i think i crushed it! would it hurt....?

[JFettig]

I think i just crushed my core on my t-bird 800, will it hurt to run it? or try to run it?

i was mounting my homemade waterblock and the wholes i made were to big so i made little washers out of copper wire, and that worked great for 2 of them, and on the others i guess it acted kinda like nuts that slipped and, the core is either crushed or chipped so what should i do?
im on a diff computer rite now.....

HELP ME FAST!!!

[DoDFAMW4]

*hears taps playing in the background*

[JFettig]

ok thats freaky! i actually was tapping my feet!!!
but what do i do?????

[*JEREMY*]

have you looked at it yet?you might get by if its just a corner

[JFettig]

its 2 corners....
i think ill power it up in around an hr so i dont punch it!

[*JEREMY*]

At least it wasnt an XP or something more expensive.I would still give it a try,you never know

[JFettig]

yea, thanks man ill try it later. so i dont throw it against the wall!

[pogue1000]

I have a chipped 900 duron and it runs just fine. (i think)

what i did do was by a shim to make sure i dont crush or chip it anymore.

[JFettig]

OMG IT WORKS!!!
im so happy!!!
it works!!!! it works!!!!

thanx for all your help guys!!! im so happy!!! now i dont need to buy a new cpu, well im gonna anyway but i dont have to buy 2 new cpus!
1for me
old one for mom comp....

[JFettig]

WOW THOSE CORES ARE STRONG !

it put a dent in my aluminum waterblock!
wow!

[Morbid]

so is it running any hotter than it was?

[JFettig]

nope, actually. its cooler! maby thats becasue i have 2 extra fans on my radiator that isnt hooked up... wait its because its only at 800mhz instead of 1000 like it was, and for now im not gonna overclock till i get my xp1600+

[Taka]

Im glad u got yers to run . I chiped on awhile back and was screwed!

[Ozzman]

hmm how would a shim help.. i thought the core was the thing the hsf makes contact with?? am i wrong?? o and i did chip a 1.13 athlon that i ordered from a site... but i got SOOO lucky.. the site was about a 35 to 40 min drive.. took my board and chip with me... they tested it told me it was the chip and not the mobo and replaced it on the spot.. i did have to pay 15 for a restacking fee but better then another 100 bucks for a chip right??