Thread: Is my CPU dead? Pictures!

My Shuttle died a couple weeks ago, and I'm starting to think that it is the CPU that did it. It blocked posting as well as started up very unusually, turning on usually, then seem to power off, and then turning back on after a couple seconds (fans spinning, RAM light on and all, but no display). That's all with one press of the front power button. I supposed it was the power supply fault and so I replaced it with the new one but still the issue continued.

And I am able to smell somewhat burning. So I decided to stare nearer for any burn harm and I decided to take a look at the CPU and this is what I saw.



It seems a little browned to me. Does this look like it could be reason my computer to not boot? Or is AS5 believed to look like this after a couple of years?

I admit, it was functioning at around 50-60c most of the time. I couldn't do much to lower the temp, and after I read that it was still within patience I just left it. How likely is it that replacing this could fix my computer?
It is (was) an Intel Core 2 E6700.

I never owned an AS5 what does it look like on the other side of the CPU? Any discoloration?