im afraid of that too. i do have another cpu that can fit this socket. im just waiting for my brother to send it to me so i can test it. iremember having a dead cpu in the past and when i installed it, the fans would still spin. the difference is that now i think the motherboard is dead so ill try my cpu in my brothers motherboard aswell to determine the fault. i have looked on ebay for a few deals and have messaged some sellers for their lowest price and might get lucky. i just pray thats the only thing wrong.