Cpu pins are quite fragile and easy to break, even when you handle them with the utmost care. Mar 22, 20 i had the same issue with an old amd cpu pin. I recently had a lot of trouble with a new build, and sent the motherboard back. Get a pin a around 2 inches, look at cpu through light hold it up to a lamp, see what direction the pin is bent and carefully try to align it back in place. Bent socket pins on a motherboard can be a huge bummer. Ok, so i was taking apart my motherboard recently in anticipation of a. There are two notches on the bottom side of the cpu socket cover and those are what bent the pins in two spots. I ended up dentingbending two spots in the copper cpu socket pins. I just finished replacing my cpu going from an amd ryzen 2600 to a ryzen 3800x. Consumer graphics products for desktop computers purchased directly from amd online store. Motherboards ship with socket caps so unless it was repackaged at some point its unlikely to arrive that way. I looked at the cpu socket, and i swear, i couldnt see any bent pins.
I wish i had thought of that before i tried to straighten the bent pins on my p4 1. The motherboard socket should have missing holes in the pin array that mirror the missing pin pattern on the bottom of the socket. If the mobo manufacturer doesnt make the socket right the pins could separate from the cpu during use and cause a more critical failure. And theres nothing i can do about it because they dont cover boards with bent pins. Ive bent pins on 3 amd cpu s before, i usually fold a sheet of paper to unbend the pins, but be very methodical, too much bending of the pin will snap it off. So is it possible that the cpu can still function fully with a row of pins being bent. For sale for partsnot working amd ryzen 7 2700x 8core 3. Whats the deal with the bent pins in the cpu socket. As i went to remove the heatsink it came off rather easily and thats when i noticed the cpu was attached to it. Unfortunately bent pins are often from what ive seen considered customer induced damage and not covered by warranty. Bent pins on motherboards usb3 port mon nov 10, 2014 10. I read somewhere that fixing a processor with bent pins is like patching a leaky pipe with bubble gum. I tried with light shining at different angles, with a magnifier, etc.
Yesterday i have an accident with my cpu and their pins get bent so when i get fix it and i put it into the socket and turn on. Repair amd processor broken pin in 1 minutes youtube. If there is enough resistance on the small copper dots receivers where each of the cpu socket pins on the mobo connects to the cpu, then it should in theory work. After a few weeks of underperforming the system refused to boot and showed a ram warning light. Its bent, but would still fit in the lga1151 socket. Download and run directly onto the system you want to update. To improve the reliability and performance of amd processors, it is critical that certain precautions are taken when using and handling them. Ive managed to straighten it out with some carefully applied pressure so its now basically flat but im wondering if its likely to ever work. Amd amd cpus amd ryzen and fun with bent pins forum jump. Amd drivers and support for radeon, radeon pro, firepro.
Love how stable the new radeon drivers have become. I dont have a picture, but its not that severe or anything. Intel skylake processors can bend under pressure, damage cpu. I usually use three tools to straighten bent cpu pins. The thermal paste at times becomes a strong adhesive in which you need to heat the processor or cpu cooler to remove it without removing both the cpu and cpu cooler at the same time. Compared to lga, it is easier since youre handling the cpu instead of the socket, but as long as you take your time and have it aligned right, noting should be bent. Ratzz has the right answer a cpu has a percentage of pins that are vcc and vss weather it be intel or amd. Given the number of returns they must get for bent pins, pins damaged in transit and stupid user.
