power up a mobo with no processor

[Mïcrösöül°V³]

hello lynx,
the reason i dont feel the mobo is the problem is because i just bought it. So i would have to assume that the processor is bad. But, before you get all uppity, you need to know what happened before...............:
I have a pc with an AMD in it......I powered it up, it ran for about 10 minutes......i shut it down....I removed the processor, cleaned it ( i know how to clean it off) replaced it....put some artic silver on it...replaced the HS, clicked the power button........................NOTHING. took a closer look at the mobo (several capacitors are melted and/or missing). this leads one to believe the board is shot.........................so on and so forth. I wonder if the whole thing (mobo and processor took a shit at the same time) I think i just got Un-lucky, and this thing decided to take a shit at just the right time, and do the most unexpected shit all at once.

[lynx]

Is this mobo "you just bought" the one you got from Ebay for $26? If so, I still wouldn't assume that the processor is bad just yet.

I had a very similar problem, and I was considering the Ebay route too, but so many of them say untested, so I got one from the local computer fair for £12, guaranteed to work, no postage. Got it last Sunday afternoon, uptime 6days, 20hrs.

I think that some people know or suspect the boards are faulty and claim they are untested just to cover themselves. Think about it, if it is a one-off board that someone has, where did it come from? Probably out of a PC that's been discarded because it doesn't work. On the other hand if it is from someone who sells lots of them, they should know it only takes a few seconds to make sure the board posts.

However, you could be right, if there's that much mobo damage it could easily have blown the processor too.