How would I know if I blew out my chip?

[Yohhan]

One more question about the putting my head in the case part..

What exactly am I looking for? If I see something blow up on my motherboard, I figure it would be too late to bother pulling the cord anyways... I might as well just enjoy an $800 bonfire? j/k:-) Should I be looking for something less obvious?

[Moose]

Like i sid, it is possible... wait.. bioses donnt normally read in F..

Actually most BIOS's display temperatures in both F and C :p

[Beefy]

that's exactly right.. there's usually a ?? C / ?? F temp reading.. :)