This document describes the best practices and the precautions required to reduce the risk of damages to the processor, and is divided into following sections. Resurrecting a broken motherboard bent socket pins. I have experience with straightening pins at phenoms ii. Belials comprehensive guide to fixing brokenbent pins. Holding the cpu without touching the pins is the hardest part, and you shouldnt bend them just by a light touch. Hi guys, i was trying to change my cpu 1100t cooler and when i removed it, the processor came out along with it. Amd processors require a proper insertion orientation into the socket to ensure all pins connect correctly to the motherboard. The cooler gammax 400 had a terrible fixing mechanism that had it waaaay too tight, and the problem was actually just getting both hinges unhooked during which the cpu lifted out of the socket slightly and moved, bending pins. Though given the bending and being forced back by the socket, nervous about the stress on the cpu if continuing to swap it in and out. When removing a cooler from an amd cpu, its good practice to twist the cooler on the cpu to break the bond with thermal paste. So when using a processor with re bent pins, be wary. The mobo pins are bent and i need to replace it, so i am wondering if the cpu actualy is damaged and lets say i get a new mobo, can the damaged cpu damage the new mobo. Anyway, somehow, the complete oaf had managed to bend the outside edge pcb on his 6700k cpu. Socket 775 has the pins in the socket and not on the bottom of the cpu, but theyre so small youll have real trouble seeing the bent ones, best way is to shine a light on them and see which ones dont reflect.
Cant really tell from the photo but it looks like maybe a couple in the middle on the right. You can bend the pins on the board to a point significantly into a worse off position than cpus with pins. Nov 08, 2017 amd cpus are notorious for folks accidentally damaging pins. Hi all i was installing my cpu, im not sure how sensitiveforgiving the pins are on the lga2011 socket of the motherboard but what. Ive had an autopsy done on the board and it seems to be a cpu pin problem.
I had once dealt with bent pins on a cpu before someones duron socket a. When they removed the cpu cooler, the cpu came off the motherboard damaged bent or broken pins. Asus policy for bent pins on cpu socket when doing rma. In his rage he just ordered a new one and left it for me to install last night. I accidentally pulled out my cpu chip when i was cleaning my heatsink from dust. So i took it all apart again, and i saw there was a single bent pin on the cpu connector pin. Effect of bent socket pins on functionality and stability. Jan 05, 2017 a week ago i had a terminal motherboard failure. Asus claimed it was bent pins, and wanted so much money that my friend told asus to return the board asis. The difference is that minor damage is easy to repair on the cpu, but very hard to do on the. Its a lot easier to fix a pin on a cpu than on the socket, on the cpu take a fine bladed instrument and gently run it in line along the pins, on the socket its gently move the pin with the tip and pray to the dark gods. Nov 07, 2008 yep youll have to remove the cpu from the socket. The fix is to carefully straighten the pins while you gently try to push in the connector. I had never bent an lga cpu previously, but it brought back memories of bent pins on cpus back during.
It has one brokenmissing pin and several pins that are slightly bent, as pictured. Ive always known amd platforms to be a pain when removing the cpu, normally resulting in bent cpu pins. Amd athlon x4 880k with amd quiet cooler quadcore socket fm2. Lga has the advantage of supplying a processor with more pin contacts than pga. Raid driver binary plus the quickstart guide will assist you with the preload raid during windows 10 installation on the above amd ryzen. During the process of getting it unstuck i bent the pins quiet badly1520 of them. Just got all my brand new pc parts, and im unsure of whether i did this myself or not, but after building the whole thing it wouldnt boot.
I was going to take a picture of the bent pins, but i decided not to. Its probable the bent pins kept some, if not all of the cpu s contacts from doing their thing. Ive bent pins on 3 amd cpus before, i usually fold a sheet of paper to. Nov 23, 2007 yes, martha, they make mobos with the pins in em, and the cpu s have the socket holes. Can an amd processor still be functional even if some pins were. Broken pins on an amd cpu is death, but slightly bent pins can be. Cpu purchased separately in a sealed, retailpackaged box. This method involves using a mini screw driver which i believe is the 1. Disaster bent pins thermal paste on 3700x page 2 overclock. Bentbroken cpu pins hardware and operating systems.
I wish that amd would fix the socket design, they dont always hold the cpu in when you. But on socket 1155 it is not so easy to fix bent pins because they are much more sensitive. I suggest making sure youve destatic yourself, then use a mechanical pencil,you know the kind that you put a stick of lead in, with the lead out, and gently ease the pins to a vertical position. When removing a cooler from an amd cpu, its good practice to twist. Cpu bundled in prebuilt computer system or purchased separately as oem product not retail. I didnt notice the chip was still stuck to the heatsink, so when i tried putting it back in i bent some pins.
