Check if the C2D E7000 CPUs are soldered or in a garbage state.
Check if the C2D E7000 CPUs are soldered or in a garbage state.
If it can be disconnected with a thin wire or something, and soldering isn’t an issue, the E7700 is currently around $3 and looks like my best bet left. I’ll go ahead and buy it, but I want to confirm whether it’s soldered or not before ordering any replacement wire for the IHS.
There are un-soldered CPUs such as the e5000 Pentiums. I just wanted to verify if they’re soldered or not. I thought about trying it by picking a copper strand from spare wires and testing one of my old Pentiums, but I have some really bad e5700s. They seem to run at 4.1GHz at 1.45V, while none of my e5300s can reach that speed. That’s a bit surprising.
The discussion notes that the Core 2 Duo E7000 line isn’t soldered, while the E7700 isn’t mentioned, suggesting it might be, but the E7600’s status remains unclear.
These markings need to convey meaning, which is odd since the e5000 Pentiums are soldered fully or with extra posts underneath. I’d probably get a desoldering tool just to confirm it won’t damage the CPU by gently removing the IHS without force, because you’d need strong pressure to pull the IHS off properly.