Intel's RMA process is A++++, would recommend again!
I've RMA'd about three CPUs with Intel and every time it was very very very quick turnaround (granted I two-day ship it to Intel).

[belgolas]

I would say it most likely survived because of the short distance, it is very light, and is built strong. Now it could easily have a small micro fracture that could render it more useless than a coaster. Although CPUs are fun to take apart......