Broken motherboard=broken cpu?

[propancake]

I recently zapped my motherboard with static electricity-I felt it happen so I'm sure. At the time, my CPU was fitted in the motherboard socket so I'm worried that I may have also damaged the CPU. Is this likely the case or is it something more unlikely to have happened? 

[TheRandomness]

Any other motherboards just laying around? If no, just hope for the best.

[squirtle4287]

Unlikely. Shouldn't have broken the CPU, test it in another mobo.

[iamdarkyoshi]

Highly unlikely. It is also very possible that you shocked the ground plane on the board, which would have damaged a total of nothing

[MLG Doge]

Have you actually tried POSTing it?

[Raffy98]

You would be very unlucky if it has broken your CPU, but you should try it with a working motherboard to be sure.

[jtchimesin]

Have you already tested your motherboard? Sometimes a static shock doesn't always mean the death of it.

[propancake]

I used my old CPU to test the mobo I zapped which confirmed the mobo was broken. I got a new mobo but am worried that if I put the new CPU in it, which could be damaged, that I could damage the new motherboard? 

[incarnate]

I used my old CPU to test the mobo I zapped which confirmed the mobo was broken. I got a new mobo but am worried that if I put the new CPU in it, which could be damaged, that I could damage the new motherboard?

A damaged cpu won't damage a motherboard. Unless the bottom is damaged in such a way that it will cause physical damage to the socket.

If you fried the cpu, the cpu will simply not work. But honestly, its kind of hard to kill a cpu with esd to the motherboard. The voltages required to do so would likely cause significant pain from the esd