What causes a laptop motherboard or IC to spoil or get burnt? Could regular game usage be the cause? How do you repair a dead laptop caused by a faulty motherboard? -
![New out of box computer. CPU fried because the manufacturer didn't remove the cap before putting the heat sink and paste on. : r/techsupportgore New out of box computer. CPU fried because the manufacturer didn't remove the cap before putting the heat sink and paste on. : r/techsupportgore](https://preview.redd.it/17iukgxo5dc21.jpg?auto=webp&s=386b85ed98c49a9ce1e575e72db7257999a92bfa)
New out of box computer. CPU fried because the manufacturer didn't remove the cap before putting the heat sink and paste on. : r/techsupportgore
![Is my motherboard fried? It's still working fine, just noticed it. I'll put my PC specs in comments. : r/computers Is my motherboard fried? It's still working fine, just noticed it. I'll put my PC specs in comments. : r/computers](https://preview.redd.it/alou3sg9yuqz.jpg?auto=webp&s=dfdf978e1e7220a9d18cf55d6ad1d27198c37146)