A friend dropped off a dozen or so pulled AMD athlon XP cpus that have a bent pin or two, I've straightened them out and was just wondering if I can test them without the heatsink without doing any damage? It would be to the post screen as HD doesn't have an OS on it. Just takes so long to pull cpu, clean compound, re-apply to heatsink and then start all over....12-15 times or so. not really worth it.
Opinions?
Opinions?