First post, by markot
I was yesterday removing a Pentium 4 CPU from an older motherboard that is not worth keeping. When I was just trying to remove the heatsink, the CPU also came out from its socket.Then I used a hot air gun to heat the heatsink so I could get the CPU loose.
The pins are all straight and the CPU can be properly seated back to the socket. What is the probability that the CPU is okay even if it came out when lifting the heatsink?