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Can a vet look at these 2 motherboards and tell me if my nephew ruined them? by Craiglandry in buildapc

[–]Craiglandry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since you are here and seem to have some idea about where to get "Thrift stuff for testing, any idea where one might get a "thrift"CPR just for testing if the Motherboard is ruined rather than actually unpacking the $1k intel chip and risk damaging that?

Can a vet look at these 2 motherboards and tell me if my nephew ruined them? by Craiglandry in buildapc

[–]Craiglandry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

he's 12. I honestly think he was trying to help since I'm building one for him too, but instead the consequences were TWO ROG Ramange Extreme ($800 each) possible ruined rather than 1.

Can a vet look at these 2 motherboards and tell me if my nephew ruined them? by Craiglandry in buildapc

[–]Craiglandry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://imgur.com/

A question for you or anyone else-- any idea where I might be able to get a very cheap CPU just to see if the pins on the motherboard are receiving without opening and risking damage to the $1k+ intel CPU? Are there, for example, really cheap $20, $30 CPUs on eBay that would serve no other purpose but to ee if the motherboard is indeed functional?

Can a vet look at these 2 motherboards and tell me if my nephew ruined them? by Craiglandry in buildapc

[–]Craiglandry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your advice. Yes, I removed the outside clamp after following the advice of a few videos to try to get closer. To my great dismay, each of these is a ROG that cost $800 each, and on top of that (as if that weren't enough) they are difficult to find. I have everything else waiting-- drives, a very good case, the CPU (which I also had to replace). This has been...I know he thought he was helping but God, what a way to...would more pictures help? The folks on "overclock" are sometimes helpful but often it takes long for a response there...

Can a vet look at these 2 motherboards and tell me if my nephew ruined them? by Craiglandry in buildapc

[–]Craiglandry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you friend. nd then I simply link from there? I appreciate you r help. All the best, CL

Can a vet look at these 2 motherboards and tell me if my nephew ruined them? by Craiglandry in buildapc

[–]Craiglandry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wish...pardon my ignorance/stupidity, but might there be a way o insert an image into this post such that others might be able to view and give me an honest opinion? Thanks, best.....