Possible for a cpu to be alive after a motherboard death?

[Sir Lags A Lot]

So around august this year, my hp elitedesk 800 g2 died on me. I made a topic about it as well. Something had happened to the motherboard and it was fried. There were no visual signs of shorts when I checked. The pc was overkill for me with an i7 6700 non k and 16gb of ddr4. I got the pc for free from my grandpas collage. I was curious how possible the cpu is still alive. The 50pgb sshd that came with it still works, as I'm using it. The reason I say the mobo is dead is because I had this repair shop diagnose it. They didn't have any six gen motherboards to test it with as well. I ordered a refurbished Ms from newegg to see if the cpu is alive or dead. Just wanting to see what my chances would be.

[Enderman]

When my motherboard died the CPU died too.

NCIX diagnosed both parts dead.

Intel sent me a new CPU.

[Fasauceome]

It depends greatly on how it died. Hope remains.

[Sir Lags A Lot]

So if my cpu is dead, can intel cover it?

 

[Turtle Rig]

It is like going through a car accident.  Some live and some die. 

[grss1982]

3 hours ago, GTX1060 said:

So around august this year, my hp elitedesk 800 g2 died on me. I made a topic about it as well. Something had happened to the motherboard and it was fried. There were no visual signs of shorts when I checked. The pc was overkill for me with an i7 6700 non k and 16gb of ddr4. I got the pc for free from my grandpas collage. I was curious how possible the cpu is still alive. The 50pgb sshd that came with it still works, as I'm using it. The reason I say the mobo is dead is because I had this repair shop diagnose it. They didn't have any six gen motherboards to test it with as well. I ordered a refurbished Ms from newegg to see if the cpu is alive or dead. Just wanting to see what my chances would be.

My personal experience is that a processor can survive almost anything thanks to the built-in protection present in motherboards.  But there's still a chance it can be killed along with the motherboard.

Edited December 25, 2018 by grss1982
Grammar. :(

[Turtle Rig]

44 minutes ago, grss1982 said:

My personal experience is that a processor can survive almost anything thanks to the built-in protection present in motherboards.  But there are still a chance it can be killed along with the motherboard.

I agree.  Your mobo getting shot doesn't mean the CPU frys and what not.