MY XP cannot BOOT!!! why?

[geodeath]

hello guyz. I just bought an athlon 1600xp+ and installed it on my epox 8kha+. It didnt start, so i started removing things one by one to see where the problem is(you see epox mainboard has 2 displays for errors :) ). After everything was taken out except for the processor, mobo was still not booting, but giving power to the fan and displays momentarily and shutting down again.
Then i decided to take out the processor too.
When i took it out i realised what a big mistake i did.
I used the thermal paste that came with the spire cooler, which has 10% silver inside..... As you all know silver is not electricity proof... so the paste got all over the cpu even though i put the smallest possible amount, and of course due to its silver nature, it must have ****ed the l1 bridges. Now my processor wont start, even after i bathed it in alcohol spirit and aceton. I dont know what more to do. I know that the processor worked before so i am really desperate now. what the hell should i do to completely whipe out the thing that makes this happen? thanks in advance guyz, and tell me something. The spire cooler is good? cause i use in on an tbird 1000 and mobo reports 41 celcium and the cooler is monstrous....

[Zazuk]

If you just bought it, then return it!!! Make sure it is very clean when you do RMA it. Just say it was a O.O.B.F. (out of box failure).:D

[Zazuk]

P.S. next time use less paste.;)

[slick306]

Why did you put past all over the cpu? you knowit only has to go on the core which isin the middle of chip.

Slick.

[killem1x1]

This is a common mistake for people that are from the old school, and haven't worked with systems in a few years. Just RMA it, and guys lay off.

[-EternitY-]

Uhh...
That happens dude.

People make mistakes..

Yeah, I'd do the same

RMA

Even thou they may give you hell

Make sure you TOTALLY Clean up the chip and say it was DOA (dead on arrival)