I bent some pins on my r5 1600x whilst taking off the cooler to reseat a while back. Precision boost overdrive requires an amd ryzen threadripper, amd ryzen 5 3000, amd ryzen 7 3000, or amd ryzen 9 3000 series processor and a motherboard compatible with one or more of these processors. Hi everyone, just wondering whats asus policy and physical damage to the cpu socket with bent pins when doing an rma. Worked for me after i closed latch one day not being carefull and it wasnt seated right and bent like 3 pins. After it was removed, i was attempting to put the stupid cpu socket cover back on, but was doing it wrong. I bought a new cpu thinking the bent pins killed the original and carefully put it in. Bent pins will prevent the cpu from seating normally and likely.
Dec 05, 2015 intel skylake processors can bend under pressure, damage cpu and lga socket some intel 6thgen skylake processors have been damaged by the heatsink. What i want to know is, how did i manage to bend the pins and how can i avoid doing it in future builds. Well heres the deal, i was putting togeather my new build and when installing the processor my son bumped my hand and the processor went flying and and when it landed it bent 6 pins so i bent it back as straight as i could and it fit perfect right into the slot and when i hooked up my fans, powers supply, ect it will come on for 1 sec no fans moving and just shut off. If your system is not running windows 7 or 10, or for drivers software for other amd products such as amd radeon pro graphics, embedded graphics, chipsets, etc.
Pins there more stronger and size of gap also was bigger. I can read the specs to the motherboard on the website. Any tips on fixing two bent pins on my ryzen 3800x. Whats the safest way to straighten bent pins on a cpu. Disaster bent pins thermal paste on 3700x overclock. Amd 3200 winnie with bent pins extreme overclocking forums.
Lga pins are quite sensitive to being bent but so are the pins underneath older zifstyle cpus. Sometimes, you could get lucky and the pressure on top of the cpu from the heatsink would let the broken off pins you put in the socket make contact with the cpu and it would work. I understand that its not asus fault on bent pins, but when you do an rma, whats their policy if there is 23 pins that are bent or out of position. Got bent ryzen pins on your, 2000 or 3000 series cpu. We request that you contact us within 5 business days of the receipt of this email to dispute the damage to the product.
Jun 02, 2019 a cpu is both a critical and fragile piece of hardware. I had a few bent pins 2 years ago on a x58 lga 66 board and there was no problem to fix them. Amd cpus are notorious for folks accidentally damaging pins. With the new amd ryzen on the horizon, it is relevant again. After i got the dust out of it i tried to put the heat sink and cpu back on the motherboard like i found it. If it has broken pins on it, it cannot be saved, intel and amd wont bother trying to fix it or replace it for you. But even with a bent core i5 kabylake processor, it still managed to work. A drop to the floor or a failed attempt at mounting can easily result in bent pins.
They replied saying that the cpu socket pins on the motherboard had been bent. Discussion in hardware started by phatmattrat, apr 18, 2004. As mentioned try to bend it back in, what i used was a razor blade so i could align it with the other pins. Once you have a cpu back in dont bother to remove it again, when i removed mine a few months later the pin snapped off. Amd s upcoming socket am4 pictured with 31 pins a report from hungarian site hwsw cited by bittech has a closeup photo of the new amd am4 p. I have had to bend back about 67 pins on an amd athlon x3 that was damaged in shipping, worked perfectly and one of. Intel and amd both do not cover bent pins in their warranty. You can also find bentbroken pinned cpus for a quarter for their new price. Amd fx8350 black edition corsair h100i asus m5a99fx pro r2. How i quickly and easily fixed 2 ryzen 2700x cpus with bent pins. The system powered right up and ive been running it under load for a few hours now without any problems. Discussion the one thing i do appreciate intel doing is just making the processor a flat bed of contacts and putting all the pins in the cpu socket. One missing vcc or vss pin wont stop it from working.
Bent cpu pins on amd ryzen 2600 after removing, what did i. I pulled the new cpu out and pins look good so i feel it too went in correctly. Intel media linux driver q12020 released with tiger lake. Bent pins will prevent the cpu from seating normally and likely cause hardware errors in your.