Question about a used Barton 3200+ chip that came into my possession

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I got this chip from a friends computer and I know it works, but it has a
few bent pins, and it's missing 2 of its heatsink pads.

If I straighten the pins with plyers, would the chip still work?

And are the heatsink pads that important?
 
I got this chip from a friends computer and I know it works, but it has a
few bent pins, and it's missing 2 of its heatsink pads.

If I straighten the pins with plyers, would the chip still work?
Yes.
And are the heatsink pads that important?
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A bit but it amy be possible to still buy a shim you can use. If not,
simply taking care and ensuring you fit the heatsink flat should see
you sorted.
 
Seldome said:
I got this chip from a friends computer and I know it works, but it has a
few bent pins, and it's missing 2 of its heatsink pads.

If I straighten the pins with plyers, would the chip still work?

And are the heatsink pads that important?
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The pads are there for a reason. Find some foam with similar thickness
and replace all 4 pads with new ones. (Maybe two thicknesses of vitamin
pill lid foam?)

OTOH, if your friend abused the chip this much, I bet he's already
zapped it to death anyway. (That funny 'static' stuff kills chips dead.)
 
Conor said:
A bit but it amy be possible to still buy a shim you can use. If not,
simply taking care and ensuring you fit the heatsink flat should see
you sorted.
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I've used bits of that foam double-sided tape instead of the pads. Just
leave the protective bit on the top side of the tape so it's not sticky. The
roll I had just happened to be the same thickness (and roughly the same
compressability) as the pads.

Really, the pads are only there to stop you putting the HS on crookedly
forcefully and chipping the die. As Conor said, if you're careful you won't
need to wrry about it.

Oh, I use fine tweezers for straightening pins.

Good luck.
 
If you could straighten out the pins with a credit card .. something less
intrusive than pliers that would be better.
 
If you could straighten out the pins with a credit card .. something less
intrusive than pliers that would be better.
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the pads are/were there to protect the edges of those smallchips from being
broken off as you rock the hs back and forth while putting it on. I seem to
recall having a bought pad of sorts that went around the whole thing - 2
actually - one made of copper and one of plastic. Fudge something and be very
careful when mounting the hsf that you go straight down. It cannot be more
thick than the height of the exposed part of the chip.
 
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