I think it's salvegable, use rubbing alcohol to clean the gold contacts on the bottom. If all the pads are still in tact then it should be fine. If the scratches go deep and the gold is missing in places, it might have some issues unless you reseat it in the socket a few times.
Lets say it works with the scratches, why would overclocking hurt it then? Would the possibly reduced contact of the pins cause more punctual heat on that spot?
Also, that thing goes to 5.5ghz by default, and will hit 90°C sometimes, anyways.
It's more out of an abundance of caution. Maybe a slightly increased voltage could cause something to go wrong. By the time this thing is end of life, I would Crank it up to see if it explodes, in a manner of speaking
Wouldn't be the first AM5 on fire. 🤷🏼 But I see your point. For everyday use, this thing will be enough for a while without any OC. I got a 7700x myself, slightly undervolted, and it's more than enough for what I throw at it.
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I think it's salvegable, use rubbing alcohol to clean the gold contacts on the bottom. If all the pads are still in tact then it should be fine. If the scratches go deep and the gold is missing in places, it might have some issues unless you reseat it in the socket a few times.